Hurunui Rabbit Board
Organization
Biography
The Hurunui Rabbit Board was formed in 1887 to stop the spread of rabbits in the Amuri district. They raised £12,000 and commissioned the building of an 80 mile (128 kilometre) high-quality rabbit-proof fence. Despite their best efforts rabbits did get through. In 1928 the Hurunui Rabbit Board decided it could no longer maintain the fences and sold them to respective landowners.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Hurunui Rabbit Board records
Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0062
Scope and Contents
The records of the Hurunui Rabbit Board includes letter books and papers. The papers in the folder include various notes and reports, and 6 poems by J.H. Davison.
Dates:
1887-1928