Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1884. A STRINGENT-MEASURE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 22, 24 December 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard ( PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1884. A STRINGENT- MEASURE.

" The Police Offences Act, 1 884" has some clauses on which a bye-law could be framed by the Borough Council whereby it can effectually deal with the Salvation Army demonstrations. The Act comes into operation on the first of next year. The following are some of the extracts from the Act to which we refer. Sub section 24 of section 3 reads as follows : — Wantonly or maliciously disturbing any inhabitant by blowing any horn, beating any drum, using any other noisy instrument m any public place. This entails a penalty not exceeding £5. Again sub-section 12 of section 4, imposes a penalty not exceeding jPIO for " wilfully or negligently encumbering or obstructing a public place."" The term ''public place 1 ' has a very wide meaning, and includes streets, roads, foot paths, courts,alleys or thoroughfares, open to or used by the public, and every place of public resort ; also any railway station, platform or carriage, any public wharf, any passenger vessel plying for hire, any church chapel or other building any public hall, theatre or room where concerts or public entertainments are given, any market, auction- room, hotel bar, or open bar on a cricket ground or race-course, any cricket or football ground, or any place to which the public have access free or by payment. Here is another clause which might apply. Section 26. Any person having no lawful means or insufficient lawful means of support, or who cannot give a good account of his means of support to the satisfaction of the justices before whom he is brought,or who wanders abroad, or places himself m any public place to beg or gather alms, or encourage any child to do so, shall be liable to imprisonment for any time not exceeding 3 months. Again, under the heading "Rogues and Vagabonds." Sub-sections 3 and 4 of section 28 provide that any person soliciting, gathering, or collecting alms, subscriptions, or contributions, under any false pretences, or who imposes or endeavours to impose upon any private individual by any false or fraudulent representations, with a view to obtain money* shall be liable to imprisonment with hard labour for any time not exceeding one year. There are also punishments for incorrigible rogues. Loose idle or disorderly persons found disturbing the public peace may be arrested without a warrant. Surely, based on some of above the Borough Council should have little difficulty m framing a bye-law to meet the particular class of nuisance to which special objection is taken.