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(vi) A holding shall not cease to form part of a group, by reason 

 only of any change of ownership in respect of such holding, 

 or of any other holding within such group ; but any owner 

 may, with the permission of the Babbit Board, and subject 

 to any conditions which it may impose, detach his holding 

 from the group of which it formed part if the boundaries of 

 such holding have been made rabbit-proof. 



(vn) If at any time it shall appear to the Babbit Board that a 

 group of holdings is too large for the effective destruction of 

 rabbits, and that the owners holding not less than one-half 

 of the grouped lands desire that such group may be subdi- 

 vided, it shall be lawful for the Board to authorise the 

 subdivision of such group, and to determine the line or lines 

 of subdivision. And the subdivision rabbit-proof fence or 

 fences shall, in all respects, be dealt with as if the same 

 formed part of the ring fence of such group. 



PABT III. 



Destruction of rabbits by owners and occupiers Offences, 8fc. 



39. It shall be the duty of every owner and of every occupier Duty of occupiers 

 of any holding or lands from time to time to suppress and destroy, 5 nc l ownci i!u-? 



i 11 i i J.-L- 1JJ.1 i-r-i- / ./' destroy rabbits. 



by all lawful means, at his own cost, and to the satisfaction of the 

 Babbit Board, rabbits which may from time to time be upon such 

 lands, or upon any roads bounding or intersecting the same, or any 

 part thereof. 



Any owner or occupier of any holding or lands who fails to Penalty for default, 

 fully and continuously perform such duty as aforesaid shall be liable 

 to a penalty on the first conviction of not more than ten pounds, and 

 on the second conviction of not more than ttventy-five pounds, and 

 on the third or any subsequent conviction of not more than fifty 

 pounds. 



40. The Governor may from time to time by proclamation in xaturai enemies of 

 the Gazette declare any animal to be a natural enemy of the rabbit, rabbits protected. 

 and prohibit within districts (whether Babbit Districts or not) to be 



specified in such proclamation the wilful wounding, killing, or cap- 

 turing, selling, or disposing of any such animal without a special 

 permit in that behalf, and may from time to time correct, modify, or 

 revoke any such proclamation. 



Any proclamation issued under the Babbit Act of 1890 whereby 

 any animal was declared to be a natural enemy of the rabbit, shall 

 continue in force according to the tenor thereof, unless and until 

 revoked under the provisions of this section. 



Any person who without lawful authority (the proof of which Penalty for lulling, 

 shall be on such person) wilfully wounds, kills, captures, or sells or Jf^byjf 11 cnemy 

 disposes of any animal declared to be a natural enemy of the rabbit 

 shall be liable to a penalty of not more than tioenty pounds. 



41. For the purpose of destroying or suppressing rabbits, any Any owner or 

 owner or occupier, may, at any time, with the consent of the B abbit oc . cu P ier mft y burn 



T> i c. i. i i j j -.LI T J.T without notice. 



Board first obtained, and notwithstanding anything in any Act con- 

 tained, burn or ignite any straw, stubble, grass, herbage, scrub, wood, 

 or other inflammable material on his land subject to conditions to be 

 imposed by the Board. 



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