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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1431, 16 July 1883, Page 2

To the Editor.

Sib,—Any stranger from such a rough,' unfencedj arid ac'ahby aa ; the\ greater part of (lie Marlborough province l on travelling through the Whareama would be sure to express dßtomshirient. that the scab' could not 1 bo eradicated frum, such a smooth and . well-fenced country, But if he were, to' take up his' abode in the said "district for twelve months, his astonishment would vanish oii beholding the games of battledoor played by settlers, with scab as a shuttlecock. Sometimes the game is carried nn between the. settlers; at othor. times the., Inspector takes a hand through that wonderful section of a wonderfully/ worded Act, framed evidently for the ! mystification of the outside publio. I see ; a loiter in your.columnß'of the 6th inst, | signed East Poaati He states reports are: ! ffeejy Circulated lerirmsly affecting: the reputation, of the Sheep Inspector in charge, and asking fur an enquiry* -The s«id Inspector has had too much experience of ,the pest not'ltd know it'when ' permitted to see it by the, settlers, .and therein lies the game carried on between the settlers., But I dp think that until the iaw'is altered sedtion'46 ehbul'd'be eatiM out more figorously by, him, and that permits to travel should not be : granted in;;the recklass. manntfr; ;iri they Have been.,..An Inspector usuallyi considers due precaution's to 1 'mean' ail 1 extra man with a mob, I for one do not .consider/ that a safe : precaution, unless the drovers are liable to.be finod if any eheep left'behind:sniauy v ruii'thfough! t wtiich they travel. No eheppjf, they have been on an infected run lor a day ishoild'''be i illowed"'to-'travel clean run. I blame the! said:!section).46 for at least one outbreak, whether, rightly or /rongly I .bow .East Cpaßt - 'jnake| aJ goojd suggestion Nwber/ he savs •'''SneSplnspectoM should produce testimonials with regard to their practical knowledge, re scab, &c. In choosing their Inspectors, the Government l#ok

far too much for office men. They want men who thoroughly know the soab, and are up to eveiy dodge practised by the settlers. I should consider that, the must important qualification for the office. Until settlers in the infected district of the Whareaina' are compelled to dip simultaneously or as nenr its can be got at, due regard being had tu size uf runs, and the penalty the soab.,will'never ( present it is 'justdriven |rom one run 'to another. The Govefnmen'fmay appoint .Babbit Agents ai Scab InspeoWs foreaob %Wf but if they do not know the soab when they see it, (I am.afraid it will do no good. I wouTdleuggeßti td tho sub-coin-mittee that they inject a notice in your ~ columns, that any settler who has a : 7 bright idea to offer should forward the same' to, their next' place of mealing.' Tljoy.might got fi.fe good ideas besides 6ravnwiimm> On-lookbr,

P.S.—Since writing the abovel see a who I suppose is , lhe'Mr¥ackay > ' J closen as one. of a committee to considol'/the Jc'abquQß'ion. If-..sof(why. not-:tiave waited till the committee met','and'tben. given us, instead of liia' suggestionsj their'suggestions, I have taken up.too/rauoh of your valuable space already,'or I shoald criticise lorae of tlieA'BO clauses heiproposeo should be adopted l by the' Government. How:evef, I the ■otheNamberi will have their own BUggeatibnstb 1 make, and at the proper time, , " v ' v ' ,,u """ On-looked.