SCAB ACT.
, a Blenheim, December 1. •William Pollard, manager of several stations belonging to the Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, was charged* to-day with having failed to inform thff Sheep Inspectors as to the existence or ■oab at Tophonse and Manuka Island stations. He pleaded gnllty, and ln his evidenoe admitted be was aware of the existence of so&b, bot In the hope that he oould stamp it out by dipping when the Inspector asked him if scab was on tbe run he had fenced with the question j Mr Dodo, Inspecting officer of tbe Loan Oompany, and Mr Hannah, looal manager, stated that tbe defendant was empowered to spend wh»t he thought proper ln the -tradioation of scab. He never informed the Oompany that scab did exiat. Mr Rogers, who appeared for the defendant; isid he would only press for a minlmnco penalty, but would lay a second inform ttlon against the defendant for failing to Inform the Inspector every twenty four hours since he beoame aware that B0»b existed. If full penalties were grauted under this information they would brlag it up to £2000, Mr Allen R.M., fined the defendant the full amount of the minimum penalty— £6o— but eaid that would not affect hia decision under any future information The oase exolted gri&at Interest here.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1725, 2 December 1887, Page 2
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218SCAB ACT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1725, 2 December 1887, Page 2
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