A SHILLING A SNOUT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 October 1926, Page 10

A SHILLING A SNOUT

SMOKED SOUVENIRS THE WILD PIG AND THE RUSH FARM •Judging by a report appearing in the -'Raw-era'-SI nr" of I si. October, llio Forest Service is now preparing to buy wild pig snouts at one shilling each, but as the Government's annual allocation for the purpose is limited, and as it, is a case of first conic first served, anyone with ji collection of wild pig snouts bail better send I hem along at an early date. A Forest Service oll'ieer told Hie. reporter that "Ihe allocation was limilcd, so that only a certain number of finouls could be accepted eucll year. Last April (he Department paid for about. 5000 snouts which had been crowded onl tlio previous November, which left, about. 12,000 the Dcpartirtonl could accept this year. Already 5000 of this season's snouts were to hand, and many more were expected." He also staled that it was on last Thursday thai, circulars with regard to Ihe shilling royalty were sent out, "and on Friday the first consignment of 186 snouts c.inie to hand, followed shortly afterwards by I mis of 1600 and :>OOO while nnolher consignment of 2000 was expected that day." Having been smoked in the interest," tvf isanilalin.ii — the wild pigs' snouts attain the properly of currency. Crowded out of one season, it seems |.h;il, they can he bunked for .-mother. The smoked snout;, ciifi be forwarded through (he posl in sealed litis. Before this system was adopted, a portion of (lie Government's fund was expended administratively in collecting the snouts. Now the eosl is cul out. ;is Ihe snouts come to the. Forest Service. "We find Ihe system working very well," staled the officer. ""Where before ;i lot ( ,f || )( i money alloehTed us for the purpose of royalties was spent in collecting Ihe snouts, it is now all utilised in paying oul to those responsible for 11,,. killing of the animals. He added (hat the payment of'one shilling was shared by (he State Forest Service and Ihe. Departments of Agriculture mid Lands. The only voucher required is the. cooked snout. Stowed away in I ins of varying sizes on the roof of a building in Rangilikei street. T'almerston North, (11 o snouts looked like dried figs. Large and small and r-inoke-dried. these emblems ol Ihe chaw represen'fed 5000 pics- or at, Ik rar-11. ;i total royally of £250. •'f'eojjlo in the (owns and cities-do not realise, what a. serious menace wild p/gK arc in! Ihe remote parlj-i of f,ho Ta.fMiw'ki arid Wanga'nui districts " remarked the off) nor. f/o ar.fr/rv] |,li,-|f. f.hi< mortality they mused artiong lambs v/i).'! very great