SOUTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2484, 7 March 1881, Page 2

SOUTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

SECOND EDITION

The annual meeting of the above took place on Saturday at Mr Granger’s office. Present —Messrs F. Archer (chairman), S. Bristol, T. Tescbemaker, A. Turnbull, Jas. Granger, O. Perry, A. Barker, A. W. Wright, M. Godby, R. H. Rhodes, junr., D. M. Ross, Drs Chilton and Maciutyre, and A. Perry, Secretary. The annual report and balance sheet were read, the latter showing a credit balance of £lO3 3s. Accounts were passed for payment to the amount of £l3 8s Bd. The following gentlemen were then elected members for the ensuing year :—Messrs Archer, Wigley, Bristol, Denniston, Elworthy, Ford, Gray, Studholme, Tescbemaker, Turnbull, Granger, C. Perry, A. Perry, Lovegroove, Barker, Wright, Smith, Godby, T. Smith, Postletbwaite, and R. H. Rhodes, junr. Messrs Archer, Perry, and Granger, were re-elected officers of the Society. The fixing of seasons for hunting and shooting were next considered, and were arranged as follows :—For native game —April 1 to July 31 ; for shooting cock pheasants and Californian quail—the month of June. License fee, £2. Shooting hares—May 1 to July 31. License fee, £l. Coursing season—May 1 to July 31. License fee, 10s for first dog and 5s for each succeeding dog. License fee for pack of hounds, £2.

It was decided that licenses issued in the northern districts should be available in South Canterbury on being countersigned by the secretary. A letter was read from the Colonial Secretary, granting the Society permission to fish in the Opihi and Temuka rivers with nets to ascertain whether Californian salmon exist in those rivers, the experiments to be carried out under the supervision of the Chairman and Secretary. Dr Chilton was in attendance and explained that the fish recently found iu the Opihi river was a true Californian salmon.

It was decided to vote the necessary funds for making the above experiments, and Dr Chilton was requested to take charge of the expedition. It was resolved that on aud after April 1 the Society should discontinue paying for dead hawks. The Secretary reported that he had introduced four hen and two cock pheasants on Monday last. The meeting then terminated.