New Guinea —Anglers'

Mecca of the Future?

[N years to come, New Zealand may have a rival as the trout fisherman’s paradise of the Pacific. Trout released in the highlands and in rivers in the tforobe district of New Guinea are ■eported to be doing very well and f they continue to progress as at >resent, will be a matter of excite nent to anglers everywhere—as well is to the local natives.

Between ten and 20 thousand »aby trout were released in a stream lear the Nondugl Experimental Station in December, 1949—they lad been flown from Sydney in a pecially equipped plane at the nstructions of Sir Edward Hall trom and released at Nondugl 24 lours after leaving Sydney. Noth ing has been heard of these fish ately—although they were sup tosed to have been tabu to the latives for at least two years—the -ge at which they spawn.

A year ago trout were released in he Baiune River by the Bulolo iold Dredging Co. and are reported o have grown an inch a month nd to be about 11 inches long now. ust recently, BGD made another ,000 troutlings available for re ?ase in the upper reaches of the tulolo River. (Next Column)

Probably the trout in the Baiune and Bulolo have a better chance of survival than those in the High lands. There are comparatively few indigenous natives in the former areas; in the Highlands there are a great many, and few natives can resist a fish—from the size of a minnow, and upwards.

H Mr. T. G. Pollard was married in September to Miss Patricia Southerden, of Brisbane. He is the eldest son of the late Mr. A. O.

Pollard, who once was a well-known planter in the Hisiu district of Papua.