THE RABBIT CONFERENCE, 



HELD MARCH 9rn, lOur, llur, 12nr, 13nr, 13rir, AND 17m, 1897. 



Report of Proceedings, for presentation to the Honorable J. H. Carruthers, 



Minister for Lands. 



THE proceedings were opened by the Minister, who had invited representatives from 

 the different Stock and Pasture Board?, Selectors' Associations, and Farmers' Unions 

 in the country, as well as from the leading Agency Firms of Sydney, to take part in 

 the deliberations for the purpose of discussing the provisions of the Babbit 

 Destruction Bill, with a view to making fresh recommendations on which to base an 

 amended Bill. 



Mr. Allen Lakeman was unanimously elected Chairman of the Conference, in 

 which the following gentlemen took part : 



A. II. M'Collough, Deniliquin. 

 E. 



A. Lakeman, Hay. 

 Alfred Brown, Narrabri. 

 A. Cudmore, Wentworth. 

 John Dill, Hay. 

 F. "VV. Bacon, Brcwarriua. 

 Philip Oakden, Cobar. 

 J. Willies, Broken Hill. 

 J. W. Brougham, Menindie. 

 A. Laurence, Balranald. 

 T. S. Pearse, Orange. 

 T. C. Worboys, Orange. 

 11. T. B. Gaden, Dubbo. 

 T. Leslie, Forbes. 



A. Anderson, Corowa. 



W. T. Lawry, at invitation of Minister. 



J. Hayes, M.L.A., Deniliquin. 



H. C. Taylor, Lands Department. 



W. II. Armstrong, Cauonbar. 



J. B. Black, Warialda. 



C. Fetherstonhaugh, Coonabarabran. 



J. H. Davies, Gunnedab. 



J. M. Atkinson, at invitation of Minister. 



W. Alison, Canonbar. 



B. Gibson, Hay. 



A. L. P. Cameron, Ivanhoe. 

 J. Flanagan, Gunbar. 



F. A. Oatley, at the invitation of Minister. 

 E. Hayes, do. 



G, G. Freeman, do. 

 Sides, Hay. 



A. Stinsou, Coolamon. 

 P. B. Brett, Tirana. 

 J. J. Baylis, Narrandera. 

 C. J. Bolton, Wagga. 

 G. C. Little, Bullock Creek, N. 

 T. Brown, M.L.A., Budgerabong. 

 T. Looney, Bullock Creek, S. 

 11. H. Maund, O'Connell. 

 B. H. Kirkpatrick, Nyngan. 

 John Ward, Nyngan. 

 G. Davidson, Condobolin. 

 E. Locke, Macquarie. 

 J. B. Varcoe, Hillston. 

 A. dimming, Hillstou. 

 S. Nixon, Gunbar. 

 P. J. Gorman, Berrigan. 

 J. B. Cook, Beringerry. 

 W. B. Moore, Goodooga. 

 T. H. Hassall, M.L.A., Moree. 

 Honorable B. Carington, Jerilderie. 

 A. T. Brooke, Boggabri. 

 John M'Aneney, Trundle. 

 Charles Hebden, Wanaaring. 

 J. Stephenson, at invitation of Minister. 

 W. Vanston, Goodooga. 

 A. Boss, Hume. 

 J. Trefle, Temora. 

 J. M'Grath, Mossgiel. 



The Conference proceeded to discuss the subject for which they had assembled. 



The result of the deliberations of the Conference was the adoption of the 

 following resolutions : 



Clause 1, as printed, passed. 

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