WHANGAREI A.S.

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 72, 16 June 1927, Page 3

WHANGAREI A.S.

The Whangarei Acclimatisation Society met on Tuesday evening. The president, Mr. H. W. James, was in the chair. , ~ , , It was decided to support the Auckland Society in its request that fishing licences be raised to 30s, the Government to take one-third. A letter is to be written to the Auckland Society inquiring if that society is distributing birds on the Kaiwaka boundary of the district. A letter was received from Mr. Clarke suggesting that the society should take steps to have the Australian wood-duck acclimatised in the North. He described it as a good gamebird and excellent from a culinary point of view. It is very difficult to approach, favouring out-of-the-way streams and pools, and keeping * n small flocks. This duck is a prolific breeder, laying between 10 and 20 eggs, and choosing its nesting-place in hollow trees and stumps. It has a small, goose-like head, but otherwise has all the attributes of a duck. The action of the secretary in writing to the Victorian Game Conservator at Ballarat in this connection was al lT was'resolved that, when a subcommittee is in existence in a sub ' district, all distribution of birds in that district should be through such SU The° society decided to purchase 100 rabbit-traps for its own use. It was decided to hold a ha " l '* ilfr competition for schools, on similar lines to those of last year, en which will close in October. A resolution was passed to appoint a sub -committee at Whareora.