PISCICULTURE IN WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2029, 9 July 1885, Page 3

PISCICULTURE IN WAIKATO.

Thk follow lug is the renoit submitted by the socretary (Mr Gelling), at the Utt meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board :— Hamilton. Ctii July, 188".. THK IHMII.TON DOM MN II(»\RD. fJKNTI KMKV, — I haiC to ropolt MIICC tllC la^t miM-tiMj; of the board, ncver.il i)n>rc lettt-rs h.ivo been received from local bodies in Wnik.ito ro Pisciculture with the follow ing results :—: —

The aime amounts, together withtlnse revolted at lait mo sting, vu , &S 1", makes ii sum of t'24 (U ivnil.ible for operations this sjason, and the thanks- of the bo.ml arc due to (j.iutiuu Mcl'heison for tin 1 p.uns lie has taken in bringing the mattei before tin' bo mis of vhich ho is cleik, all of which have aubscribjd. Hawiig ln'en asked to send a subscription list to Raglan for contribution", n. li*t ha* been npnt, and Mr Cogswell has kindly offered to attend to it. Advertisement* have been forwarded to the Sydney papem through Mr Witheford's advertising agency, and communicitions have been made with two piominent residents of Wagga \\ .irlm, who are known to tike great interest in the piopigitnm of the Murray cod, a.sknif,' Ui.'ii Aid in kindly .wsi«.tin n' the introduc tlon of that fish into the Waikato when oppoitunity presents itself. The editor of the Melbourne Aitfiw has also been solititcd to call attention to the notices insetted m the Sydney papers-, and to nuke known that pers >us h.ning facilities and means of obtaining feitili/.ed o\a may hud a -ale foi same by making communications with thisboaid. The svcret.uy of the Sydney Zoo'ogicrtl Society has promised to do all in his p->\\ei to aid ths \ie\\> of the i>ei>ple of Waikato. In the way of peich foi the lake», Mr S. 0. Farr, secretary of the Clnistchuic'i Acclimatisation Society has been veiy kind, and as their hsh ha\e failed to spawn this .season, owing to then tender age, lie li.is written to Ashburton to olttin some youiiff fiy, «»nd intends foi warding them as soon as ariaugeuiouts can be nude. Mr Cheesein in, Auckland Acclimatisation Society, h.u>, in addition to the umul supply of Knghsh trout ova which will be «ent, pronined if possible to send «ome Anieiican brook trout, which he states me much haidiei tlian the former, and likely to thuve hettei in our cluu.ite, aiiiMiig at mituiity vciy eulv, and are eisily kept in coiihneinent in any watcis. Tln>e tisli ,ue ''now showing signs of spawning, bem< only 2^ years old and weighing from Slbs. to sfbs. each If we arc fortunate to obtain any of those they will bj agieat a'j iiusitioii to the W.nkato, succtus l>oing ceituu. Mi Ho-nlerson, of the Uni-.n Steamship Coin p.m\, lu< m<;st cmirteonsly le-pondod to an app il hi i-l •, statnu that tl'.e c >inp my w ill Jwvi- much ple.is.uiu in o.nejmg to Auckland, fu-e of ci>-t, .any consignment* of hsh in lull ova fi mi Sydney, Lyttelton, oi <>ti o' i, and will instinct then people to pay every attention to thoir safe conveyance. Mi <! Hudson, Railway Ti.itfic Minag.-r, An''child, l»is been leipif-ttd t'> do the Ham ■ tiling by lail, and ha> lntnnited that he is in cominuuieitioii with Wtllin 6 'ton on the subject, and will leply m a few days.

Contributions l\uU. 6. r. d. Wa-ik.vto County Council . 5 0 0 Cirnbridtre Road Board .200 ToaUoroa, Koai Board L' 0 0 Kuikinrua Rond Bonrd . .330 Total 12 3 0 Promised Conti ibution". To.\w,inintnTi)wnßi).»rd 2 2 0 Hamilton Koad Board 2 0 0 4 2 0