ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Otaki Mail, 9 July 1923, Page 2

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

* 1 GAME FAKM AND DBEK '£>AXK l|, K lhe carolaker ol the Harnparfiuc: ymne farm, Air. i-.. Trask, has prove; uiuistdf t«> be wipabiu and leliabic, aifa - great Jy unproved the appear ante« *he ii oiuest. ead. J. jom j>h easau ts ssj i ; bed j.» him iasf year iie .succeeded ill ■Oi ring about. IUO weil growa undid hy birds: a good performance fori :■•*': ! iiU*:jnpt. ,l'ifty >j\ of these tv# .mmchased i>y the Council ami lioenfc • .-•v-c . I'aimerston N. and Julius',': vi I if.'. Thu huudrc'l pheasants wen puichased from Air. J. Dobson, .' -uatapo, Darguv.iiie. The •* v.f.* brought dov% n by J-auger f’. Ik Boii a.-ly in Alarch. and safely consige*- ! various con trees without loss, and l ! ‘ to* Ja*:e of many dra whacks. J’h-- s ‘■icty rangers have now ieought ire:. Go* far A’ortjt over bUU birds, with tlkt*s of only one, killed by a deck litx n a - teamer at ileleiisviilc. dkh •• n excellent performance and i pW'-•'-bly a ib-cord for tin* dislmic. Th pheasants uet: ■ii gio\vhciiltg lots, as usual, and were distributed l \ nous parts. 'Pota.l cost of Job ph«J am • j»m-.'Leo*-d at £1 -o-U each, f-’G. lad'fStiou to It) bird:-' presented, the Sh ciety is much indefdcd to variou* 'V# i dit-r wlin ha\'e reared aivl liberate fds <luring the year. OPOSSUMS. 17,000 SKINS SECUKLD. Apjo oximuf eJy 17,000 . skin - v. W* taken, last season, in the \\'clhiigtv: /• '.-clnmati ati*»n di.-trh.'t anti J-d luteatd \ i.-sued, and the great.ew pciceniagc •' \ * rappers did well. A! tick expericoct Is: j gained n t the ex pen he of* the tra? | per him elf. and mule att*'nliUJU > paid to t.h*? proper aiethod of -treFehiiig, and drying of skin.-:, Il & been frequently asserted by many p**' -on,- that these, animals are. and sbe a. serious menance to forests, orchards, and plantation . *ranswer in that, in this district, imalely dogfOO skin.- have been takeni Xwo seaho u >; a 1 so Ihe ( ’ ouo«.*d i. ’•• •- f fine*! an area in the fruit and u part of Waira ra j>a, wit hi a -h: h j ceoiiimended the Department oi -- i ternal Alfa.ir.• to remove all protects | from opo. uie The Animals I/r Ac ' | ion and Gann; A<<, 1021-21:. ai-v [’• | vide- power for the Governor O'-a* 1 j in Council to make regulation* j persons ssuiTeriJUg damage to th r I ; peitieb, to obtain permits to d» ' r x. ' opobsums on sadi properties, j which arc being made at the G ri ■ oliiee from number.- of would-be ■ per:-: indicate tin.- partial eiimirW- - •of any surplus phalanger-, in this Q* : tried, and results of the open. ! ior 1922. .should go far to satisfy : department that is: can without r ' L ' '' give permits to the .-ocicty for - { ; capture axid liberation in bush nreos **•' | from eloxe scttlembnt, of certain \ icties of the.dr rovenae-producing 1 mals. Tho proportion ot )("•■ a- } royalties allotted to this Society ■'* I £702 155.. which has ee-rtaii.dy ! rained by hard work. *55