ACTIVITY AT ROTORUA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 65

ACTIVITY AT ROTORUA.

Q?*m Qxra. dyes Cosjtxspom>xMT.) ROTOKOA, Januaf y 20. A XQudbole at WbakarewaTCwa toaeame -very- active to-day, fchuowlng great masses of mud to c bs&nf d! SMt. The, Maoris : i and others .working In the vicinity werevery much astonished, '.and state that such a display bad' never been seen before: . Tbe "mud geyeer played for 20 minutes.

LAND AND WATER.

PEAKCE<7HAI£LEN{^ES ARNST. SYDNEY^ January 17. Harry Pearce has lodged a deposit to tow Arijst iar £100 aside.- ~ - The match wili probably be rowed on the PaTramatta / in three inontie* time. .OTAGO Tr. SOUTHLAND. Ihe-l selectors (Messrs GalbraiUi,. Hogan," and of the Otago jßowing A'ssoaiation itave chosen the following crew to iepresent Otago in the annual .coatesi with . Southland.- at -Invercargill on February 19: — S.- "Whittaker (stroke), H. Paton <No. 3), .E.. •Hutcheßon {No: 2), S. Sandes (bow). A POLO MATCH. v J WELLINGTON,- January 20. The first round for the Stead Polo Cup was played at Mixamst tbiß afternoon, when ,Manawutu beat Wellington A by 8 goals to 5. ' r - , ',- . \ iccL^ffATisja'ioir sogiett. The ordinaacy meeting., of -the Council, of - the Acclimatisation Society, held in- lie society's- arpoms, Bowling on Monday, was attended *by -Messjss Thss. Brown J. Sinclair Thomson, C. * Biitterworth, 8,. Forrest, -E. Rtitherford,-^ £. E. Earquhaisbni C. R. Richardson, apd .the jnanager I". Deans)." Apologies were deceived from Messrs R. Chisholna; J. Edgar, and C- Tnrnbull. .THE tATE ME SIMOMT M'D^ONALD. A minute of regret was inserted in the .records oT tHe society in . jregard to the dea& ol" the late Mf Simon Mtitonakl; ' vrho iad . .been a. . member -oi the council for many years. ' It was-also resdlvea that .a letter be written to "the relatives- of de- . -oea^ed conveying the Douncil's regret and' sympathy. . ; ■ <JTANH>B AKD IBOTIT BTKBAM8 V The Secretary -of "the Grey DJstiact v -A-ecli-matisation Society" wrbie stating' fhat spine mining companies in the -Grey district in--tended to -erect .plants^- And the et»eams -were -consequently in danger -qi .being poisoned. "The society asked what were the* best steps to De .taken nnder ihf _ <areumetanees. — It was decided to .reply euggestiqg .that the -Marine he written to on the matter, .and failing satisfaction, 'that the advice of" a solicitor be , JKBPGBTS. , - The Manager of the Clinton ' fish hatch<eries (Mr 1 Stevens) reported, under date 18tfa , inst:, that Although , unable to report that* ■the - •distribution ef ' young £sh iad been finished ior the season, there was only on hand a.' few small -lots, including" those jkept for •the purpose 'of stocking yearling ponds. Some time ,had been" taken up, lately in 4 leVelling up the' banlcs of 'the spawning, races, and at present all available. time was, being 1 taken up in cleaning ont-and repairing aIL the ponds. ~ -As «oon as the latter' work /was finished, .the manager stated, the wort in connection with outbuildings, etc,, would De taken in hand. — Approved. Mr Deans reported that since last meeting "a large number of £ry of Tarious kinds had been * distributed -from notb. tateheries. The number liberated -from Opoho -was 362,500, comprising 303,000 ibrown trout, , 52;QG0 Looh IJeven trout, 7500 rainbow trout, and 15.000 Scotch burn trout, the last named coming_ from Clinton hat3hery. While putting in some rainbow -trout fry into Tomanawk lagoon Mr Deans reported that he found -that salt water still existed there to a considerable - extent.. When -the first can of trout was put in about half » chain from -the mouth of tbe creek a. mumbeT of the fish turned up at once, «tnd the others were put into the creek, which was barely Tunning at' the time.-' Tne # fi«h eeemed to do all Tight in the creek, and they may possibly become accHmaiised to the 'water of ifae lagoon. Dealing with the loss of fish' while inteansifc to Ida Valley, the manager wrote that from what had appeared in the press regarding the matter an impression Tiad got about that the loss was in some uray due to carelessness on the part of the railway officials. That -was not -the case, as there .was not the 'slightest blame attached to the railway Authorities; the .guard was most attentive and 'obliging, and the occurrence was due, ne beßeved, to the exceedingly hot day. ' There was no intention of blaming the department. Referring to the 'breeding of pheasants, the manager, stated that" they .had done no good this season. After laying two or threeeggs the birds commenced moulting. Only one chicken tvae hatched from the eggs laid, but it did not survive long. The ■ birds ' started moulting -early this season,, but were" beginning* to get; their plumage aj^ain. He had been unable* to .

