THE RABBIT NUISANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2221, 2 October 1886, Page 2

THE RABBIT NUISANCE.

TO fHK EDI I OR. Sir. — The lafr; *' Snyder ' dome years a^o prnfe-^fd to have discovered that New Zealand \\.i~. a paradise of ?nobs. Ido not mean to question " SnyderV assertion, but to my mind the name is a harsh one, and will only bo u-ed by the vulgar. A great deal of noisy has tven mnde in Paterangi and surrounding districts about the Government ta'.ing in hand to destroy the rabbit 1 !, and compelling the owners of land to do so. Mr Ligeitwood, in particular, h:i^ made hirn^flf mn-picuous in opposition, .md he li.i> thought tit to call those tint were encf.iged in killing- the rabbits rather hard l.ames ; and at the meeting of iatepaycr«i at l'ateiangi last Saturday, he hai aligned the audience considerably on that Mihjpct. Now it is ,i vv ell-known fact that Mr Ligcrtvvood doe.-> not live on the j>ljco, that ft.r some time he has not paid the taxes, and when vied for road rates he denied ownership. Weil, one would think the only course left open for Mr Ligertwood to pursue with dignity would be to keep «ilent on the matter. I «aw by your paper some weeks apo that an individual o\er the signature " Haiapepe,"' .sent you a letter in which he objected to the rabbits being destroyed on Te Roie flat. I cannot see that " Hara[>epe" h.is anything whatever to do with it. Who is "H.irnpepe ?"' Well, I believe he is a srentleman in that district who has been without penteel employment, and cares not to soil his fingers with manual labour ; I fear some plain spoken people would put the matter thus— A New Zealand Miob out of a job— Xow, we (government stroke) gentlemen can sympathise with a brother who is not in clover, and I will take the liberty to counsel " Harapepe " to have patience. yoge.li«m, we tru-^t, is not yet played out in the colony, and if the Codbn Moth Bill should pass a number of gentlemen of the stamp of " Harapepe" will no doubt be required. — In conclusion, Mr Editor, allow me to inform such gentlemen that I have a claim to be employed by the Government in the New Zealand fur tradd — I can sign myself, Fair Shot. Te Rore, September 38th, ISBG.

Mr J. McNicol advertises for a lost do#. Mr D. Salmon's advertisement in another column. The u<mi.\l religious services are advertised eKewhere in this issue. The Waipa County Council invite tenders for fascimng and claying part of the Hamilton-Whatawhata road. Mr T. Hartly, teacher of music and : singine, Cambridge, is prepared to supply danco mu*ic for any part of the Waikato. Messrs Coates and Metcalfe warn storekeepers and others not to erect buildings on the Kuiti or Hangitaki station grounds. The hea\ y draught entire Duke of Bucclcugh will stand at Puketethis season, and travel to Hamilton and Ngaruawahia. Terms to suit the times. Messrs A. Buckland and Co. will sell at Waitoa on Thursday, the 14th October, 100 head of cattle, as per list. Intending buyers are notified that the date of the Newatead sale has been altered from Thursday, the 14th, to the following day, Friday, the 15th. Messrs A. Buckland and Co. are the auctioneers. Mr Robert King, late manager of the Palace Hotel, Ohinemutu, notifies that he has taken over the management of that old established and favourably known house, the Alpha Hotel, Kihikihi. A new system of dniug timber by surrounding it with common salt, is just now attracting attention. Tbo peculiar power of salt for absorbing moisture is well known. Asmks may be tupd in almost any qnintity; they ran -carcely be used too f:-< oly up to 100 bu-hols per acre. This oi <p'itv wonM be the cheapest method of enriching a field.