THEFTS BY TRIBESMEN
PREFERENCE FOR HAY LAHORE, June S.—-Persistent thefts of hay by nomad ‘tribesmen known as'Odes have, been reported to tlm Punjab Government by agriculturalists, who told a committee of inquiry, that the Odes had nev.er been known to steal money or jewellery. The Odes have even been known to take away hay on which cash or jewels had been hidden by farmers, leaving the valuables behind. They will steal other agricultural produce,' and farmers -complained that- they had destroyed crops they could not steal. But the great. mystery of why they do not seal money or valuables remains. Tlie committee'could not fi'iid a case in which an Ode tribesman was even accused off stealing valuables.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 231, 8 September 1939, Page 1
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117THEFTS BY TRIBESMEN Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 231, 8 September 1939, Page 1
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