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Some Maori boys (says the Akaroa “Mail”) who were anxious to play at;: cricket with the "Little River Cricket# Qlub were refused till they paid their subscriptions. Determined not to be beaten, they found a couple of bullocks on the road 'belonging to a gentleman not wholly unconnected with sawdust apd impounded them. The proprietor of the bullocks;' who is a general . benefactor to the district, was stirred to r the soul when he heard of this nefarious 1 transaction, and immediately gave orders that a mob of cattle that were in sight and supposed to be ; Maori property ~ should be pounded. The act was accordingly performed, in spite of the remonstrance of a small relative who » was shut up. When the pound keeper began examining the brands, he dlscovered the well-known initials of the irate gentleman who had ordered 'their incarceration. He paid the fees and has since been : a wiser if not a sadder man. ... ........
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2772, 10 February 1882, Page 2
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158SOLD! South Canterbury Times, Issue 2772, 10 February 1882, Page 2
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