WAIRARAPA ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1723, 30 June 1884, Page 2

WAIRARAPA ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The; annual meeting ol the above Society, was held in the. Institute on.Saturday evening. Presontr—Messrs ,l>y. H, Been tham (Secretary and treasurer), J. and H. Holmes, Parsons, Fitton, Donald,

and Brewer (of the Wangahu) Society.) .„■ Mr Beetham was'voted to the Chair* and said that the Society ought to oonx gratulate itself on; the - suooesß it has obtained with the Loch Leven and sa'lmbn|trout, as /10.000 of these flsh had been hatched ouland'lib'erated from thebatoning boxea in Masterton, Mr Arthur, of the Otajjn Society, had Bent 15,000 ova, which' have been carefully hatched,. but' they had sustained a ;severe loss, by.Bome persons stealing 10,000 of these fish. The chief thing he wished to/bring 'before the members was the, amalgamation .of-the Wellington, Woqdville, Manawatu, Wanganui, and Hawke's Bay Societies, for ;the purpose of enlarging the houses here for hatching, as• .the.situation was very; suitable and the water very good, and that a man thoroughly well up to the work should be employed, The fish should be introduced yearly to the creeks and rivers, so as to thoroughly stock them, and also not to be behind those in the South Island, . ' :

Mr Brewer said, he quite agreed with the Secretary that the different Societies should amalgamate,;and M thought the Wairarapa Society had a very good posiiion for the. hatching and rearing of fish—in fact, it- was the best he had seen in the colony, and he'had.sean nearly all. The Wanganui Society could turn out 30,000 a year.-b'ut they .had s'p'e'ntaJargo. sum in obtaining hatching accommodation,' i; --' ■' ■'•' ! -; ;, «'"' .'';•;-■•••■•' .-,.. :

Mr Moiison, qn behalf of, the Wooflville Society, wrote, asking for some Looh Leven trout, to which the Society agreed, if they would have proper ponds made. '.'Mr Beeihamtsaid he had seen two .members ot the Wellih'gton Society, and ■thought IhaUh'ey. wore williug to amalgamate and help'this Society, A letter was read-from the Palinerston Society, asking what the annual subscription Would be in tase of amalgamation for the purpose o: hatohing in large numbers, to he distributed to the different Societies, and sugueited lhat a competont man should be engaged to carry out the works and be in coolant attendance.

The Secr&tary sail ho had been trying to arrange with Mi Renall to lease 7 or 8 acres of land with water running through for a halohing establishment. He tboghfc a house 1 could be erected for hatching 100,000 ejjgs a year, at a cost of about £SO, and their could safely depend upon a good sunvb/ing subscribed by the different Societies who were rwfc in a position to hatch! thjir own fish;,'. He also stated.that no one could tell the trouble Mr Parsons'-had taken'in trying to assist the Society and great praise was due to him for foil wing up the work with such great energy. Mr Brewer advisod the Society not to' turn, (liefish.out ii.to the streams when too young, but ttjietihem get a good Bize. He also.spok) well of the .American brook trout, to be ibtainod at about ilO per 1000, which wWd-do well for these streams. ! .

The report beingadopted, the Secretary Baid he. thought a flesh committee should be appointed for tin ensuing- year. Mr Donald had offerej a site for a hatching house,'but the Secjctary thought the one they. had ; in yier would answer the purpose better, ai : it 1 is so' near the town.. ... ~ . : ,j Resolved that to Secretary lake the necessary steps to procure a lease from Mr Eenall. . ■ | " A hearty vole if thanka was then accorded to the Secietary who responded briefly and in a'few 'well chosen remarks thanked those present for their attendance, i Tho meeting then terminated.