HURUNI RABBIT BOARD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18185, 23 September 1924, Page 11

HURUNI RABBIT BOARD.

IgpW.THB EDITOR . OP •' "THB ' PBESB " B^Sir,—l think that Mr Burrows made suggestion in Ixis letter to fl®feSsturday ! ? "Press" (abdut the new rabbit fence from the - .Waipara), ; when- lie of the fences..that arc Huruniii Rabbit.District and. Ppjjra§%ontrol of the Board should be |fpj|fghfr .into proper use. before erect;fences,- thereby ..proving; that Saypatcan be exterminated by fencing Igßfclilocks. I think that "Cheviot iSM&vbe'aVe.ry good part to start on, llpit'is hots" almost fenced off. All gj||«|is needed is the -old western fence :in order which runs 3||j|pfft : the Board's fence along the tlie. Hurun'ui. This is a ißtfood. ffence wtth rabbit netting,"but of the owners have repaired •pipit---part and others are' doing: so. fffiwfercr, the - repair work only costs per-chain to mako it a real p|?ji'fence. .Then, after that,'all that wanted would be ■a- gate at iffifr'Jlunmui bridge. The 'Hurunui wfluld be auite'a sufficient fenco for the time. There , would then block of SO,OOO acre's to start very littio money' spent on j the destroying of the rabbits to- \ arsrtHers. -The -Board-would-have on to do that, and group i into'blocks, with- somaiiy i p?a doing poisoning, and others .coming ; i&gr with dogs and ferrets. I do be- ;; jP*& that in. that , way Cheviot, could ■i |wweaned of rabbits in two winters or j months' time. Of course, the ® IjPkjs- would have to pay for the < iSfwij and those who did their own i |jißntry: properly would not have the 1M& P u t on their land. —Yours, etc., * CHEVIOT SETTLER.