LAND BOARD.

Dunstan Times, Issue 977, 7 January 1881, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

THE RABBIT PEST, The following letter was received hy the Land Board at the sitting li -lil i n Wednesday the 29th > t.nra the Uu ler Secretary of (,hown Lands ; “ Referring to vour memo of the 14th of October trans nittiuga conlmitnica'ion from Mr Wil iam Fraser, ehairni n of tils Vincent Kalmit Trust, in whici ho Mak'S certain suggestions as to tlie future dealings with vari-us runs', also transmitting copv of resolution of the I -and B sard recommending that iramc ’iat- steps shall be taken hy the Government tod-stroy th s rabbits noon the runs wht"h are at present unoocupiel : t am directed tn inform you that the qu \stir.n of dealing wi hj the rabbit pest, as regards Crown lands, has received earnest co sideration irnm the Government, hut at present it does not see its way towards taking any practical steps which would have the effect of materially abating the pest, “ fn order, however, to prevent in the future any runs falling into the hauls of persons who would wmk them exclusively for the purpose of m iking a profit out of the rahhi s. as has been done lately in some instances, the Government approves of a c'anse being inserted in all future leases requiring the lessee to place an 1 maintain a stipulated number of stock on each rtm within a given time “ The Government is advised that a Clutse 'ogive effect, to this could be inserted in any lease the Board .may enter Into under the provisions of section 127. of ‘ The Land Act, 1877.’ care being taken .that no oth'T provisions of the Act are infringed, such as those contained in the 119-h section and others ” The following resolution was passed ; “ Th * Board de tires to express its regret that rhi G ivernmeut does not see its way to take more active steps to abate the rabbit nuisance upon unoccupied mils believing that, the insertion in leises of a clause requiring the lessee to place and maintain' it Certain number of stock upon each ruu wid not have the desired effect.”