ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 679, 20 June 1914, Page 5

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

MEETING AT TE KUITI. , STOCKING THE STREAMS., '„'..'■ A meeting of the King Country Acclimatisation Society was held at the. County Chambers last evening. There was a good attendance, and the president, Mr F. P. Moorhouse; occupied the chair. Mr W. H. Hazard, president of the Auckland Society, and Mr Willis, member of the Council of the Auckland-Society,. Were also-in attendance. The chairman said the meeting had been called to clear up matters, about which there had been a good deal of talk, and aho in view of the decision of the Auckland Society to close down the hatchery at Tirau for,, one or two seasons. He was verypleased to welcome Mr Hazard and his colleague to the gathering, and' the members could get full information concerning anything about which they were in doubt in connection with; the Society. Mr Hargreaves said the first thing to do was to straighten out the mis* conception over the last annual meetr ing of the Auckland Society when Mr Robinson, * from Te Kuiti, had stated the King Country was dissatisfied with the treatment it had received from the parent Society. Mr Robinson said he had made it clear at the meeting that he did not represent the King Country Society, but spoke as an individual member. Mr Hazard said it was generally thought at the meeting that Mr Robinson spoke for the King Country Society, and the impression conveyed was that this Society was dissatisfied. Personally, he was surprised seeing that all the promises made at the conference held last year at Te Kuiti had been carried out, and the parent Society had extended the utmost assistance possible to this Society particularly in the matter of fish. Mr Hazard quoted from the annual report showing that the district had hpen supplied with fish beyond whßt had been promised. > Several members expressed the opinion that the Auckland Society had given every consideration to the King Country, and on the motion of Messrs Hargreaves and Robinßcn, it was resolved that a letter be sent to tle eecretary of the Auckland Society exa/essinc regret for the statement which bad appeared concerning the dissatisfaction of the King Country Society and explaining that Mr Robinson did not represent the Society at the annual meeting. Mr Hazard explained that it was necessary to remove the hatchery and game farm and the hatchery would be closed for one or two seasons. Realising the necessity of stocking the King Country rivers, he offered on behalf of the Auckland Society to buy trout fry and supply the same to the King Country. Several members thought the local Society should make an attempt to net the overstocked Mangapu stream and allow the money which would be devoted to the purchase of fry to go towards augmenting the funds necessary to start a new hatchery. After a general discussion a motion conveying thanks for the offer and declining the same was carried. On the motion of Mr Mostyn Jones and the chairman it was reßolved to maka urgent representations to the Minister fo- Internal Affair* with a view ta having the fishing season opened at the beginning of October, so as to bring the district into line with adjoining districts. for Moorhouse was appointed to represent the Society at the annual conference.