THE RABBIT PEST
TO mP. EDITOR Of TB* PRE 33. Sir—With regard to rabbit trapping as a means of livelihood, may I draw attention to one serious drawback, particularly to those who have only sufficient traps to work on a small scale? Two lads working together send in an average of two dozen carcases a day, which, at the ruling price, looks like a cheque for 9s. But no. Railway freight charges are no less than 2s 5:1, the charges made being 2s for the first dozen and 5d for every dozen thereafter. It may be readily seen that to the man trapping on a larger scale, sending in, say, 12 dozen a day, this represents an average freight bill of a fraction more than 6Jd a dozen, as against Is a dozen to the lads. Would it not be better to charge a flat rate of perhaps 6d a dozen and give the lads the satisfaction of knowing that they are getting a square deal.—Yours, etc., SQUARE DEAL. Rakaia, February 9, 1934.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21086, 10 February 1934, Page 9
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