ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17689, 29 July 1919, Page 4

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY

The regular meeting of the Council of the Jtago Acclimatisation Society was held last night; present—Messrs G. W. M'intcsh, Oowie, Hangerford, Islip, A. E Jenkins, C. Wilson, Black, C. S. Jenkins, Uiusins Rutherford, J. R. Wilson, Long ana Kobinson. It was resolved that the regular price for shags heads be 6s each for old birds aud 03 for young birds. The Game Committee reported that the Department for Internal Affairs had written stating that it would communicate later on regarding the feeding of-fern birds. Tho same department had written stating that permits to destroy deer specially stipulated that none of tho meat was to be sold. Mrs Shaw had written to the effect that she thought the lagoon at Finnegard had been declared a sanctuary in 1908 or 1909.—The report was adopted. ~u' 1 L JM) t- J^? g ' lilI S Committee recommended that the Inspector of Police be informed that people were taking trout at Pembroke during the spawning season, and that he bo requested to instruct the local constable to see.that tho practice was stopped. It had been resolved to recommend that the kast Coast Society, Gisborne, be offered 50,000 brown trout ova at 5s per thousand. If the run was favourable mors might bo supplied. Mr. Button (Clintom had wired OTa m tho llat chery totalled «J9,(XX). It was recommended that those having eel traps be requested to furnish returns monthly. The committee further recommended that Mr Graham (Palmerston) be requested to interest himself ip the matter of getting up a competition for catching eels in the Shag River. The society would be prepared to give trophies to the three catching the greatest number of eels; tho competition to be held during the fishing season.-^-Adopied. Tho Chairman mentioned that the Government could find no traco of the lagoon at Finnegand having been declared a sanctuary, but if it was desired'the lagoon could be declared a sanctuary.—lt was resolved to wnte to the present occupiers of the property on which the lagoon was situated asking if they wore agreeable to the lagoon being declared a sanctuary. The practice of having mia mias right out m the water by shooting men was adversely commented upon, it being considered that these should be kept on the bankß and points. The limitation of the number of decoys to be used by sportemsn was also referred to. It was remarked that there was plenty of time to consider these matters, and no decision was come to.