THE RABBIT PEST

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10521, 24 February 1920, Page 3

THE RABBIT PEST

INTERESTING CASE AT CHRISTCHURCH. TEH PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTOHURCH, February 23. Reserved judgment was delivered today by Mr Justice Herdman in a case in whioh Albeit Radford, inspector for tlie Banks Peninsula Rabbit Board, appealed against the decision of the Magistrate, Mr V. G. Day, in dismissing an information against Richard Candv, sheep farmer, who was charged with failing to take reasonable steps to destrby rabbits on his land. Mr Justice Herdman said the magistrate had dismissed the information on the ground that ho was not satisfied that appellant had takeii sufficient means to satisfy himself reasonably 'tlrat the requirements of the Act had not been fulfilled His Honour held that under the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882, the inspector's opinion was decisiyo when the question for determination was whether the acts done by an owner were such as were necessary for the destruction of rabbits. The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1918, made it clear that the magistrate should Wave" acted on "the opinion of the inspector:"' The'"appeal was allowed with costs. The cj.sc to remitted back to the magistrate ' for fur'thcr action.