THE SALMON IN THE TEREMAKAU
[to the editor.] Sir —Will you kindly call attention to the following gross breach of the law:— At considerable expense the Borough Council of Kumara stocked the river Teremakau with salmon. Now, that blessed yellow-skinned nuisance, the heathen Chinee, it appears, is in the habit of placing nets in the Teremakau River and the Greenstone Creek. They have already caught three salmon, and offered them for sale at 2s 6d each. John Peters, of Westbrooke, saw them. He has had considerable experience at salmon fishing, and declares positively that they were salmon, and were over a foot long. One of the miners came purposely to inform me of this—for which information I thank him heartily. I trust the police will act at once, and put down with a strong hand this gross infringement of the law. I shall also ask Government to appoint several persons as rangers in the locality.
R. J. Seddon. Kunoara, Feb. 11, 1881.
[Under the amended regulations of “ The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867," brought into force in this district in November last, any person committing the offence named by Mr Seddon is liable to a penalty not exceeding £IOO, the provisions of which Act it is the duty of the police to see Ed. It. T.] ...... _
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Kumara Times, Issue 1362, 11 February 1881, Page 2
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