1 - get a silver pheasant hen, aad there T«as ' not one to be- got in Melbourne.' jPosßibly ' after the 'hatening seaßon » young bird' anight be - •- - - "" The executive that the re^jnest of the Otago. Gua -Club to 'have pinioned , «wans placed in -certain waters and swamps ' in localities in ih& vicinity of Dunedin had been approved. It was also resolred to recommend ihe oouucil to grant permission^ to a limited number of reliable -stalkers to ', shoot off all ' stags with malformed beads they might -see in the deer> district. The executive also recommended that Mr, Deans be. granted three months' "leave of absence -on a -well-earned holiday, and that ihe sum of £25 be voted him in. the ioiao of .a .bonus towards Jiis«expen&es.., A further recommendation by the -executive was that an anglingcompetition be held in- Dunedin Harbour on some ssiteble -Saturday, any legal bait' to be used ; the eompetdtion. -to .be open to . aD license-holdersr; prises to be a-trarded as . follows: — Heaviest basket, ,'£3; second; 'heaviest basket, £2; third basket, £1; Lake Logan ,and entrance to the saaie to-be barred.— Speaking.ite -,lihe recommendation to ; .grant Mr Deans "*_ holiSay. the President" stated that the manager had not been 'verywell for a considerable time, -and th©, exeeV- • tive was unammous is -acknowledging " his long and feithfal iserriees to lac society." Mr Deass'« eon, the' P-resident stated, would iafce his Jatnen's place during, the' latter'i 1 . absence. Mr lorrest " a3sp spoke in high terms of ' praJße.of Mr Deanf'e the lecommendaitiQns of' -the A m itte^matfter were adopted nnffiaiinously.— Mr^ Deans brieSy iihahked- the society lorjts. oonsidiexation and generosity. — A slight/dis-" ciission took place on the recommendation. - •which was. adopted; 'dealing witn malTormed ; xed deer beads, and the President remarked tiiat nothing would- bo entirely" satisfactory ' in cleaning ?pufc ihe heeds '.until *ne society ( proclaimed a close eeason, dnrins which the undesjrabtes'in the herds would "be got Tid^ of. — The reoomnfendation to have" -an', angling competition in Ofcago 'Harbour- was ; approved, the details in connection there- . '■with be&ig left to the- -Angling Association. —The -report 'as & itvbole was "approved. ' The President" .reported that' he bad, inj company with 4he ' other - -member of fihe depnftatiaa appointed, visited ihe -GlinDDu" 'latcheriee, aid .-they bad found everything" in a very satisfactory , condition. 'The.<whole -place had Jquite a-dift«rent-app*eaiiance"*incß'; the two new batoheries bad^ been -added, , and 'Ht was to note tha-t. Mir ; Steveiiß ; igave Mr Deans full satisfaction in, jtbe discharg® of his duties. The works in hand were progressing -satisfactorily. ; • THE WATTATI BXBEAH. ,Mr Rutherford directed ■ .attention, to a": newspaper paragrapb which -stated tihat. the whole -of the waters of "the Waitati Stream; would shortly be taken for .rthe Dunedin" •water supply. He trusted that this woulS' not take, place, as lhe- ; W(ait&ti- -was a walu--able angling alream.— Mr Forrest remarked -that it would not be legal to take the .-wholfi J of <Jhe water ; .a certain quantity must toe < ,allowed to go down -the bed jpf the, river.; This opinion was generally, shared by -other onembers of the society. 5?o resolution was; adopted in the matter. ' • , j