ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 305, 19 May 1911, Page 8

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. A meeting of the members of the council of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society was held in the president's office on Tuesday night, when there were present:—Messrs. J. E. Wilson (in the chair), W. L. Newman, E. Whittle, A. H. Johnstone, E. Bayly, 0. N. Firth, and G. T. Seale. Correspondence was read from Mr. H. H. Hancock re the endorsement of shooting licenses, and also from Mr. W. B. Loveridge, with reference to his being appointed ranger, and his application for a free license. Messrs. C. M. Strong and W. Ogier apologised for not being able to attend the meeting. Mr. J. P. Burton recommended that a free shooting license be granted to the policeman at Opunakc, on condition that he act as ranger. | Mr. W. H. Thompsoß asked for a definition of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society's boundaries. Mr. R. G. Sampson wrote offering his services as ranger. The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs wrote enclosing a copy of a notification in respect to the shooting season in the Taranaki district, and also a warrant appointing G. T. Scale a ranger under the Animals Protection Act, 1908, for the district of Taranaki. Messrs. Wilson and Seale reported that they had examined the tannery property and thought the spot suitable for erecting fish hatcheries on. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Wilson, Johnstone and Newman was appointed to go into the cost of the necessary buildings, etc., and report to the council at the next meeting. The council decided to take steps to enrol members of the society in accordance with the adopted rules. The secretary was instructed to write to the Government Poultry Depot, and also to the Wellington Acclimatisation Society inquiring if any hen pheasants were available for breeding purposes, and at what price.