ACCLIMATISATION MATTERS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 11 October 1917, Page 6

ACCLIMATISATION MATTERS.

= To the Ezliter. Dear Sir,——Truly, A the ~T3i’_lape Acciiniatisation Society. has enjoyed a iczig s.ec._: and only ‘-'«'\,'i‘:e up on Oc--1.-23:1‘ I:3‘-.‘, too late to even report he: \_.:i‘.--O’-' 13 her ~;.rcnt bod;v‘——the Vie}-1..;-;-.-izzi .-;c:li..li-.=.tis:>.t‘icn Society——for to-3 p;.rio;l ending liiarch . 31st 191?, z alien‘,-La the (:ulifi:i de_u{;hters: Wai-iszr-a_::, >1;-oily, Z\l;=.rie:l, Levin, Pa-liia-tua, lilcetahuna, and Palmerston North ail reported to their “mother” that they were “all alive, kicking, awalze, and active.” One’ would not have minded the Taihape Society's s3nmolr:nCc—or even an occasional: snore-—-but stl‘ongl;' objects to her} waking up in such a bad temper, and! imparting to the newspaper editor] the shr:cl«:in-gly horrible dreams abouti her poor aunt, the ‘Nanganui Accli-3 zrzatisation Society, one dream in par-I ticulzzzfgto the effect that “the wa-§ 11'.tz".nL‘;i Society ncver‘pnt fish into the i Hautapu. yet scooped all the fishingi ' licensesleven to Taihape’s boundary”% and other dreams of similar nature; However, since October Ist someone; has shown her the “folly of her ways” 5 and at the revival meeting of the Taihape Society, held on October 3rd, to celebrate “their great awakening” it‘ Was actually admitted that the wick‘ ed W:~.ngz=.nui J-icclimatisation Society] did put fish into the Hautapu duringl the last three years “but never prior I to the last three years.” I wozider what poor Wanganui has done to warrant such unkind accusations? Yilhy, as a matter of fact the Wanganui Society was instrumental in putting fish into the Hautapu long before the Tai-t hape Society started her long sleep in. 1911—in fact long before she was’ quietly ushered into existence. (start-§ ing our efforts somewhere about] 1889). Now. sir, in order to let fisher- ~ men this matter of catering for the -good sports in your district as for as fishing is concerned, I am willing; to’ agree to an arbitrator to decide if the I Taihape Society’s allegations (at Oc-5 tober 3rd revival meeting) against the Vfanganui Society are correct, and, if_ so, 1 will donate £lO to the Tai-hape Wounded Soldiers’ Fund. If, on the other hand, my statementsconcerning the liberation of fish by[ my Society or through its instrumen- _, tnlity are substaiitioted, Mr Arrow-i s“-with. 3:‘: his Society_ will donate! £lO towards the funds of the Wanganui Orphanage. My challenge to re‘ main open for one week from datesI am, ei'c., . THOS. H_ JAMES, Hon. Sec., W.A.S. P.S.—For the information of fishermen_ I rnay state: that on Thursday a consignment of yearlings (16 cans) are being forwarded for Hautapu, This is in accordance With our order dated August 16th, 1917. It would be interesting to know what the Taihape 'éociety is doing, what it intends doing, and what it has done, in the way of catering for I-lautapu fishermen; and just another reminde_r—Mr Mul-I vay, Turangarere, and Mr May, Mataroa, are our agents, and look after the 3 interests of our fishermen. I