Pea Rifle Menace
Most of the. illegal shooting in New Zealand is done with the .22 rifle, states the Fore&t and Bird So r cicty. Ammunition is obtained on the pretext of rabbit shooting, but reports from all over New Zealand prove that much of it is being used in shooting protected native birds. In the case of a farmer being prosecuted for shooting native birds at Paraparaumu, the Department responsible, for issuing permits to purchase this ammunition says no permit was issued to him. Where did he get the ammunition ?
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 1, 28 August 1945, Page 7
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91Pea Rifle Menace Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 1, 28 August 1945, Page 7
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