12 Rabbit. 



cost of making rabbit-proof any existing fence around such holding or 

 land within such external boundaries ; and it shall be immaterial 

 whether the said external boundaries have been made rabbit-proof 

 before or after tbe passing of this Act. 



Grouped holdings. 33. A group of holdings shall be deemed to be a single holding 



so far as regards any such contribution towards the cost of the erection, 

 maintenance, or repair of rabbit-proof fencing as may be payable by 

 or to the owners of adjoining holdings outside the group. And the 

 following provisions shall apply to the holdings forming part of a 

 group, and to the owners thereof : 



(i) The liabilities of such owners as between themselves, in 

 respect of sums expended or to be expended for the erection 

 or repair of the ring fence, or of amounts paid or to be paid 

 as contributions towards the cost or maintenance of any 

 portion of such fence, shall be proportionate to the respective 

 areas of the holdings of such owners, and in any case of 

 dispute shall be declared by the Local Land Board ; and the 

 amount declared by such Board to be payable by any such 

 owner shall be a charge upon his holding. 



(n) The majority in number of the owners whose lands may for 

 the time being constitute a group may, from time to time, by 

 an instrument in the prescribed form, appoint any person to 

 be the secretary of the group ; and proceedings may be taken 

 by or against the secretary for the time being of a group, as 

 nominal plaintiff or defendant representing all the owners of 

 all grouped lands. 



(in) In any case where a group of holdings is not known to have 

 a duly appointed secretai-y or the duly appointed secretary 

 cannot be found, the Rabbit Board of the District in which 

 such group or any portion thereof is situated may designate 

 the owner of any land included Avithin the group to be the 

 nominal defendant representing all the owners of all grouped 

 lands for the purposes of any proceedings proposed to be 

 taken against such group or such owners; and proceedings 

 may thereupon be taken against such owner as nominal 

 defendant in the same way as if he were the duly appointed 

 secretary of the group. 



(iv) In any case where judgment has been recovered against the 

 secretary of a group or other nominal defendant as aforesaid, 

 and has not been satisfied, or where an order for the payment 

 of money has been made against such secretary or other 

 nominal defendant, and has not been complied with, the 

 person entitled under such judgment or order may apply to 

 the Local Land Board to settle the respective amounts to be 

 contributed by the owners of the holdings within the group 

 for satisfaction of such judgment or compliance with such 

 order ; and the Local Land Board shall thereupon settle the 

 said respective amounts in proportion to the respective areas 

 of the holdings of such owners ; and the person entitled 

 under such judgment or order may take proceedings against 

 each or any of such holders for the amount settled by the 

 Local Land Board. 



(v) If any part of a holding within a group shall be withdrawn 

 from such holding, by reason of its becoming the subject of 

 any homestead selection or purchase or lease from the Crown, 

 or by reason of such holding being subdivided, Ihe new 

 holding created by such homestead selection or purchase, 

 lease, or subdivision shall be a holding within, and forming 

 part of, the group. 



(vi) 



