PUBLIC MEETING.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 13, 1 December 1877, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING.

A meeting of gentlemen interested itt the .' formation* of an Acclimatization Society for this County was Wd at the Manawatu Highways office (as advertised) last Saturday. G. M. Snelson, Esq., was voted to the -chair/. After making a few remarks, he -called upon Mr Dalrymple to lav before the meeting such infonnatibn as would tend to explain the steps which-had^alrieady?-been taken by certain gentlemen who felt- deeply interested" m the organisation of this ; Society. Mr' 1 Dalrymple stated that this movement was first mooted, at a meetingvVof the Gountjr Council, where it was arranged f£bkt it should, if possibles be a scwiet^fcresentihg the County as a whole,;ap<3«i6t any particular part^o£ It;; > The time was also arranged for the 'meeting to be held, which was' three o'clock, thinking that hour would suit our Foxtpn friends; 3who" ? cotildK arrive -fty trainHe was 'somewhat disappointed to find on its arrival that VFoxton was unrepresented, likewise Feilding. At the same lime he could assure the meeting . that a great many gentlemen m both those districts had the* matter atheart, and Would be found willing to assist m carrying out "suggestions of this meeting, He ; -read"a letter from Mr of FoXtdn, m which that gentleman informed him that he had sent the, sum of £25 to the Secretary of thp Wellington Acclimatization Society 'tb^cover cost of 600 trout, delivered- per steamer at Foxton. He suggested thaff they should be liberated m the vicinity of Jackeytown or Palmerston, as those parts of the .river -^had good shingle beds. , He further stated that the following gentlemen would williri^y act as a local committee rMessrs^ Flower, Whyte, Thynne, and ,4 Mr Whyte kindly offering to attend to ; the trout on arrival m Foxton;Hiß further - stated that ;Mr^Halccmb^had^bmised ;tp construct breeding pdiids "at Feildingj at his own expense. Tlijs arrangement, if .carrjed, put> wpufd be the means of .saving great expense !.;^;th'"e '■ fish, when ready, could easily be; distributed to-the^anpus parts o/JhecKs- ' trict. • A le,tte>".waß':.:reai4^V.|ronj;. ;; iMrr.....". Grower of -^Carnarvon, apologizing. j-fpr non-attendance, and informing Mr Datryinplfe that he might place .his. >(Mr Gpper's) name, and that of Mr- Lai-k---v^fort - a» sttbstribers ;to the funds; o€ Mr ; McNeil Very much |r^retted the absence of Mr Halconibe, as he knew that gentlenian had collected .a lot Of useful inforniation m conhec-tion with the wording of such societies, and ! the best means of procuring fish and other suitable importations. Mr Sanson thought the best way of organizing the Society would be by. nominating a large committee, -say 16, comprised of gentlemen representing the whole of the Couniy. By so- doing we would enlist the sympathy of aU.^ MrSnelson suggested that committees /should - ,be appointed from each "centre ; : bf popula- ? tion. The_ varipus chairmeri • could theii meet at some place, ahd?fo rm themselves into a central committee. He thought this method would be f qnnd more useful and- economical. „M&Sanson differed' from theopinion ejnjessed by the Chairman, and again urged .the large committee ; he was quite sure such a committee would be more likely to carry on; the business^ and obtain more authentic information than several small committees would do. He further '=. ; suggested that the committee 'should hold its meeting^ at thevarious centres of population 'anil not always at -bne place. " Mr^ Wtoburion thought 16 was tck> many, and would support a smaller committee; '*~Me l^airy^e^ woWd/stippbrt, the iarge nurn^r^ i^> begin with, but could see that ; by e.-and-bye - a delegate could be sentifrom each centre to attend meetings; instead of «11 the members attending, ife said that it would require the appointment of one to act as president of the Sobielyj- and would . move that Jtfr Halcombe be requested to accept of that office, and that' Mr - : Linton act as honorary secretary to the Solely. Mr'Linto^ stated his willirig:;nes!s jto^dp anything tp forward the interests of jfche Sbc;iely, but must decline the^seieretdtyship'pwing to pressure f | pi He would ask IMr P.- ; iWaxburton; tp ; act in^' that capacity; ;, well knowing that gentleman's v fitness for the office. Mr Warbuxton consented, and while doing so hoped that those fully acquainted with the district would give him any information m their reach. Mr Sanson suggested that thp - annual subscription to the Socieiy : should l be/ ; ftom -each member, 10s 6a, * instead 'of "21s, "as had been named some titneagp. Mr Dalrymple thought 4 an annual Rubsoription of 218 was not too mubh. Mr Cummings was m favour of the smaller sum,, as it would be the " means of enlisting.a ■greater number of thesettlere. MrE.Warburtontiiought that between one chiirn and another they would Asobn be ; dragged down ;; altogether with a burden, ife would support the half-guinea, as it would be the means of getting a large number to join the Society, and by t that means assist m the protection of the gan>e

introduced- Mr.Sanson suggested that the financial year of the Society should begin with the new year, and anyone ■who had already subscribed any sum should receive credit for the amount towards payment of annual subscription. .;. Agreed, to. Mr Dalrymple moyedj That anyone paying £5 5s- should be accepted as a life member. Agreed to. It was resolved,- that the Secretary; write to 'the various societies already formed for copies.; ( of their rules. Mr Warburton thought* it might be found advisable to bringjthe Society under the control of the New Zealand Institute. He would be able to give -particulars next meeting. Mr Dalrymple suggested that all present should enroll themselves as members, which was done without any hesitation. Mr Sansqn nominated the following as representatives of the Society for Sandon and Carnarvon districts: Messrs Hammond, Wilson, Gower, Bailey, A. -McDonald, and the mover. Mr Dalrymple nominated for Feilding and. Kiwitea— Messrs -Halcombe, McArthur, R. Linton, Lees, and Swainson; and for Falmerston— Messrs ' Jensen, Phillips, Monrad, Sly, G-reig, McNeil, Cummings, Snelson, Linton, and the. mover* It .was resolved to nominate MessraCPc Robinson, sen., Kebble, and Davies, m addition to thosenamed for Foxton. -The • Secretary was authorised 'to get 500 circulars printed. Mr Dalrymple moved a vote of thanks to thjej proprietor of the- "Manawatu Tin^£* for the interest displayed by thaffpaper. m connection with the for> , motion of this Society. Carried unanimously. - The next meeting- of the Society will beheld on the last Saturday of December, at the Manawatu High- I ways office, at half -past two o'clock. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.