MASTERTON RABBIT DISTRICT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 823, 19 July 1881, Page 2

MASTERTON RABBIT DISTRICT.

: inspectors bepobi. ■- ■ • Maaterton, lßth July 1 "" . . The ObairmaD. m Masterton Babbit Truiteei,- JH 1 ! Sir,—l hare the honorto aabmit the * ; following report, for the information of the.Board:—' 1 ' " • Ou the 27th June I viaited the propertieroHfefflMT JrVi"Smith and JTBaunK ber. 16i)d on 'both jKise' properties the rabbits are" considerably 1 ij| number smba tny" last ytoit. Qn'ifie fdf. lbwing StfX afriin|e4:tfilh' Mr H. 'Bah. mater for poi«Bning.^.6o*eramefi!t;J«bd - -adjoining Baying " obta|ned fhe> heCeaaary: Mf fytinjster day last.' the first' 30011) tfy'q peek) afld will y aic (of a; few days before laying the remainder. In. accofdpce'withiinalrHotiAris' at last meeting, I say Mr itj» rpfeFt' ? ' enop to the land Owned by hini in Rang}: tpiau, and h? ppnjpd |P put ipxfra labpr oh, and lay a quaniity_of poispupd I next prooeeded to,.gurnnpiorangi; aXd from there visited the holding? of Kesara Renall, Pike;: MoKenzioj; and Robinson, as well a# a portion of-the property owned - by Meisrs;,V.. and T W. .VVardell. .With-, reference to these, I have to report that } •there' are , not mapy rabbits, on r ; any of : " them, with'the exception of : Mr'Pike's. On this proporty a nian .is-ltept constantly huntifig' with a pack pj dogs,. iibout |Ba' <jaj; ifr'Mfl promised 'to o6mm ! enb ; e lay'Uift poison trip yeek following that during wliioli my.visjt was made. i.l.next Visited the property ~ occupied by Dr Ho'sking, as well as,a pdrtion of Mr Bennett'a land. On both theio properties poison has been freely, used, and the rabbits reduced since my jAst visit, T On Monday, the4.th iiistalit,l vfsited the 3. properties of 'Messrs 6ray| B. Munro, and ,|j, jjofset. PnVw! "J » McKeiijiels there are 1 few'retort.-|?diiim:, ■; has.been freely iised byiMossrs Grfy.aijii} j Munro,,but on; the land of'the forraef - -rabbits-are numerous still, though they do not'appear to Have takea" tho last poison laid so; jfpli.% thp pff)vjo'uß |pt, % rabbits'atp not nflmereijipp Mr porwiy,. . land, on which no been laid; hunting is done by Mr ftorspt'a 6oySj whohave a of dpgij, T ba'i beep laid oq the joad befcwppn Messrs Gray's and Porqßt'a placeg, but pp ' laot yieif there ft did,not appjar'to-ffayp • been freply taken by 1 the rabbits f U ■' s'equently visited the properties'of^Mejarp... McPheo and Kverett. . Poison' tg atiil being laid bfttjiem; aWj Jipiypver, a goo d many, ts ;iO. iiiat. 'I . . next visited the,JhofdiflK^C W". : - Day, D. MoLachlan|- Hare, 1 '.Tock,..and Gibson. Qn^-Jhe...boundary _between Messrs Payjand"Mqrahian; f tlw~wbb'ita are still of « this bits, consistinft^tif^scrub, 1 and fern, »#> about ole»ring!wii ; awa|j:tui : Mr-I)ay de* clined to do;ao this yeafri. Under these hjs'nei?hbor to destrof seek • shelter .in; this cover' hunted, i On Mr Hare's land jjoiaon:fia«:b'eeq fre el? ' used, and a large number ql i ip/'po , the same dai I went over a porlion of the i Te Ore Ore hills. - ideal la being • diiije by tlie rabbits bv i informed of patJy'M iO natjvM : iiirfi opt - i hunting,' the Jurrne tim|; , .ohth? ! following daj£l went to «ee :Mr Baroy about poisoiiing part of the .late.Mr Ban' ; iiisler s estate, ;leasp4 'by ,him' from Mr i Qlljvier.' : hji' .'now "bepjj n po^S lamp quantity •'pij|sn& graip; bsing',' k I. laidpn the. ground :| vi»lte(i. the Und A)elonging r t<^=-MK-7B^Wel^h f , i ail the . : exMpfioh.-of bushes, '. .there is but 1 litt!e''co'yer for'Wbblls. 1 ' .)[:•!«• | saw very |ew on this/grond. -On the Bth '' ' init, J served noti^eslon' or i- 'Hfatii7Xzr> i also, went .oy?ir4te prpp«xty#-:On{ WWoV. the .rabblta 1 state ' te'e nfoeisar/. material poi'-. - soft'j -feut jaotnetbing ought to b# done afc. . . once to rftdftee.thflr rabbits there, as they are ©Tarr|nning the neighboring freeholds. I next ernnri if •-