MANAWATU ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 32, 1 March 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The annual meeting, of this .'.Society tos held at- the Public Hall on Saturday, 22nd September. There was a very- smafl attend dance. ' " - On the- motftfn : of- •. v MACiBT3Tm, se* conded by Mr, ItiKTax r^:iiuiEtitpii» w.as. voted to the: chair. ' ■"'■ •'"■;■ ■ '•' ".' MINIFIES^;! ■'.■■' ' -,; : .-"^; The minutes of previous njeetirig^er© read and confirmed. .PBOSBEBS OF .^HE SOCIETY. " The Secretaby (Mr. P.O\y a rbtq i ton). gave a statement of the progress of.- the So-, ciet j, from which it appeared that ' there were 73 names on the books at th&en&of; the year> and there weie- six or seven more, to be a,dded to that njunber since then; He thought that, with a-very littip n^orft. push-, ing, the numbe* m.ight he increaji^d tQj double, or- eveA tateble, that number. The Chaibmak enquired whether all the members had p^id their, subscriptio^a ? The SKoMtiiBY that oxxty about half the number had paid during the past year; but he explained' that a number : ot members, were, aub^criberd to the Trftut Fund, and. it was decided that tho*» who" had subscribed should^ be considered as having naid their. Bubpcriptiona, ; the p.ast year. " " .. ' - • -■ -■;*■+?•*- The. Chaibhah suggested thiit |ipstal card 3 should b,ft sen^ to those who we» stil^ m arrears. .... .).'... •*% The Secbetabt thought that an adver-. j ti'sement m the. papers would dd equally as well. A good . :;m any wouW Biirdly , cara .ta hkve postal cards, addressed to. theDS^and so making it publicly known that they were ii^ arrears. The Chairman said th&ManawatuHight. ways Board did not gain much: byiadxercis-. ing those who were m araearj. ' ... -Alr-^MACABXHUB stated thjat the. Man-. 1 cheater' Highways Board "had fouiiid ; the. postal cards very effectual, as all the rates hod come, m, with the exception of about £10 or £50. He therefore moved that pjstal cawta should bje sent to' those who;, had not yet paid their subscriptions. . Mr. Li^to^;. seiJou^ded fche jngtipn, -whish, was carried. ; - ■ . R^AXaEBS. The. &BCBErABT- brought under; the. notice, of met^bers the adrisability of having mpre. rangers appointed, as lie.had been .informed' that during the months of - December anj^ Januarf several cock-p l iea3ant3 bad Ijeeii. sent to Wellington. He thbught if wa* , time.tshat stepi shouldbe taken, to .prevent , Stir. Miqla^a^a eaid ilj would be a. T^

djjßsult 'matter $£$$$$. *£<$■ £}%*l&. <^ 3 ' member or the Society should be constituted • ranger for the place whers he. resided. Mr. Bruce enquired what powers would be) vSsted m theSrSflgers P-^ff'two^an^ew jesided qMftl "iJStriety would s one beAup^; posed to inform on another ? (Laughter.) " The SECteETARY stated 'that* rangers had Very large Ipo^6^"«ndi,'(!esl4«^r.e-<etit;;?inyr tody f ronv. ahooting or fishing, subject to a penalty of £30 for any infringement. But •11 those aimpjnied would Jiaye to begaxetted! •"* T*l i O i« . 1. «t v : v .^ < The- Cb&ibm^ thou<fot Jihey could riot do better tttari'sfritt leave the" matter m the hands l pf.^ia,dJßtricts. $e-~ •ides, J^i'moffig^l®bl&. hacl.-beeii recently acldcp^o^hoQC aH^ady m the district' Mr.' Macaßthtxb sfcafceiLJihe President (Mr. HaLcpmbc) had asked him to apologise for his absen'^pf^Vfhe'V'meeting.^THS' wiahed^im^thQ, to. igpif orm the members or the Society thaVj|uriiig his re : cent visit to Dunedin ne nacl "secured 10,000 trout ova, at a-tost' ! 6if®lo,'aiidhe was 'now having the hatching-boxes constructed. . Mr. Js«UCß.asked howumuch fish bad-been already placed, m the river ?. The Secbbtaby replied that 5000 salmon and 192 tsp^h^heearputrin^., „ The OHliffltA^pW'ftf raid that' they %ad been placed too high up the rirer. They would have- great difflfjultiies 'tjpen,cpunter from eels and^frorVniiigs ietdre ihey obuld get to the sda. ' ..' r _ f ..