WHANGARATA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 13, 16 February 1915, Page 3

WHANGARATA.

A meeting of settlors of Wtiaugarata and neighbourhood was held in tho Schoolroom on Wednesday evening to consider the question of the rabbit pest. I Mr Eow.-in, Inspector of the Agricultural Department, was present and indicated the methods approved by lhm for dealing with the nuisance Conjoint action at or near the same time was urged and it was stated that poison, in the form of pho3phorised pollard, couli be obtained from the Department at the price of 3d (threepence) per lb delivered at any railway tUition in lots of not ies3 than 140lbs at a time put up in 7, 14 and 281b tins, a smail charge being made for the tin The meeting was of opinion that conjoint poisoning should be male for a week from Ist March next and thought that the district involved should be the Waikato River on the south to thß junction with the Maungatawhiri Stream, thence to the Great South Eoad by way of the stream, thence by way of Great South road to Razorbaik creamery, theme in a line southwards to join the Waikato river near the bridge. It was arranged that any person wishing to receive a supply of poison would get the same by tending his order to Mr Ewirg, Whangarata. with cash for the amount, and the poison would be left at Whangaprata station for him. It was pointed out that if any settler did not carry out the poisoning between the first and eighth days cf March then the Department would take action ti compel him to do so, and that he rendered himself liable to a tine amounting to £SO. The meeting was unanimous in desiring to cope with the evil, and it was hoped that all would endeavour to fall into line, especially aa the means cf doing so were so moderate in cost ard easy of performance. The method to be followed is whets possible a light furrow should be turned with a plough and, say, two particles of the poison (something like quarter Inch cubes) should be laid every five yards in the furrow; where this is impracticable then a small notch should bs made with an adze about three inches deep at about same distances apart and the particles placed in the bottom. All stock should be kept away from the poisoned area until after gocd rain and the pigs should be kept from the dead rabbits. The meeting separated with a vote of thanks to Mr Rowan.