THE RABBIT PEST

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 77, 13 March 1933, Page 11

THE RABBIT PEST

HAWKE’S BAY INSPECTORS. REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY. The following were the reports of the inspectors of the Hawke’s Bay Board of Rabbit Trustees for the month of February last:— Inspector M. MacKinnon: Started two and signs on Moeangiangi, same on Tutira Station, signs on Turner’s and J. Lowe’s. Signs on Waiohiki golf links, the Tutaekuri riverbed, started two un Mahony’s and Mcce.h’s and signs on Dolbell’s. Signs on Hewitt’s, Russell’s, and Livingstone’s, and started one on Gascoigne’s. Killed one and signs on Simmon’s, started one on Glazebrook’s and one on Puddle’s. Signs on McKay’s, McKinnon’s, Ridgeniont, Mahony’s, and Moeangiangi. Start'd one and signs on J. Tait’s, signs on Mclvor’s, Smith’s, Goulter's, John Tait’s, and Mrs Fernie’s. Killed one and saw scattered signs on Kotemaori. Signs on Crown land, late Kennedy’s, on Willow Flat, Richard's, Smith’s, Heid’s, Punia, Porter’s, railway reserve and Arnold’s. Started two on Bennett’s and signs on Crown lands, late Bealer’s. Signs on Tangoio lake property. Inspector W. Murison: Started one on Standige’s, signs on Morrison Bros., killed one and started three on A. W. Parson’s. Signs on Hutt’s, started two on D. J. Holden’s, one and killed a runner on Henderson’s and McKay’s, and killed one on King’s and started two on McKenzie’s. Started one on Frederickson’s, two on Ashcott, one on Inglis’s, two on Ongaonga sports ground. Traces on Haldane’s, Daniel’s, and J. Bibby’s. Started three and killed a stop of five on J. Renchen's, started one on Pettit’s, saw traces on Bradley’s and Whitworth’s. Killed one on Harris’s, traces on J. Russell’s, Cole’s, and Kirk’s. Signs on Sullivan’s, killed one on Sabin ’s, signs on Lucas’s, started one on Cauldwell’s, one on Worsnop’s, and one on Knapp’s. Signs on Nash’s and J. Simmons’s. Signs on Richardson’s and Gwavas, started two on boundary of Nelson’s and Clarkson’s. Started two on H. Addis's and one on Gwavas.

Inspector Campbell: Signs and saw three on W, A. Couper’s, killed seven and got a nest of seven on small island recently occupied by Couper. Signs on H. Tiffen’s, Nuttall’s, Crampton’s, and Sinclair’s. Same on Beechan’s, Lincoln’s, Ryan’s, and McAulay’s. Signs on Te Apiti, Shadbolt’s, Peacock’s, and Brodie’s. Signs on Waipuna and on Millar’s, killed one and saw two others on Mangakuri, killed one on A. Williams’s. Signs on Akiu's, Norris’s, and Burt’s. Saw one on Mrs G. Logan’s, signs on Butler’s,'W. Kittow’s, and killed one and saw one on Fleming Bros’. Saw one in the bush paddock on Gollan’s. Saw one near homestead on Waiwera, killed one and got a nest of four and one of seven in back paddocks on A. W. Elliott’s. Signs on Stoddart’s, saw two on Mt. Spencer .and two on Monckton’s. Signs on Johnston’s, killed one and saw four on th. lake station. Signs on E. and J. McNutt's, killed one on J. Todd’s and one on Cates’s. Killed one on Elliott’s senior, signs on Gibbin’s and Peacock’s. Signs on river junction and at the back of Witherow’s. Inspector Cuff: Ruaroa—Traces on Riddell’s, Bond’s, killed one in bush reserve, signs on Kelly’s and Dazzler’s. Matamau: Killed two on reserve, started one on Rose’s, one on Mrs Sargent’s and signs on Bais’ and Edgecombe’s. Started one on Thorburn and one on Russell’s. Traces on Murphy’s. Started one on Cau’s, traces in several places there, signs on Francis’s and Vella's. Dannevirke: Killed one in abbatoir reserve, and one on Burnett’s. Glengarry: Killed one on Thodsen’s, one on Prentice’s, signs on Corkery’s. Mangatoro: Started two on Mitchell’s, and Harris’s. Weber: Traces and started two on Waipatiki Hill, started one on Bernsten’s, started one on Cross’s and one on Munro’s. Traces on Palmer’s. Wimbledon: Killed one on Gollan’s, one on Speedy’s, signs on Herbert’s, killed one on Tautane, started one on Sideman’s and killed one on C. Hale’s. Weber: Traces ou Franklin’s and Riddell’s, traces on Cross’s, started two on Small’s, one on Campbell’s, two and saw numerous traces on Waihi river road. Traces on C. Thomas’s and McLean’s. Traces on Cameron’s, started two on F. Cameron’s, traces on D. McLean's, on Alloway’s, same and started two on Monrad and Elliott’s. Traces on Gibbin’s, started one on tup eud ol Monrad’s. Mangato-o: Traces and started one on Harvjz'.v trices on lloiW-'J, started one on McGibbin’s and one on Rigg’s.

Inspector R. rfhi.rt. Traces on Hewitt’s, llnsftil’s, Li■ingstone’s, Whanekino, and Olrig. If:lied one on Simmons’s, and started one on Gascoigne’s, started one on Puddle's, signs on McKay’s, Mahoney’s, McKinnon’s, and Ridgemouut’s. Signs on Moeangiangi station, started one and saw signs on Tait’s. Signs on Mrs Fernie’s, Tait’s,

Mclvor’s and Smith’s. Signs and started two on Goulter’s. Signs on Crown land (Lake Kennedy), killed, one and scattered signs on Kotemaori. Signs on Willow Flat and Richards’s, same on Smith’s. Signs and started one on Pohio’s, signs on Peter’s and railway reserve at Waikoao, same on Bullock’s, Davis’s and Arnoli’s. Started two on Bennett’s, signs on Tangoio lake, traces on riverbed at Dartmoor.

It is a well known fact that strain involved by constant close work month after month, year in year out under trying circumstances has compelled thousands to wear glasses. Advice concerning your eyes is essential. H. M. Bennett, Napier.” An effective method of eradicating the Californian thistle that is used in America requires a flock of turkeys and a maize crop. The maize is planted over the thistle patch, and after the maize has been removed, the turkeys are turned on to the field, where they nip off all the young shoos# as they emerge from tho groftnd,