THE GROUND GAME ACT 189 



one professional rabbit-killer for each farm, or whether 

 his right is limited under the Act to the appointment 

 of only one such person. We are not aware that this 

 point has ever been decided in a court of law. It 

 would probably depend whether all the farms were 

 included in one lease and treated as one holding, or 

 let under different leases. In the latter case it would 

 probably be held that he may appoint as many 

 persons as there are farms in his occupation. 



The ' form ' of authority to be given in writing is 

 not provided by the Act. The following may be 

 suggested as sufficient for the purpose : 



' In pursuance of the provisions of the Ground 

 Game Act 1880, I, A.B. of (give address), hereby 

 authorise C. D. ('a member of my household, in my 

 service,' or 'resident on the land in my occupation,' 

 as the case may be) to kill or take ground game for 

 me on any part of the land in my occupation in any 

 lawful manner,' except by shooting. 



'Dated this day of 1898. 



(Signed) A. B.' 



If the occupier intends to authorise shooting, the 

 for m may be varied thus : ' to kill or take ground 

 game by shooting, in the daytime only.' 



' Poison is declared to be unlawful by Section 6. 



