FISHING AND SHOOTING.

Matamata Record, Volume VI, Issue 493, 29 November 1923, Page 1

FISHING AND SHOOTING.

THE PUTARURU SOCIETY. Explosives for Trout. f A meeting of the Putaruvu branch of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society was held on Tuesday evening of last week in Snell’s Garage, Putaruru, Mr. S. C. Snell presiding. The secretary of the Association, Mr. Stanley W. Chambers, advised that he had received a letter as follows from Mr. Win. Main, of Tirau: “Myself and son were fishing yesterday above the Waihou bridge on the Tirau-Rotorua road and about a mile up saw several dead trout. On mentioning the matter to a fisherman who was there three days previous he ' said he considered he saw fully 50 dead ones, all sizes—some large ones. What is the cause? I do not know; but thought it right to advise you.” Mr. Chambers stated that lie had replied to Mr. Main as follows:—" I have reported the matter to the vice- ! president. He thinks it must be calcium carbide or some other explosive. 11 have despatched a ranger to inves- [ tigate. I have also reported the matI ter to the Putaruru sub-society.” Mr. Chambers asked the branch to do anything it could to help in the matter and report. It was resolved to reply that the branch deeply regretted that explosives had been used, and would use every endeavour to have the offenders discovered and prosecut- . ed. „ „ , , Mr. Chambers wrote further in reply to the branch: “ I am very plcas- ! ed' to see that' a keener interest in ac- ■ climatisation matters is being taken by the branch. I have to''advise that 35,000 ti-out fry were allocated to the branch this year, 20,000 for the Waihou and 15,000 for the Oraka. Also, 25,000 fry were allocated to Mr. Rose, of Tirau, to he liberated in the Waimokariri and Oraka, both of which are ip the branch’s district. The branch was also allocated 20 pheasants, of which it received 10 last season. Headquarters were unable to supply the other 10 owing to some of the pheasants dying through eating poisonous weed. I will place the branch’s letter before the council at its next meeting.” It was resolved that the society no approached on the question of opening the Waihofi, Waimakariri and PakiAvhenua for one month this season to spinning with natural and artificial baits, with the object of catching the larger fish and thus protecting the smaller, the month to be as soon as possible. " , , ~ A ranger was appointed by the branch, the secretary meanwhile to ascertain from headquarters exactly what powers, etc., the ranger would have. - , , It was agreed that the meetings of the branch be held regularly on the first Tuesday evening in each month.