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(3) Cessation in 1917 of the collection by the Marine Dapartment, for sale elsewhere, of
the eggs of brown trout irr the principal South Canterbury trout stream-the Opihi
and its tributary, the Temuka. From 1907 onwards, quantities of approaching 1,000,000
eggs a year were removed, and it does not appear, from available reports, that the
total return of fry in all years to streams of the South Canterbury district amounted
to nrore than 100,00ó.
(4) The substitution by the South Canterbury -society lron 7922 onwards of a policy of
raiding local wild stocks to obtain eggs only for hatching and local distributio¡ of
products. I
(5) The engagement in 1921-2 as ranger ancl hatchery curator of "Scotty" tr{ain-a ma'
of striking personality, who, in his day, was the best known and one of the most
efficient of all acclimatization societies' employees.
(6) The provision of a second fine game fish in the rainbow trout. This was i' Lake
Alexandrina, a somewhat remote piece of water which only became easily accessible
to large uumbers of anglers during this period. The society's report of 1920 speaks of
the lake as being fishecl by au increasing nu¡nber of anglers each year ancl as piomising
to become one of the society's best assets. These fish were taken ãn the general licence.
(7) Suinnat salmon, 'which had spreacl to South Canterbury waters by natural clispersai
earlier, increased by natural propagation strikingly during this p"iio.t. Th.i, tåkirrg,
too, was permitted without special licenie. Here are some extracts from reports of the
local society in 1920: "There has again been no rurr of salmo¡ in the Rangitata,,-the
principal salmon river; in 7922: "The run of salmon the best on record
several very good catches recorcled,,; in 1923: ,,The run of salmon has easily
eclipsed any former year"; in 1924: "Decided to discontinue the issuc of half-season
licences' Salmon fishing available at the encl of the season has justiñed
this step being taken." Anglers who hacl prevìously taken out lower-priced short-term
general lice'ces, principally for salmon fishing, now hacl to pay the full fee.
It is clear that the increase in liceuce revenue in South Canterbury r,vas largely paralleled
in other districts irrespective of cha¡rge in stocking policy. It is further clear that in South
canterbury a series of factors could have contributed to increased sales.
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