So much misunderstanding and confusion regarding the rabbit position in Western Australia appears to have arisen that possibly a brief explanation may be of help. Most of the difficulties seem to come from misunderstanding and misquoting of reports made by my officers and myself. For instance, I am supposed to have said that rabbits had increased ten times throughout Western Australia and also that they are present in plague form. Such allegations are obviously absurd, particularly as so much care has been taken to keep reports factual
