INQUIRY URGED
PROTECTION OF NATIVE WILD LIFE IMPROVEMENT WANTED An official inquiry with a view to j better protection of native flora, fauna and scenery in New Zealand, is ! desired by the Auckland Institute and I Museum, which last evening passed a < resolution on these lines. The motion, which was proposed o by the president, Mr. IT. E. Vaile. and i carried, was: j “That in the opinion of this insti--1 tute insufficient attention is given to i the preservation of native flora, fauna j and scenery, and that the Government j be urged to set up a committee of five i private citizens specially interested in ’ tho subject to make recommendations with a view to improving the present | unsatisfactory state of affairs.” These views were supported by Pro- ! fessor A. P. W. Thomas and Mr. F. I E. McKenzie, of the Auckland Accli- : matisation Society. It was pointed out l that this organisation protected native j birds and spent £I,OOO a year on
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19300529.2.77
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 984, 29 May 1930, Page 9
Word Count
164INQUIRY URGED Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 984, 29 May 1930, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in