PISCICULTURE IN WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2017, 11 June 1885, Page 2

PISCICULTURE IN WAIKATO.

V spkivi mot'tnifj < if the Hamilton Domain Uo.ml withheld on \loikl iy last. I'iesent* Mr NY* A. liraham, Mayor, (chairman), Messrs Kiear, Tuckei, 15 icli, Scott, Tippen, Dry and Sleadman. The meeting had been called to consider the replies of the seveial lo.id boauls to whom cncular-i h.id been •.out 10 the intioductton of suitable fish for the NV.nk.ito. The Secietnry read and laid before the board a dozen or more letters from which it was said that home at least of the local bodies entered into the pioposul con amote, while others, though heartily concurring in the movement, regretted that the present state of thoir finances prevented them gmng more substantial aid. Other-, igain thought that a public appeal would be the best way of dealing with the matter, feeling fully secure that Kiich meani would ha m» thr downed effect ; but it was pointed out that tho*e who held this Litter \ie\\ had 10-t sight of the fact pre eminently dwelt upon in the circular, vi/., that the local bodien had power and authority to foster and protect tho scheme when in working order, tvhnreas wore everybody individually concerned, it would be nobody's bu-i-iipm as usual, and tho undertaking would lack the attention so essential in a measure of this kind ; but though synip ithy was wulisciibed more readily than tttw the sinews <if w.u, upon the whole sufficient support -eenied to be given to vv.mant a small beginning to bo made, and so sa\p a vo.ir. ( )iie b mid situated in a \ cry fa\ ourable position for such pin poses rather "iirpiised the initiator-., by depatting from its usual f.u sighted wisdom, by declining the p?ovothial ">|nat for tho mackerel," audit was thought by a facetious member that, since the ti am armed twice a day from Auckland, they considered themselves in dependent, as they could get their fish, fre>h and all alive oh, and much bigger, for bieakfast, while other members took a mmc seri»>us view of the case, thinking they were depriving the i.itepavers, by moral prohibition, of participating in the pleasant sport and pioht of fishing m then own waters fni other people's hsh— hsh having an awkward habit (m this instance) of making up streun. However, seeing that seveial gentlemen had individually piomised to to subsidise the scheme, including Messrs Claude, T. IJ. Hill, Osmond, and others who had made verbil cmiiuunications to the secretaiy, the chuuniu consideied that the faint-heait policy should not be followed, as the thing was bound to succeed after a shoit time if once only staited, and to diop the scheme now would only necessitate going over the same giound again, besides lo»ing a. season, which was of gieat impoitancc in this matter. After a few \ery encoui aging lemaiks he s,mi he would move as a In ginning: -"Th.it a vote of thanks be accoided to the several Wai bodies who haw) given or promised then donations and suppoit tow aids intioducmg fish into the NVaikato wateis ; also to the following- gentlemen who have done likewise, vi/., Messrs ClaiHiO, O.mond, McNicol, and T. IJ. Hill, and that the aecretaiy be instructed to furnish fuithci information required bv sonio of the road botiids." Seconded by Mr Doy, and cm led unanimously. It w.w moved by Mr Sc itt, seconded by Mr IJaoh, "That this board supplement what it has already done in the interests of piscicultuic by a fin t her donation of £1." — Can led unaniinou-ly. After fuither discussion it wa-< u'sohod to invite applications in two Anstralim papers (15th July, inst.) from persons willing to supply Murray cod ova, annually, to tho beaid, staling terms, &c, the necessary particulars to be set foith in the adveitisement. Tho very inteicsting discussion which had at first a despondent tone was restored completely by the chu'iman declaims? the situation to be like Su Julius Vogel's sheet anchor, who, with an Australian continent ne\tdooi, could alwajs hope to title ovei a financial tiisis by (.nn-uence money alone, and he argued well from the outlook at the piesent stage of this business.