§ Mr. DUCKWORTHasked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the result up to date of the efforts recently made by the Ministry with a view to dealing with the musk rat nuisance in the Shrewsbury district?
§ Major ELLIOT:The survey of the infested area has already been completed and its present limits defined. Thirty trappers are now engaged, and considerable progress is being made in the control of the situation. The total number of musk rats recorded as being caught in the area since May last is 1,550.