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formation rcgarfliiig' the necessity of care in its application to 

 keep all lights or fire from the neighborhood of the parts while it 

 was fresh. 



One of our liner steamers had its cabin wood work attacked in 

 a similar manner, which on my recommendation was treated with 

 the al)ove remedy, that effectually stopped their depredations. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Alexander Craw, 



Supt. of Entomology and Inspector. 

 THE VALUE OE THE GOAT. 



Writing en the subject of the common (not the Angora) 

 goat, a correspondent at Xikenbah, Maryborough, says: — '*! 

 am aware that the common goat does not, as a rule, com- 

 mand the sympathy of the general public, but let me show 

 how these animals can be of great use to the settler on new 

 scrub lands. 



"I felled two pieces of scrub, each of about 20 acres, nearly 

 at the same time. The irmber on each block was burnt oft" 

 about six months ago. On one of the cleared portions my 

 goats were allowed to roam at will, with the result that to-day 

 tliere is scarcely a sucker of new growth or a weed to be seen 

 On the second block, wdiich was protected from the goats, the 

 new timber growth is 3 or 4 feet high, and would cost at least 

 15s. an acre to bring it to the condition of the other piece on 

 which the goats browsed." — Queensland Agriculture Journal. 



RABBIT DESTRUCTIOX BY DISEASE. 



A systematic investigation is about to be undertaken in 

 New South Wales to investigate the possibility of dealing with 

 the rabbit pest by means of introducing a contagious disease. 

 Funds are already at hand for the purpose and the experi- 

 ments are to be undertaken by Dr. Danysz. The annual loss 

 to Australia from rabbit depredation is enormous, and if the 

 attempts at control are only partially successful it is antici- 

 pated that a distinct gain will be attained as the sums expen- 

 ded every year upon wire netting are a great tax upon the 

 landowner. 



It is satisfactory to know that Dr. Danysz gives the most 

 positive assurance that his methods will be harmless to sheep, 

 birds and other animal life. 



