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Clause 29. 



Ralbit Hoard may order destruction on private lands. 



29. A Babbit Board may, by notice in the Gazette, specify 



(a) a date (not being less than months from the date of the notice) on or before 



which the owners and occupiers of all private holdings and lands within the Eabbit 



District shall respectively commence the work of suppressing and destroying rabbits 



on all such holdings and lands ; and 



(J) a period during which the said work shall be continued and systematically carried out ; 



and 

 (c) the means (being lawful means and not expressly disapproved of by the Governor) 



which shall be adopted for the carrying out the said work. 



Any such notice, or an abstract thereof, shall also be published in some of the news- 

 papers circulating in the Babbit District ; but any omission to publish the same shall not affect 

 the validity of the notice published in the Gazette. 



The Eabbit Board may also give to the owner or occupier of any private holding or lauds 

 within the Eabbit District a' peremptory notice in writing to forthwith suppress and destroy 

 ail rabbits on such holding or lands, and to adopt such means for the purpose as may bo 

 specified in the notice. 



Mr. J. M. ATKINSON said that at line 11 he would move that the word " private " be omitted before 

 " holdings and lands." 



Mr. STINSON seconded the motion. 



Mr. T. BROWN, M.L.A. (Budgerabong), wished to know if lie was to understand that it was the 

 intention of the mover of this amendment that the Board should not have the power to compel the 

 killing of rabbits on lands held privately. 



Mr. AViLKES (Broken Hill) had an amendment before that. In subsection A the word " months " 

 should be struck out and " fourteen days " be put in. 



Mr. AViLKES* (Broken Hill) amendment lapsed for want of a seconder. 



Mr. AViLKES (Broken ITill) altered his motion to "one month." 



Mr. BRETT (Tirana) seconded it. 



Mr. BACON (Brewarrina) thought it should be more than that. He would move that it be "not 

 less than two months." A man might want to get phosphorus and other things, and he would not have 

 time if it were less than two months in many cases. 



Mr. J. M. ATKINSON seconded pro forma. 



Members : Make it three. 



Mr. BACON (Brewarriua) said that in deference to some of the members he would make it three 

 mouths. 



The CHAIRMAN then put Mr. Bacon's amendment to the meeting to insert three mouths, and it 

 was lost by 16 votes to 10. 



As the CHAIRMAN was about to put the original motion, 



Mr. HEBDEN (Wanaaring) proposed that it be two months, and Mr. Moore seconded it. 



The CHAIRMAN then put Mr. Hebden's amendment, and it was carried. 



Mr. ATKINSON'S amendment, that the word " private " be omitted, was then put and carried by a 

 large majority. 



Mr. FLANAGAN (Gunbar) referred to the following words in clause 29: " Any such notice or 

 abstract thereof shall also be published in some of the newspapers circulating in the Eabbit District, but 

 any omission to publish the same shall not affect the validity of the notice." He did not think it should 

 be penal against a man who never saw the Government Gazette. He did not object to it appearing in the 

 Gazette, but he did not want it to be penal if any landholder did not commence to kill rabbits on any day, 

 unless it was also published in the local paper. He would move that in line 20 the words, " but any 

 omission to publish the same shall not affect the validity of the notice published in the Gazette " be 

 omitted. 



Mr. VANSTON seconded it. 



Mr. LITTLE (Bullock Creek North) thought a personal notice should be served. It would be very 

 much better. 



Mr. BACON (Brewarrina) moved that the notice be sent by registered letter. He thought 

 this should be added to the clause ; but he would support Mr. Flanagan's motion, and if these words 

 were struck out, he would move that this should be added. 



The Honorable BUPEBT CABINGTON (Jerilderie) opposed it on the grounds of expense. It would 

 cost 4d. to register a letter and 2d. for the original postage ; this would be 6d. on every landowner, Let 

 the proclamation be stuck outside the post office. 



Mr. FLANAGAN (Gunbar) accepted Mr. Bacon's addition. 



Mr. LESLIE (Forbes) wished to draw their attention to clause 57 in the Act, which made provision 

 for the giving of notice. This, he thought, would cover the whole ground. 



The CHAIRMAN thought Mr. Bacon's amendment was not necessary, as clause 57 appeared to cover 

 the whole thing. He would, therefore, put Mr. Flanagan's motion, that these words be omitted, without 

 taking any notice of Mr. Bacon's addition. 



The CHAIRMAN then put Mr. Flanagan's amendment, which was carried by 20 votes to 1-i. 



Mr. BACON (Brewarrina) moved that "private" be struck out in line 2i, clause 2!). 



Mr. LESLIE (Forbes) seconded it. 



The question was put to the Conference and carried. 



Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) moved to insert the following words in line 25, " to destroy to the best of 

 their means and ability " in the place of the word " all" which should be taken out. 



Mr. T. BROWN, M.L.A. (Budgerabong), pointed out to Mr. Alison that the effect of his amendment 

 would be that the Boards would not be able to carry out this clause. Who could determine " what was 

 his ab.i'Hy " ev'eut the man himself, tuiil he might say he had no ability at .ll. According to the amend- 

 ment, could the Board step in and carry out the provision ? It should be left to the Board to determine 

 whether everything h?d Vieon carried out properly. Mr. 



