THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA. TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA. GAZETTE. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1901.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 16, 12 July 1901, Page 2

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA. TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA. GAZETTE. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1901.

THE GAME lAWS., The remarks which -fell -from the bench .at the Warkworth Police Court last, Friday at| the hearing of the case Acclimatization Society v Berger, charged with an offence against the Game Laws of this "Colony, only reflect a feeling winch is strongly felt by most of the I fanning class throughout 'all the countiy districts, and it -[seems to .us little short of monjstrous that settlers should be | compelled to harbour .pheasants which have now proved to be a i pest, and in some easo.s a serious I I Loss, to enable a -ec(rtaiii iclass of people from the towns, t for a brief season of the year, to i indulge in "sport?'' "We can j quite understond laws of this nature emanating from, the feudal lords of ancient Britain, and even a certain class of the English aristocracy in England at the present day clinging to a ?law or custom however unjust to the common herd, because of j the traditional sentiment. But! \ f we cannot understand the people of young countries like IS'aw Zealand tolerating the re-enact-ment of any such customs to trammollment of themselves.! We hold that wild and &c-"-' tain imported game,, sliosils'c ":■ protected in so far as they a;--; beneficial to the countiy, bull as soon as they become a pro{nounced nuisance they should I be abated \yithout hesitation, and laws which stand in the _ way of this being done repealed without delay. The pheasq I ant lias now come under this} |categoiy x. We .have heard of j •many instances in this district! 1 vliore tlio pi.iea's.aiits have 'io-j ;stroved nviny crops of maize! iauu p>;'atofS, diid some of tiiei settlers lia\■:.' boon obliged toj sow t\v::-b: ;-°^d several times and| ithen zw) cv •-..}' lor theJr lab-1 ;onr; mnnbi:r::. 01 i:armer,.4 h:d\^ jhad th.eir !;\nrl r > overrun by men i fwith doii;3 and guns, and incid;c:i A. are-irsquont where soir.e- ---■ j thing more than pheasants have !been bhot or shot at, and diis , iin s]>ite of notices against trcv,'"'ipass being posted on the proipert'v and i)iibiishecL in l.ncUiewspapers. Certainly tlie ownjer lia> hio remedy in the iaw IcoiVi-ts, but one hns first to catbli |his ki'fi before it can be eooki .qjed, and besides 3 care, froui | obvious reasons, to take oetiou j in rho matter, though they be I none tlio loss irniioyed. But wo maintain thai, no class should j be subjected to these annoy-JaO'-es by any law of the land; ' wo foil to see hew :i is necessary for the ivcliar^ f>f the colony or uny part c,i it, that the

jpkeasa'ifri 5'.:.,-uUI be b .-bouvot and led' at t^e e-q^ns'3 r>f ? certain class of tf ie com™ unit j ji.'o.r tlia4.;,\ /'•uMiicut and beuerii \-oi. aiiotHv.., ~»i i'ac'/, we fai' tv ssc \vl>y sijch ' inhamano k< sport?: I should be ftnoouraged "by Act ol PnrliaimhiC. If it is necessary xor certaiai. rlasses to indulge in spo~ fc or recreation, there are, surely, many methods besides creating suck as those. It is none thtHtass brutal because of of traditions or custom, and should' on this account only be yirppressed as a method of sport and niaclo illegal, as pigeon shooting matches havo been, put ilo\ra in some of the other colonies, fhb settler should have the rightio clear his .property of pheasants if thoy are a nuisance to him and he feels disposed to ,do so. If, however there should be sufficient reasons other, than mere sport of which we know not, and it is accessary or beneficial to proect these birds, then institute | ilosed seasons of sufficientlly engthy periods that will prci'e'nt. then- extermination, but n no case prevent any man Tom shooting them off his own and if he Avishos to do so, either for the purposes of food supplies or-ridding himself .of a )ost. Abolish this iniquitious rritating licence system and its! Lttandant do^Tadin" 1 method oft uaintaininmg hired informers mrportiug to see that a questonable lawfis enforced. We ay purporting, because the law s repeatedly broken, every day n the year,v and the appointaent of a rakger means nothing ess than foAing the people to ake out and pay £1 each for a icense which goes into the unds of t^io Acclimatization society to provide . them with unds to perpetrate probably ome other simslar infliction upn the sottlers. .No won-i ler then, that Justices, sitting ipon country benches feel a reiictianco at jliiliotiug the heavy lenalties prfo-id.ed in1 the act J or these oif*ilcos, aad whei'LJ hey have ntk: alternative thai)-! o couYict, ti^o-smallest amouut-j llowiid by ltepHriy^~is--rnipOsH 'd. f ' 1 We have Ihcard many ~com)laints from1 .among our best ettlers, and we can tell, them f they are serious and wish toj ake action "in the matter, theyj mist do so themselves, through heir member or local bodies, is the Auckland or metropolitm press cannot be expected/ rom its nature, to appreciate :he fact that the industrious1 settler is other than delighted it .the prvvilogo of having gangs, Ti the city ''aristocracy" trcsxissing over' his property! ihooting pheasants or anything| r 1;- 1! mifflit co sme in their vay. ".vhile the settlers them.i'j.vo1' are compelled to look on it those pests destroying his M-ops, and dare not shoot them 'or.fear of suffering the indiglity of being dragged before he police Courts, to say no thug, of heavy fine, and costs vhich symDathie Justice may is a matter of duty be compelled o inflict. At thn \\"f'v]c",\-ortb Police, Onuvt on A'idfty last before J. M. King jmcl A. \V. C. T..-i Eo?h-3 J's r., Auckland Ao ■limatizario-n Society v (.rusrav Berber, Proacli of t]io (lam- Lavrp. viz, sliootwj.; at vith iriront to lull witlumi; pre-,n'oiu-ly talcing out a liuonco — or\& aejj ■")'iofi.sarit. MV. Colbcfic, solir-i .r, uv<io':r«fl vii he\ia< F hi ILp Sor-ic; .-. The lefenclai.i plf:ad r-l not gxiily. but ai't--m wards adiu/itted linvhip; slioc at a •ock p"ke<isr;'--i. Williaui Eentou Eang•v, v.'ji.-- J\''- V'viiiv'ipal "■:•■'■ tv ; psp. joined £1 and •■■>.■■% £1. Us. o<'l. i"m berm-li .■;xprf;Bsod its vfihictcmce to lino in such '•■';■ s aiul "i!;v|>o;-cd tlio iiiiiihnu }ym\'a I;, provided ivi tiio Act for r.'!ie,ojTeT >ct..>. 'rkofanoiul *-..Eth.; late My. Vi-wM Ivi-i)oh(- •'•(.T'-iiw.it Vi-jlo v-;'s aceidomh killed v,-lii.le a kauri trfsr las*: Tlrai'sday noai- Coromandel, tooli p]-ico at Palv'i^" kst itonday. The servico at tli'i j>;ifivp-s.iue was coiHraetod by tl-.e Tiov."' Gr. -i^ro^t of "Wartworth. mI:o leeliTig'ly spoke of the gvoal sovraw felt by nil at ike sudden death *>■ tlie deeoofed hval coiniiier.dod 'thf vridov,- and sorrr/wing fviendt to llu pi-nv-(.;r an-"! sympatlij of tlio people i>ccyised was only 31 and loaves c vn'dov-- aiid one child, a littio Loy o: eig-hteojiri-»iithii. "We deeply Kyo-.pot^ tse "ivHh the Avicl6n r av1 iVioncts .'.i il'pjr sad bKieavment-'

