RABBITS IN HAWKE'S BAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 7

RABBITS IN HAWKE'S BAY.

Y TOO MANY OF TEEM. { (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) I • ■ Napier, August 8. _ At a meeting.of tho Hawko's Bay Rablifc Board to-day. Air. A. 0/B<MUott, one of tho members, submitted a statement in .writing- : of what bo had aocn in part of bis district, a little to tho north of Napior, • . Mr. Bennett St® fed that tho condition ol tho country was worse .tlifiri bo had expected. The reports of tho board's inspector bad not prepared liim for such; a - state of , affairs as ho .had observed when travelling fchi-ough' tho country in question, and he-"., feared that mombors of the board did not realise to what mi extent the rabbit peat wiis increasing and had spread, and hlow iaadequato present methods were for coping with the evil. Ho; did Hot think that tho inspectors could bo called an overworked , body, and made suggestions; , for ensuring ; their spftiding more timo in inspection work. After somo • discussion it was agreed that Mr. Bennett should discuss the matter fur- : tlior with tho.chairman, of tho board; ;