AN UNJUST PROPOSAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81861, 10 October 1906, Page 3

AN UNJUST PROPOSAL.

Per Press Association. Auckland, October <j. At a meeting of the Council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, the following telegram was read from the Colonial Secretary's Department "It is proposed to include the counties of Rotorua, East Taupo, and fhe southern parts of counties of West Taupo and Piako in a new Acclimatisation District, and place it under the control of the Tourist and Health Resorts Department, as regards (lie fisheries Cons«rvation and Animal Protection Acts '' The president said it means a !osof in fishing licenses to the society. As a matter of fact, it means th: verv existence of the society. ''i d > not see how we can carry on if oui revenue is to be interfered with 'ike this. The country has been stocked ai our expense and without any assistance of any kind from the Government. and if that country is going to be taken from us by the Government without any recompense or compensation, we will be left in a strandad condition, and we cannot carry on. We shall have £l5O [x-r year 111 revenue left. 1 cannot believe it is .1 Sfiiou* proposal. Mr Whitney : "If all the local members will back us up. w m'ght d" something." The Presidentl "I think the memb<*s «,ll back us up t» a man. I Mink the proposal to lake this t over will be highly unpopular in the House. It is being realised now in Parliament by the membeis thai t, much i- being made rf the u»u:i-t tkc expense of the settler. After further di-cu»sion it was agreed that a petition be drafted, setting forth the Society's objection- «_•> thi; Government prop!-a', and that .1 b< suuuiitted to a special meeting »«. Ike held on Friday afternoon. 1 L «' fuithfr agreed thai Mr Payton sVmid convey the petition to Wellington and seek the office* of Mr A. Kidd, M.H.K.. in presenting the petition 10 iho House, and that a telegram b p *en! to Hawke's Hay Acclimatisation Society (who'e di-lrict was stated to fc? ajio affected), asking them '» , 0eperaie, and that the pre-idcm ot the X«w Zealand Acclimatisaiion A'-ocia tition sbou'd be communicated with, asking Ws assistance and that of all [ |Qci*tles in the Association. P

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