§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the cost, to date, of his Department's pest officers' system; how many rats were caught by these officers during 1955; and at what cost per rat.
Mr. AmoryThe rat destruction service operated by county agricultural executive committees, under the supervision of pest officers, is available to farmers on a repayment basis and is self-supporting. It is not possible to say how many rats were killed.