Unusual Order.
p. 42 · Read in the full issue
Import of Live Rabbits Into Tahiti.
AN unusual order on an Australian shipper, and one that was hailed with delight in pastoral circles, came from Tahiti recently when a Papeete agent instructed a Sydney firm to forward “24 rabbits, common Australian, for breeding purposes.”
The exporter explained that the rabbits were required for propagation purposes in Tahiti, where growth is so prolific that there is difficulty in keep ing cultivated areas clear. Tahiti has long been a market for Australian frozen rabbits, as French people consider them a delicacy; but this is the first order for live ones.
Exporters in touch with the Pacific Islands are watching the experiment closely and hope for its success in view of Australia’s illimitable supply. Be sides the crate of rabbits, the same con signment included 24 hares, 27 birds, and the two-year-old pacing-colt, Walla Haere, son of Walla Walla, which re cently broke the Australian mile trot ting record, and the bay gelding Crow del, a winner of various races in New South Wales and Victoria.