THE CATTLE RESOUE CASE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1489, 22 February 1887, Page 2

THE CATTLE RESOUE CASE.

TOTBaWHIOB. Sis,— Will you kindly «)low me imc« In your oolumns to flatly contradiot tbo statements made by the defendants m the illegal oa'tle resoae ease, heard m the Resident Magistrate's Chart yesterday. They one and all state ihat Ward and 1 iryielf overdrove their o«ttle to auch an extent that one cow slipped her calf, and that soma of the other cows were badly i jured though overdriving. If any rattle were injured, it wai the defendants' own boy that did the mUobisf when he took the oaUle from Ward, while I waa down the Wand after the othen. Now, Sir, I drove theie (S6) head of oattle fifty chains, " and no more," from whert I ■Urted, until they were retailed by the defendants. And while I waa travelling these fifty chains one of the boys weal on foot to, Hampstead. Jameson admits that be was two miles aw«y. So ihat the boy had to travel two nvles th»re, and two miles baolr. At the very least It oust have taken the defendants haif an hoar before they reaohed the oattle. TLe> oattle were travelling all tbls time, 10 that if fifty chains m half an hoar Ib overdriving, I must oonfess that I do not know the pao- that cattle ought to be) driven, and 1 have been used to stock, I may tay, ever lineo I could manage to elt m a sandle. I defy any person to overdrive* these cattle o> the Island where the tot t>l is so thiok ; ha might get a decent pace out of them If they were oat on open land, and could put them together, bit I doubt It However, Ido not think that th?ir cattle will trespass on the riverbed a am, as 1 intend to use the authority X h id from the County Council, and keep the river bed clear of all cattle. Trusting that you will Insert the above,—- 1 am, tte. W B O.4CROK, Ponndkeepet, „ Ashbartoa, February S2nd |188 T.