THE RABBIT MENACE
Sir,—l think the rabbit menace is one that should be brought before public notice. You may not be aware of the full circumstances during the winter and spring of t’us year, but the fact now remains that the subsidy on milky does and young rabbits ceased on skins on November 18. Summer doe skins are now practically worthless, and the result is that there are no rabbiters inclined to resume their Job. with the result that, with their usual fecundity, the country, not only high, but also the plains in Canterbury and ,Otago, is becoming so infested that I predict the greatest plague these provinces have ever seen. .1 do not know the views of the' Minister in charge, but if he is not in favour of a sub-; sidy and expects sheep farmers to pay rabbiters to trap and, incidentally, farm rabbits, well, they cannot do it out of their 133 per cent, wool increase. The matter is rapidly getting out of hand, and not only that; even the low country farmers cannot do anything owing to shortage of ammunition. If you refer to your country, reporter, I think he will bear me out— Yours, etc., MERCATOR. Timaru, November 24, 1942.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23805, 26 November 1942, Page 6
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