The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1891. Lost Sheep

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 154, 23 June 1891, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1891. Lost Sheep

«» From time to time we hear owners of sheep complaining that they have lost from their flocks small lots of from one to twenty and upwards, and that these have disappeared without a trace being left behind. While abstaining from accusing anyone of wrongdoing, because of the dread they are in of being held unneighborly they submit to their losses without any very open expression of discontent, but with the injury rankling in their minds. For the information of all the parties concerned we quote "The Sheep Act, 1890," clause, 66 i " EveryTJccupier of any lun who shall muster his flock or flocks for either of the purposes of dipping or dressing, or earmarking,, or shearing, or removal from the.r,un shall, twenty-four hours at least- .before yarding the same, give personal notice, or notice by registered letter to the occupieiß of all the adjoining runs of his in;, tentioh so to yard his sheep. Every sheep owner who has reason to believe that any of his sheep hav§, strayed on to any run in the * occupation of any other sheep owner may, by writing under his hand, require such other sheep owner to give him personal notice, or notice by registered letter of his intention to muster his Bheep twenty-four hours at least before yarding the same ; and every person who neglects to give such notice to any occupier, or sheep owner, is liable to a penalty . not exceeding twenty pounds." Turning to the Interpretation Clause we find " Kun " means "any 'station or adjoining sheep station, .or adjoining farm or 1 farms, or other laud" being under one management and managed from one homestead."' For the recovery of stiay sheep it ia provided in Clause 64 that thejnspector'may,- on the application : ofaVytttt'4er of Bheep. who has reason to

believe . that any of his sheep have strayed to, ~ aud upon a run occupied by any other person, by notice in writing require such- occupier to muster his sheep in a pen ar some time within one month, for the purpose of delivering over such stray sheep to the owner thereof. At least seveu days personal nojtico, or notice by registered letter, shall be givtn by such occupier to the owner of. such stray sheep stating the time at -which such muster shall be made, and every occupier who refuses or neglects to comply with.- such notice from the Inspector, or to give such previous notice to the owner of such stray sheep, is liable to a penalty not ex ceoding twenty pounds. From ,the foregoing it will be seen every owner of sbeep . is amply protected by law, and that all he has to do is to carry out i the provisions of the Sheep Act, and I see that hiß neighbours do the same. — —