"COWS MUSTN'T LOITER"

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 25, 13 February 1937, Page 6

"COWS MUSTN'T LOITER"

Newly-Sealed Havelock Roads POUND-KEEPER INSTRUCTED / 1a ' Now that the Havelock Nortli roadsealing programme has been completed, the Town Board intends to see that wandering and loitering stock is not allowed to spoil the roads and footpaths. At its meeting last night the buard decided to instruet its pound-keeper to make a raid on loitering stock, more particularly cows. "It's time we took a firm stancl." said Mr. E. C. Stratton in iutroducmg "the -matter. "People, shift their cows from one paddoclc to another and spend half the day in between grazing them on the roads. Wliat's tbe use of our having pavements and good roads We'll have to do something if sve are going to iuiprove the village." "Loitering stock should certainly be harred on certain roads," commented the chairman, Mr. H. R. von Dadelszeu. "They are deliberately grazing these animals." "The cow is a very delilierate animal," pointed out Mr. W. J. Patoa. [ "So are some of tho owners," re tort&d Mr. Stratton. "Erect notices: 'Cows must not; loiter on these roads,' " suggested Mr. . A. R. Greenwood. "It's a cow of a job," was Mr. J. J. Nimon's comment. "If the pound-keeper makes a raid and puts 20 or 30 of these cows in the pound, it will have a benofu'ial efl'e.d," said the clork, Mr. W. II. Audersoa. This courae was agreod to.