FEDERATION PROPOSAL.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 415, 23 April 1937, Page 4

FEDERATION PROPOSAL.

REARING OF FISH. West Coast Acclimatisation Societies. A proposal 'that the Taranaki, Stratford, Haml.ra, Wanganui and Feilding iccllmatisation societies should become a federation of West Coast fN.I) societies? as suggested by the Tartmakl society was approved last night by a special general meeting of the Stratford society at which Mr. E. J. Jones presided. JK Che proposals are a,lont'<|lf by the other societies the f-:d< r «tion Ts-ill comprise two delegates from each society, but each society will still retain Its sepiarate identity. Discussion was strongly in favour of the federation, and the decision was reached unanimously, memb. rs appreciating the conditions under which the Taranaki society was prepared to have ite fish hatchery used by the societies in the federation. The Taranaki society’s proposals were outlined by the secretary, Mr. G. A. Carter. The hatchery of the aranaki society at Durham Road would be taken over by the federation, in consideration of the capital expenditure already incurred by the Taranaki society it was suggested that the Stratford, Hawera, Wlanganui and Feilding societies should liquidate what was owing on the hatchery on a basis to be arranged among them and that the curator's salary and overhead chargti l be borne by the five societies. Taranaki, Stratford, Hawera, Wanganui and Feilding, in proportion to the fishing revenue derived by those societies. On the basis of the average fishing I revenue the con ributiong would be: Taranaki £ll5, Hawera, £75, Feilding £6O, Stratford £4l and Wanganui £2O, with allowance made for the cartage charges that would be incurred by Feilding and Wanganui, making the contributions: Taranaki .£l3O, Hamiera £75. Feilding £5O, Stratford £4O and 1 Wanganui £l5. Separate Identity, Should the scheme be adopted eqch society would preserve i a separate identi y and operate ind.pcndently as tar as the purchase of ova and the tearing of fish were concerned, except that to get rhe bast possible price it was suggested that all the societies place their order through the federaion. Societies would be free to purrhase ova. according to their means. The fish would be r ared and fed it | the hatchery, each society being re- | sponsible Jor iits propm ion of tho I cost of feeding the fish and being ro|quired to take delivery of the fish at ! the h.v’chery and arrange it B own libera ion. There 'was unlimited epjco at the ha chery for the construction of further ponds, and societies would have the right to erect their own ponds The proposals had been submitted to a meeting of delegates of the so. and delegates had favoured the scheme, Mr. Carter said. Mr. Carter considered K was a fine gesture on the part of the Taranaki society to throw into the federation the large sum it had spent on its hatchery as long as the other four found the comparatively small balance owning. The question was on what basis the four societies should contri. bute. If the society’s quota were based on fishing recenue it would be higher than if based on assets. How, ever, he did noth think the meeting should tie the hands of its delegates too firmly, because even on -the higher basis the scheme would still be attractive to Stratford. If Stratford’s contribution of the .total fishing revenue of the four societies was onetenth and the number of fish that could be hatched and reared at tho hatcheries was 1,000,000 Stanford would have the right .to rear up to 160,000 fish. Detailing cost!., Mt. Carter said the society after masting its share under the federation would still have a balance to cover administration and the costs of liberation. Mr. Pr.'dham moved and Mr X o Ebbet't t conded the motion.