PUKEKAWA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 176, 23 May 1916, Page 3

PUKEKAWA.

TUE UABBIT IJKiSTl J KiST At a ratepayers' meeting convened by Cr E i' Tapper anil held at Fukekawa on Friday evening last, consideration nrs given to the necessity of taking steps to cope with tlie prevalence nf rabbits J Mr W McDougali, wtio was acting as chairman of the meeting, intro-

j that the Raglan County Council, in which County Pukekawa was situated, shoul,l follow the principle d adopted by the Kiwitea County » Council in dealing wi h the pest. . Proceeding, he outlined the scheme, 2 showing how that authority had r appointed an inspector who at first visited the whole county and after i ascertaining the amount of poison farmers required to kill off the rabbits purchase-! t&c same out of the rates and forwarded the required quantities for each district, it b ing tten distributed, Fejular visits were paid to the farms and the scalps of the ra!bi's collected If it wes found that a fatmsr was not doing his duty the Inspector report.d the matter to the CnuLcil and a prosecution would follow. In that way, Mr McDougall said, no grumbling was now to be heard, where previously the rabbits were prolific, he suggested thut the Inspects could act in a dual capacity and deal with noxious weeds also. He contended that if the rabbits were not destroyed that the carrying capacity of the district would depreciate 75 per cent in 10 year?, liis opinion was that having less area to cover than a Government Inspector the Council's Inspector could do beiter work, and there would be "no informirg on a neighbour." Certain days would be appointed for puisoning, and the scalps would be collected thereafter At Mr McDougall's suggestion, Cr Tapper agreed to ascertain particulars of the procedure adopted by the Kiwitea Council, and it was resolved that Messrs McDougall and Chapman should wait on the Raglan Council at its next meeting with a view of placing the proposal before tte Council