NATIONAL ORGANISATION TO ELIMINATE PESTS
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By Telearavh—
NEW I'LY.MOUT!!. Jim«' 1-1. Yerv de(]iiite assuranco that the goat menace would be (diminated from c.gmont National l'ark was given bv th. Ministor of lnternnl Afl'airs. the IIon. W. E. I'arry, at North Egniont yesterday, when iie discussed tlie problem with Mr. E. P. Aderman, M.P., and ropresentatives of tlie Egniont National L'ark Board. Tlie Ministor umlertook to send iu a team of oxporioncoil deerstalkers in November, who would do a thorough job. Tlie department, however, wanted tlie cooperution of farmers to wliotn tlie Ministor appealed not to breod gnats at tlie foot of the mouiitain and liberate tliem in Ihe liush again. Dealing witli the menace of pests generally to wild life and jiroduct ion, Mr. Parry said he was plaiming a national organisation to police and rango forest hinds for the preservation of the country 's national assets. llis idoa was to cut tlie country uj> ii.to blocks according to its watercour.sos, aiul to build eentral aecommodation on oach block as rangers' headquarters. "Recently we .spent niillions and gave thousands of lives to defend this country,'.' he said. Surely it would not be too mueli to ask for a fow thousainl pounds to build an organisation to pro4est the assets that havc been defended.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 June 1946, Page 8
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