THE DEER QUESTION.
To the Editor. Sir,—The advocates of protection for deer in our forests have an unvarying champion in Mr Peter Hamilton of Tuatapere. Any assertion, from whatever source, that these destructive pests do any damage whatever, is spurned by him with disdainful contempt. He proclaims that with over seventy years experience in our forests he has never seen milling timber damaged by them, and I believe that may be so, as there are none so blind as those who will not see. The submission of proof against any contention of his has the same effect as the proverbial pouring of water on a duck’s back. Once an idea finds lodgment in his brain, nothing will shift it. In this respect he is most consistent. His efforts on behalf of deer may be likened to those of the “quack” doctor, “If they do no harm, they will do no good.”—l am, etc., ANTI-DEER.
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Southland Times, Issue 25311, 14 June 1935, Page 11
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154THE DEER QUESTION. Southland Times, Issue 25311, 14 June 1935, Page 11
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