ACCLIMATISATION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 347, 25 March 1911, Page 5

ACCLIMATISATION.

NEW DISTRICT FORMING. KING COUNTRY PROTESTS. When some months ago a movement, emanating from Cambridge, was commenced, with the object of breaking the southern portion of the Auckland Acclamatisation Society's district away from the parent body, there were strong protests made in the King Country against what was held to be a retrogade step. The members of the King Country Society passed a strong resolution protesting, and at Huntly a similarly unanimous vote was given against separation. On Wednesday afternoon a telegram was received by Mr H. J. Mussen, the secretary of the King Country Society, from Mr Stuart, the secretary of the Auckland Acclamatisation Society, that the Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Ivnternal Affairs, had wired that the registration of the Waikato Society was imminent, and asking the Society to protest and induce the sitting member to assist in every way possible. The Auckland Society was taking further steps. The following telegrams were accordingly sent by the President (Mr F. P. Moorhouse) :

"To the Hon. D. Buddc: King Country Acclamatisation Society unanimously protests against forcible inclusion in new Waikato Socitey." "To Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P. : Support King Country Acclamatisation Society's protest against forcible inclusion in new Waikato Socity." The grounds for these protests muy be summarised as follows: —The local Society believe 3 the new partition movement would be the breaking up of what has been a successful institution. One particular section of the Auckland society would be handed over, if their demands were granted, the 'whole of the parent society's hatcheries at Tirau established at great trouble and expense at the cost of tha whole district. The King Country society objects to a forcible annexation of themselves and their territory, and feel that more than preliminary promises are needful to give proof that the new society will be better managed than the oid_ one. A nominal subscription of one shilling a year does not look promising finance. Mr F. P. Moorhouse, President of the King Country Acclimatisation Society has received a telegram from Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P., stating that he had telegraphed to the Minister for the Interior asking him to favourably consider the Society's request. The President has also written to the President of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society suggesting the calling of a special meeting of all rud and gun clubs and branch societies in the Auckland province, to meet at Hamilton, to put the matter before the maeting and send the resulting vote to the Minister. This would show him exactly the feeling in the province outside Auckland. He would also urge the Minister to delay proceedings meanwhile.