8 Malbit. 



(b) The degree to Avhich the public lands in question are infested 



by rabbits is so inconsiderable that no danger of adjoining 

 lands becoming infested thereby will be incurred for a period 

 of months. 



(c] The public lands in question are being so fenced off, or separ- 



ated by rabbit-proof fencing, from adjoining lands, as to 

 practically preclude or reduce to a minimum the danger of 

 adjoining lands becoming infested by the rabbits on such 

 public lands. 



Any such order staying proceedings under this section shall be under 

 the hand of the President of the Land Appeal Court, and shall be 

 obeyed by the Court to which it is directed, but shall in no case con- 

 tinue in force for a longer period than months from the date 

 of such order. 



PART II. 



Private JLabltit-proof fences Grouping of Holdings, Sfc. 

 Description of a 28. For the purposes of this Part, a rabbit-proof fence shall 



rabbit-proof fence. ^ ^^ ^ Qf the ^^ ^^ Qf fcn(je j, erein t l cscr ibe(l- 



(,) a substantial fence at least forty-two inches in width hung 

 with galvanised- wire netting of a maximum mesh of one and 

 a quarter inches for the lower width of eighteen inches, and 

 one inch and Five-eighths of an inch for the remaining width, 

 the wire in the netting being of a minimum gauge of 

 seventeen, such fence being furnished with suitable rabbit- 

 proof gates or other appliances at every necessary break in 

 the fence : Provided that all other dimensions of such fence, 

 including the height above ground, the depth below ground 

 of the posts thereof and of the wire netting thereon, and all 

 other details in connection therewith shall be in accordance 

 with specifications to be published in the Gazette by the 

 Babbit Board ; or 



(b) a fence erected in accordance with the requirements of the 



Rabbit Act of 1890 Avhile such Act was in force ; or 



(c) a fence reasonably sufficient in the opinion of the Land Board 



for the purpose of excluding rabbits. 



And the date when the rabbit-proof fence was erected or the 

 fence was made rabbit-proof shall be immaterial. 



The Rabbit Board of the District within which any fence 

 alleged to be rabbit-proof is situated shall, if so required in writing by 

 the owner of the fence, cause the said fence to be inspected; and if the 

 Rabbit Board, after such inspection, is satisfied that the fence alleged to 

 be rabbit-proof is rabbit- proof it shall grant a certificate to that effect ; 

 or if not so satisfied shall specify the repairs or modifications which are 

 required to make such fence rabbit-proof ; and when such repairs or 

 modifications have been effected the Rabbit Board shall cause the said 

 fence to be again inspected, and if then satisfied that the fence is 

 rabbit-proof, it shall grant a certificate to that effect. 



Upon any proceeding before a Local Land Board in respect of 

 a rabbit-proof fence a certificate by the Rabbit Board that a fence is 

 rabbit-proof shall be prima facie evidence of the fact ; and evidence in 

 rebuttal shall not be adduced, unless the party intending to adduce 

 such evidence has given to the other party the prescribed notice of 

 his intention to adduce the same. 



29. 



