EAST COAST RABBIT BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17058, 12 June 1926, Page 6

EAST COAST RABBIT BOARD.

MONTHLY MIvETiX

> ’J'lio monthly meeting m the East 1 oast Kalibit Board wav held this morning. Present : .Messrs. It, M. Hutchinson (chairman), M. T. Trafiord, and !). Boss (Inspector of Stock). Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Holden and Williams.

Chief Inspector A. McGill reported having inspected tlies Muliaka native block, J’utcre. Pihauui, and MaitngaLaiiiwba, and bad found the country in good order, inspector Lawson had gone over a. large portion of the districts of Ttuakituri, Oliuka, Wailn, Waikaremoana, Wiiireka, tltoi, and Cricklewood, wliicli blocks he bad found m good order, no traces of rabbits being seen. Inspector Burgess had visited ituatoki, Te Teko, Waiobau, Kopunki. Galatea, Te Wliaiti, and Whirinaki No. 4. These blocks wore very clean, although odd rabbits were caught. There were five rabbits caught at Te Teko on Mr. Reynold's property, but the country was now clean. Two gangs had started to poison the back country from Rankitaiki to the Wiaou stream, and with good weather tlie work should be finished in three weeks. The number of rabbits killed during the month was as follows: Wairoa side—Moliaka 3, Wailiua 4, i’utere 4, Wailii ], Wairoa 1; total 13. (Inlatea side —To Teko 5, Waiobau 2,. Te Hbhiti 3, (latalea. 5, sand bills, Whakatatie 2: total .17.

The report was adopted, expressions of sympathy towards Inspector McGill in his illness being made.

Tile secretary of tlie North Island '.Babbit Boards' Association wrote, forwarding a. draft of the constitution of the Association for the approval of the Board.—Members agreed that the Board had not authority to subscribe to (lie Association out of tlie Board’s funds, and also that they could sec no advantakc in joining. The matter was left m the hands of the chairman to make further inquiries.

Amounts amounting to £2596 Os 6d were passed for payment.