The Feilding Star. OROUA & KIWITEA COUNTIES GAZETT. Published Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 97, 18 October 1894, Page 2

The Feilding Star. OROUA & KIWITEA COUNTIES GAZETT. Published Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894.

LARRIKINISM IN FEILDING. ♦ The practice of exploding fireworks in the form of squibs and crackers has now become a nuisance to Feilding. Last night in Manchester street several persons on horseback were much incommoded, and in one or two instances positively injured, by the animals they were riding becoming from terror quite beyond their control. As it does not appear to be generally known that the offenders may be severely punished for this kind of amusement at the expense of orderly per- ! sons, we quote for the benefit of whom it may concern the following clause from the Police Offences Aot, 1884 :— " Any person who discharges any fire arms without reasonable cause, or sets off any firework or explosive material, in or on any public place or so near thereto as to endanger, annoy, or frighten the passers by, is liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding five pounds." We have before pointed out the necessity for having another constable stationed is Feilding. The present officer has so many and such onerous duties to per form that capable man as he undoubtedly is, the work is gradually extending beyond his powers. In point of fact he may be said to be on duty night and day. He has charge of one of the largest districts, as far as superficial aiea is concerned, in the colony, with a daily increasing population. Fortunately the latter are on the whole orderly and respectable, but the wretched larrikin who seems to spring into existence spontaneously in the towns and villages, is always in cvi dence when the guardian of the peace is absent, and makes himself as ob jectionable as he possibly can. All over the colony the complaint is the same. No doubt the chief causes are the almost entire absence of parental control, the feeble manner in which the compulsory clauses of the Education Act are enforced, and the immuu ity from punishment for the offences committed against law and order. We hope and trust that steps will be taken to prevent the recurrence of such blackguard conduct as that of last night and that another police officer will be stationed in Feilding so as to ensure the maintenance of proper conduct in the public thoroughfares.