THE TICK PEST.
[Per Press Association.] BRISBANE, Sept. 8. A deputation of pastoralists asked for a reduction of rents in the tick infested areas. They stated that in the northern district the ravages of the pest had been so serious that the question was whether it would not be better for the pastoralists to abandon the runs, as they thought that the only thing to be done was to allow the country to be relieved of stock and the grass burned off, which would take two years. A number of instances were given where the tick had reduced stocks by from 50 to 75 per cent. The Minister of Lands sympatliised with the deputation, and promised that the Cabinet would consider tho matter. It was, he said, a difficult subject to deal with, because if the Government granted relief in this case it would open the ddor "for the holders of rabbit and drought stricken areas to come in for similar assistance.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5664, 8 September 1896, Page 3
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162THE TICK PEST. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5664, 8 September 1896, Page 3
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