THE RABBIT ACT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3691, 19 December 1890, Page 2

THE RABBIT ACT.

Further Troseoutloiisla the R.M. Court this morning before, Colonel Roberts, E.M William Ealopner was ohargedat th instance of sub-Inspeotor J W Smit' with failing to destroy rabbits on bi property on the Upper {Plain;'. The defendant pleaded not' guiltj Inspector JohnDrummbhd,BWon: stated that on the 10th fast,, in con: pany with' Inspector Smith, h saw the' labbita ~,; very;, .humerou on parts of the property of defendanl and saw nobody rabbiting. Be wa on the high table land by' the rive and in the : 'hop gardens, ; and saw i number of young rabbits and warreni The breeding season was. now on. d F Gayfer, rabbit agont, 'depose that ho was on the. defendant' property' on November 18th am found the .rabbita numerous;, H saw nobody destroying rabhitswhei how&a thoro. ...,,, Defendant: What part of th property did you.find rabbits on?., Witness: I found them noarly aj over the; property. Did you not toll me you would giv me a clean sheet for certain parts? I know nothing about a oloai sheot. ', Did you see rabbits,on.the flat ? I did, but I found them mor numerous on the terrace. . Why did you not kill the rabbit when you saw them? . • Thatwas not my business.': How is it you do not kill th rabbits o» the Crown Lands? That's got nothing to do with mi J3ut it has got something to do witl you. How can I kill the rabbit when the Crown Lands are swarmin with them? Are the rabbits on th Crown Lands being killed? Idonltknow. Are you aware that the rabbits o the Crown Lands eat out the adjoit ing properties? I know no such thing?. . Do you consider it fair to go on man's ground and disturb his cattl after dark ? I have nothing to do with that.. Ifou saw a man killing rabbits c my property when you werethere! , I did not. How could you when you.oame i nine o'clock at night? '- A rabbiter should have ■ bee killing when I was there, . But I do not expect a man to ki rabbits more than oight hours a da; (laughter,) . ' , J.Wallacq Smith, inspector i stock for' the ! Wairarapa, depose that Mr Falconer was fined under tt Oth section of the Act on the 10th c October last, (He mfihn given'; month to satisfy the inspectors. H had on several occasions interviewe Mr Faloner and told him what • tt result would he if ho did. not tat efficient steps. On the Brd of Decon ber he was -on the property 'an found the rabbits numerous, A be was killing them, but the stops take were quite inadequate. Hb took M Falconer over the property on tha date and showed him the rabbi' ruuning about in numbers, Yisite the property again on the 10th, bi could see no difference, Thebreedin season was now on, and there. was> greater number of young rabbil about, , - Defendant; You went over pari < the property in oomp&ny with mi Did you see rabbita? Witness; I did.

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