'vfosleyan Ohuvck Service*, Sunday next The iiev. G. FrcsT^vill jjrefic.?., a,i; Yv'iiareiuna 11 a. mi. Port zV..bo.:t 2.30 p.m. WeUiioivi G.3C p.ja. Wark-! wor li 11 a.m. Mr. Soell, 6.30 p.m. Mrj 11. Ji. Erench. Domo Yaiiey Jl a.r;.j Mr. Grimmer. AVhanganpo 2.30 p.m., Mr. Jebson. A vovj pleasant social took piacQ in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday night given, by the ladies of War!1-worth, to the Foot] atb C<. avroittee/A. fullreport with the balance sheet Mas been 3vov/ded out, but -will appear in our Qnxt. Also rejorts from Mahurangi Heads and Matak-ana. -' Messrs Civil Bros, or 'Warkworth liave a new advertisement in the pve•;en f ;ssue, announcing tliat they are aow Re tiled in their now business prejiises. ana are prepa-red to do busiaef;s in all deparfiaents on terms of ad-t-antago to their patrons and i;h era selves.- There is no doubt that this firm leserves "well of the public of these districts for their pluck in erecting lie first class premises they now occupy, and it is gratifying that the settlers are finding it to their advantage to deal/at, home, rather than send :heir ready cash out of the district tor supplies. As an instance of this r olii'y large business concerns such as ire being established in Warkworth us. the result. Only, five years ago the Inn referred to, started in. a Gsaall way, md their present position is much ;o their credit, and shows plainly svhat can be done both for the immediate benefit of the buyer and ' seller, md the general prosperity. In tho main building af Merras 3ivil Bros' new premises is kept the grocery, ironmongery, seed and boot lepartments, and on the west is their Large store for bvlk goods, also attached is their butchery business. In the interior is a comfortable and well Eittecl office. On the back and upper storey are seven large rooms "fitted rvitli every convenience for residing purposes. Separate from, these is a storeroom ' for explosives and highly nf iamable goods. The erection of these premises and other extensive improvements going on in our town prove beyond all doubt, that Warkworth has! 3ntered mpon a new era. i The concert and coffee supper in 3onnectipn with the Quarterly Meeting i'f^the Wesleyan Church, was held in bhe Warkworth church on Monday Svemng. In the absence of the Rev. &. Frost, Mr. A. Neal of Port Albert, presided a^nd gave an interesting adIress, Solos were suhg^by Miss Snell, Miss Ragg, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Ramsay; Mr. H. Phillips and Lieut. Simpson S.A. A duet The Sea of Glass " was well rendered by- Mrs. Shoesinith and Angus I), Grant. Mr. H. Snell and Mr. J. Harrison and Mr. H. R. French also addressed the meeting. The Rev. G\ .Frost arrived from Pakiri, where he had lioen conducting a funeral before the coffee and eatables were s' rve(s, an delivered and address1 on "The syiu^ afiiy that shouldj. exist betweeii the "pcw 1 and the pu|^jit. Over sixty persons were present, ■