WANDERING CATTLE.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4309, 26 August 1921, Page 2

WANDERING CATTLE.

Sir, —Will you allow me to trespass a little on your space to reply to E. N. Davies’ answer to my letter. He says that the rustic, fencing in Albert is designed for the purpose of protecting that property from the public, and that the same protection is needed in Paeroa. Possibly, though I have just a little more faith in the Paeroa public in general; but might I suggest to Mr Davies that the Beautifying Society has had no need to complain about public trespass, but only that of wandering cattle: in other terms. Mr Davies has not “kept _ to his muttons,” for Auckland has long since put an end to cheap roadside grazing. Then why go so far away for examples as to Albert Park. Why not mentio.n towns-nearer home, say, Thames. There one notices just’ such another church corner, and while it is unfenced there-seems no difficulty with wandering cattle. As to the matter of drovers’ difficulties with this section, I again fail to see the application, for I believe that it is considered a breach’ of the by-laws to drive 'cattle anywhere in NormanSv Road between Victoria Street and the station. Besides which, no one has yet made complaint at cattle drovers, who, it is recognised, have a very difficult job to perform at times. But, generally, the public does . condemn that individual who rides roughshod over other’s possessions in the effort to grazing. j Mr Davies must surely think’ that by the a phrase of Latin and the misuse of some mangled scripture quotations he is either impressing or else fogging the mind of your readers. Surely, sir, the public know as well " as Mi: Davies that the only puh'*c good his suggestion reaches iS that of about half a dozen owners of badly fed cattle, and that the operations of , 80 people giving £lO each in improving our town savours more of being “for the public good” than cattle loose on our streets. I have seen scripture ill-used on very many occasions, but I reailly think Mr Davies has “beaten the band,” for I cannot understand the auth'oNof “Blind guides, etc,” approving the use of His words to prove objection to “Render Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,” nor is it a compliment to use the words “led into temptation” . in an application to cattle, when they have only reference to His followers. Argument by such quotations must surely be threadbare when it has such recourse.

Perhaps Mr Davies will eventually face the real issue, but up to the present he does not do so. ’ Will he remember .that my first letter had just to do with, allowing wandering cattle, and . will he state clearly whether or not the law should be observed in regard to this practice. That, it seems to me, woud end the matter. INTERESTED.