A RANGER’S WORRIES.”

Shannon News, 14 February 1922, Page 2

A RANGER’S WORRIES.”

“JOO MUCH WIRELESS.”

In reporting to the llorowhenua County Council on Saturday, Tie ranger (Mr G. Watson) said there was “too much wireless” at work in' the northern pnd of the county, and he was having considerable difficulty m getting hold of stray stock. He said he had been three times at the north end lately, and although he knew the cattle nuisance on the roads it was a hard job for him to get them. The roads on these three occasions were clear. The next time he went via Foxton and Palmerston North, hut to his surprise the,roadman told him that the stock had been gathered in an hour before his arrival. (Laughter.; me ranger said he could only account for that by someone passing up the road from Shannon with a car cl similar colour, and the news hud been telephoned up. a councillor: You should get your car repainted. The ranger: So I. have lately. Theranger said lie had no chance whatever of getting stock by going the usual route, because as soon as Lis car was seen, the news was telephoned up to Tokomam. lie asked lor some support from the Council in the matter.

The chairman: You have always the right to use your otsn discretion and the Council will support you. The ranger said there was a rule that a first offender's stock was not usually taken, but lie wanted tlie rigid to act as iie thought lit. The Council agreed to support me ranger in whatever action lie takes m regard to stray stock.