DRAWING A COVER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 825, 1 February 1868, Page 2

DRAWING A COVER

TO THE EDITOR OF THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE. would seek to call the attention of the authorities to a flagrant breach of one of our most recent statutes, committed by the introduction into this colony of some of the animals specially interdicted in the Game Laws Act of last session. I refer to the fact of there having appeared within a recent period, in the J!angitikei district, one at least for certain, of the fox tribe. The 29th section of the Act in question provides that “it shall not be lawful for any person to introduce any fox, venemous reptile, hawk, vulture, or other bird of prey,” under a penalty of £IOO. Now, Sir, besides there being many birds of prey domiciled in our midst, it is a notorious fact that there is an old fox at present earthed in the Rangitikei cover. There is no misconception about it. Sir, and the tiling demands the intervention of the authorities without delay, for there is no saying how soon this inhibited animal will sally from his den and ravage the country side of the geese which are.plentiful there. Itwas a most lauditory and a natural precaution on the part of the Premier, Mr Stafford, together with the other members of the Ministry and their supporters in the House, to put such animals under the ban, on account of the salutory dread entertained of their ravenous propensities, besides these lion members having had in some instances practical experience of their hen roosts being disturbed. Actuated by like peaceful and L flatter myself patriotic feelings, I now' feel it my duty to make the thing known by acquainting their

honours that a certain knowing fox, by which some of them have suffered in days past, has again, in defiance of all law, made his appearance in the country, and it is not unlikely that unless some extraordinary measures be at once 'taken, the “varmint,” not content with foraying this immediate district, will poach on the Government preserves. What the informer’s reward is for the tallyho, the Act does not set forth—but doubtless in a matter of such public importance and one on which the future Government of the country depends, the Ministry will be disposed to give a handsome doceur, against which event I enclose my card, and subscribe myself, January 30- Hunter.