THE RABBIT PEST.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5338, 16 August 1895, Page 2

THE RABBIT PEST.

' At a special meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Asaooiation, held on Wednesday to consider matters oonnected with the grand stand, correspondence waa received from the Chairman of the conference recently held in Aehbuitonto consider the rabbit question, enclosing the following resolution :— "That this meeting of runholders and settlers in Canterbury (north of the Bangitata River) requests the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association to use their influence in farthering the proposed protective measures for saving North Canterbury from the devastation that would undoubtedly follow an Influx of rabbits, and hopeß that to thiß end the Association will place its views upon the subject before the Government and the members of Parliament representing the diltriot interested." It waa unanimously resolved to support the resolution. The following letter has been accordingly forwarded to the Minister of Lands :— "Chriatchuroh, August 15, 1895. The Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington. Sir,— l have the honour, by direction of the committee of this Association, to call your attention to the meetings whioh have been held by runholders and settlers in Canterbury (north of theßangitata) with regard to protecting that district from the incursion of rabbits. I am desired to point out that this Association fully recognises the grave importance of the matter at issue, and fully endorses the opinions expressed by the settlers, that prompt measures should be taken for the erection of protective fencing, before the ! pest gets any serious hold upon the dia- ; trict named, the opinion being that, in I dealing with the rabbit nuisance, preven- : tion is at all timeß more economical and more effeotive than cure.— l have, &0., E. G. Stavblet, President Canterbury Agricultural and Pa»toral|Anooiation. M