RABBIT BOARD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 32, 23 May 1947, Page 5

RABBIT BOARD

PONGAKAWA MEETING GENERAL BUSINESS DISCUSSED a A meeting of the Pongakawa Rabbit Board was held at Paengaroa last week. Items from the general business are as follows: Present: Messrs. J. N. Blaymires (chairman), A. H. Jamieson, R. C. MacDougall, R. F. Black, M. B. McKenzie, C. H. Davis and the Secretary. An apology for absence was tendered on behalf of Mr D. J. Dennehy. Purchase of House Mr Cooney’s letter written on behalf of Miss Pattie dated April 23, 1947, was tabled and the chairman stated that the effect of this letter was that Miss Pattie retained the right to refuse to accept Land Sales value.

The chairman stated that with Mr Dennehy he had interviewed Mr Cooney and after negotiations, the price was fixed at £llOO.

The secretary then reported that the usual Agreement for Sale and Purchase and Form B had subsequently come to hand and he* had referred this to Messrs. Suckling and Barry, Solicitors, Whakatane, who had perused the documents and stated that these were in order, the Agreement for Sale and Purchase being fixed at £llOO. Resolved that the Common Seal of the Pongakawa Rabbit Board be affixed to the Agreement for Sale and Purchase and that these documents be executed.

The secretary stated that he had completed the necessary Declaration on Form No. 4 Statement B. Resolved to record appreciation of the negotiations carried out by the chairman ond Mr Dennehy on behalf of the board. New Award The Union of Employers submitteda draft of the proposed new award and stated that the representatives of both the employers and employees had agreed to the terms contained therein. The new rates would take effect from the sth May, 1947 but would require the approval of the Arbitration Court. The proposed new award was handed to Mr McKenzie for his perusal. Resolved that the Inspector be directed to revise the present rates of pay and allowances with a view to bringing these into line with the new award. Inspector’s Report

An idea of the work done by the board was given by the Inspector’s report which read as follows: Since your last meeting we have worked on the following places:— Messrs. Bevan, Moody, McDonald, Gardener, A. E. Lambert, Park, Riddell, Swan, Hastie, Caverhill, Goldsmith, Henry, Vale, Ross, Nealson, Benner Bros., Cato, Madigan, Docherty, Mackey, Benseman, Black, ilsom, Downie, Roberts, Watt, Johnson, Eivers, Kennon, Kane, Thompson, Rimmer, M. Drabble, Gibbons, Tunnicliffe, Fulton, Lichenstein, R. Drabble, Pugh, Wright, Fprralley, Michelson, Morice, Emery, W. Thompson, Atkinson, Theobald, Matchett, Reid, MacDougall, Dohnt, Nettingham, Brightwell, McCarthy, Parkinson, Matthews and Pountney, Crown lands in Edgecumbe, Tarawera and Valley Road areas, Native lands in Edgecumbe, Tarawera, and Murupara areas, State Forest, Valley Road and Galatea S.D.

We have poisoned 11,700 acres, and fumigated 8,800 acres, using 886 lbs Phosphorised Pollard, and 79 lbs Cyanogas. As the weather has been good, we have been able to push on with the poisoning operations, and have obtained good results in most places. The upper end of the Valley Road to our boundary at the Soda Springs has now all been worked, and few rabbits are left on any of this country. We did not find it necessary to poison any of Mrs Gibson’s property. We worked this place with dogs and pump, and were only able to put up six rabbits on the whole property. Since your last meeting, I have inspected all country along the Tau-ranga-Rotorua Highway, and found this area in vdry good order.