1 82 THE RABBIT 



The Act contains eleven sections. 

 The first section provides that : 

 Every occupier of land shall have a right insepar- 

 able from his occupation to kill ground game thereon, 

 concurrently with any other person who may be entitled 

 to it, subject to the following limitations : 



Subsection i. The occupier shall kill and take 

 ground game only by himself or by persons duly 

 authorised by him in writing : 



{ii) The occupier himself and one other person 

 authorised in wTiting by such occupier shall 

 be the only persons entitled under this Act to 

 kill ground game tvith firearms ; 

 {b) No person shall be authorised by the occu- 

 pier to kill or take ground game, except 

 members of his household resident on the 

 land, persons in his ordinary service on such 

 land, and one other ^^Qrson bond fide employed 

 by him for reward in taking ground game. 

 {c) Every person so authorised by the occupier, 

 on demand by any person having a concurrent 

 right to the ground game (or any person 

 authorised by him in writing to make such 

 demand) shall produce his authority, and in 

 default shall be deemed to be not an authorised 

 person. 



