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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3172, 5 April 1889, Page 2

being available from Pasteur's, Coleman Phillips', Butcher's, or Watßon'B diseases, or any disease suggested. Altogether 1400 different schemes for the destruction of rabbita have been submitted to the Commission, and their definite oonolusions are that the responsibility of removing the pest must rest with landholders, and the State to be" under a similar responsibility as regards Crown lands, The rabbit pest, made a continuance of the annual leasos of Crown lands impossible, and no finality to the rabbit destruction could be obtained without it being made compulsory to erect proper rabbit fences. The system of professional trappers and State bonuses the Commissioners think is ■radically bad, and they recommend, that legislation be introduced to compel landowners and lessees of infected districts to join in defraying the cost'of erecting rabbit fences,

We learn by telegraph that the (Soininission appointed to enquire into the remedies 'for the destruction of rabbits have prepared their report, and jt was laid an the table of the New South Wales' fceflßlative Assembly, on Wednesday la'sf. It i« a of (iSiiere. regret to find that the report is iyfipfey »g»l?pt ? n y wtwißjvs benefit

The retirement of Mr Fishor from the Ministry is now definitely decided upon, | Ministers deny positively that the portfolio of education has been offered to an Auckland member, as stated in Auckland. On thn contrary, it is probable it will niit be filled at all by a new man; but the number of paid Ministers will be reduced to six, in consonance with the reduction in members of Parliament.