ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.
A special meeting of the Council wanheld at the Literary Institute yesterday Mr C. R. BUkiston being voted to the chair The other members present were Messrs Fereday, Bird, Hanmer, Farr (hon, sec.;, Anderson, A. Duncan, W. Williams. The minutes of the past meeting were read and confirmed. . ■ _ A letter was read from the Otago Socieiy in reference to the suggested tion of insectivorous birds, under the supe tendence of Mr Bills, and stating that the importation for Otago was to toonsuchan extensive scale as would preclude the p°S3l "bility of Mr Bills acting for both e The letter then proceeded to ask whether the Canterbury Society intended ther importation of trout ova during instructed to forward a copy of the tetter to Mr Nottidge in England, with « «quwt that he would carry out to the best advantage the wishes of the Council in respect to the birds independent of Mr Bills. ,|. ; The Secretary then read the. WJgJ report of a committee appointed b F. . «on of the Council of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society,, on .j the , of March, information respecting the pteming mulberry trees, and the rearing of silkworms, and transmit the same to the General uo* veniment.
