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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 331, 25 January 1911, Page 6

About half a million acres of land on which bush sickness occurs exist on the plateau in the Rotorua district, so it was stated at a meeting of the Auckland Land Board in Rotorua the other day. The matter was brought under the notice of the board by a deputation, and one of the suggestions thrown out to combat the disease was the introduction of a system whereby when "sick land" was opened up, or land which was questionable, a certain proportion of healthy (open) land should also be made available to the settlers a3 change pasturage for their affected stock. As showing the serious proportions which the disease had assumed, it was pointed out that in some parts of the country even the wild cattle which had got it had died off; otherwise (it was said) the bush to-day would be full of cattle. The country affected was, it was mentioned, excellent grass country—not much better could be found even in Taranaki. Reference was also made to the success of an experiment made on the Selvvyn estate in connection with the prevention of the pe;tilence. In giving a sympathetic reply, the Crown Lands Commissioner stated (says the Rotorua "Times") that the duty of the board was to thoroughly ascertain the real position before taking any decisive step. He had, for example, heard it urged that contrary to what had been advanced that day the cattle so affected in this district ought to be moved far away—say, to Tauranga. Another theory dictated a short removal-say, just to the lake —as a thoroughly effective method of combating the difficulty. I3HKK!RXZ3ro^3C^^7^3BJrSSSIS3RSE^C^3EgE3S2Ej^CTSSOTSpSS?