\,. > .'~, Mr. MAdiLETnußidid. nojE I ttinE it mattered th©v«:nac[njeen-.pufc m from the sea. They would be sure to find their way dd*m.T) >Iftdß lo h'-'tc- ■>■:-.:•■- ;-r •■:.;.■ The SEOBETAjT^Baggegtadi^at ,the ciety should offer a.rewar.dioxJ«bie shooting of shags, as they -v^er|Tmo9t)«deitouctive to youngjteoutj ..- ----i ' ' JPJiiCB.-OF MBETINI?."" ' , ' , Th^lßC^iWi' s&tecf thlfMr.^ T. Si-fwrW^fCT f e^n P?k*iifiJc fe'liitn'' withVe-' Kurd to holdingjSomeof the meetings at Fox-' tuu, ati&k *b«j j^S ;^as. of opinion there would be a large ac^easidfn of members m consequence. Mr^tt"ilPEjfehpughj;it_ would . be _a gogd j idea tolioM the meetings, of the Society m rotation* authree or frfAr different places. Mr. MA9ABT2TTJI propo.sed, anxl M^..Lr!f-_ TOH secfinded, thhib^tne rie'xt-mefeting'shbTild ! j be held a|b.Eox^*ke;;aSteflo:bQifixed by j the Secretary.- — Carried. ck>\ i ThrßlßßEa.Bf a sptemejilb of thg. finuncei of- the Sbcie^^f ?6m which it appeared that tl^ff li£bilitlb3*TV : are:ab6ut' £60 ; but they-had-«ome-©f the subscriptions, and their porUon^f iihe Ucepße fees, yet-^ko come m. <JB Be'^booWfe at'ilast- ineeting had not yet been paid ; as h^hadnot bden ! able to meeEthXlS'^aKuifer to' get "ihis signatures to tho cheques. But there was enough mone£?«rdi>a*! l #}«' **& *P^ 8 » (! P a^ all the accounts :, which Jiad,bfien,passed at last meeting. •* : ' * ' ' ?Xl '* - A 1 The TBKABiTBBi»j r (:Mry. Linton) said that he had always gonejio the Bank at the.time.3 appointed' i)y, the Secretary,,but had, never been»abie^H) and^iimi^hlri hi got there. In reply tp' an, enquiry, .the Sbobbtaby Btetej^tSaffMetSowety wduld r lißill owe the Napier Acclimatisation Society dS3O,- after the aSfouflfe f&f;J^),.whidashai been at last meeting, Wsii<hand'ecl o^c/. ,h-> '■ ' .;. , T&eT B&KlamtEkffjfa^^ authorised; to pay the lj^lifacaao; BQpxt as he" had" enough funds, in liwfc?- ii z.ul iv/-i: : Ms*Z v, • '■: The Secbetabt said that he had been. asked^bj^e\^rai ( .meinbers to* bring the matter ov^u^scriptions 'before, tlie. meeting^ When^ne amount* was fixed afcTiaif a guinea, it w^j|e^)^%uaders(ioodjihai' itwas oiajy. to be^emp\w&ryfjind lhat 'aa^soon &s the 1 Society was invfair' working. order the feje woulof^^adt^bublecl; '; 1^, v "' , ; - The Gft^MAK' thought' it" wi^er to let the Bubscription fee remain as it was at present. -i;> *% v vt ' r Mr., JMLiCA^TH^i jrsa afraid , that if the ■übscrintionVwas .' r ra,isod; it would tend to Je3Bon,r*3ifer- Chan' 'increase, the number of members. "' \tl^i ll iiFCM^WSEBS,: . „-;' .; ,"'; In answer to enquiries, it was stated by the SBCapsUABT <ihfc<b tkeyihad only one life member on, , j-he j jbopks^ ; and ,Mr.: v^Valjber Johnston, M.H.E.j^.wa'snqt alife-member. . It was thereupon resolved' that* Mr. Johneton .^Suldbe^ written tp ? tiskirig him to become Si Efe *n6niber7 r . ' ' •;' , , v : - ....': TKHAT SHOWE'DVfiEJ HBHOT. TKe Sbcbetabz wished to know what %he S6ciety J intonctod_to]ao'linf6hermattor of ••hooting during the ensuing season. He was «€i.«^ihipnfi tbafe; jSttflyjicpcJc ahoujdjbp^ ailowed-io s! be slwt ; bjufeas.Calt fornianvguaij jweiro^fast multiplying, , and rather^diffiquit I^6 shdo<>,-iie thought thStthey- \ might be ;»';iv \ \.\' . No a^tiV>n olje pr two members - stating 'thw itr Vould- not be an easy matter to distinguish cook .'Binds f rom" the others. The^ Secretary ; was^authorised. to have licenS^ißrais nvembers"^^ cards iov the present year printed. .;,s V - -- «—■■-. QtfABTBBtiT? MHETINOS. ' It was suggested -thatjthe meetings should be held quarterly; as b^r sq^dMng'they might % manage^ haje a larger. "num^or^.o^ mem:ber# present' V - 'no • definite action was A rpte 1 of thanks to the Chairman brought the •meeting to a clpee.., .•,..:, \ . -.