Sib, — No one can deny that Mr C. G. Tripp has done a great amount of good by publicly sbowning the great amount of danger there is m allowing the rabbits to get the upper hand, and no doubt the community immediately concerned hcartly thank him for it. At the same time, I think that gentleman's remarks and warning would have greater weight were ho to ascertain, as far as possible, whether such extracts were founded on bond fide facts. I refer particularly to the quotation from Mr McGregor's letter, which leads one not acquainted with the Mackenzie Lake district to think that bunny has become established on the western side of Lake Pukaki, which I (as one well acquainted with that part) deny to be a fact. Indeed, bo scarce are the rabbits there, that I coulo safely bet Mr McGregor anew hat — a rabbit fur felt one at that too — that he could not catch as many rabbits there' m a day as he used three years ago on the western sborea of Lake Tekapo. There was not any necessity for a government staff of people to be located then m Mr McGregor's locality. Neverthe less, I cannot ignore that such a staff would be a safeguard against "the invasion," the prophets prophesy is likely to occur, and such a staff if not quickly organised and despatched to the scene of action, will have "myriads" out of the Ohau Gorge to battle against, and by the app&rent marvellous speed such "myriads" are advancing I advise our local rabbit inspector to engage all the unemployed available m Timarn, Oamaru, and the surrounding districts to proceed up the Pukaki Gorge, if they do. not come m contact with the enemy ere they pass oven the Tekapo Gorge ; for it was only a month or so ago that I " got the Back" m the Ohau- Pukaki vicinity, and then I emphatically deny that the rabbit pest was showing the slightest signs of assuming a threatening attitude. 