STRAYING STOCK.

Shannon News, 17 June 1924, Page 2

STRAYING STOCK.

in reference to a letter which appeared in the “News” recently in which the writer complained in regard to fines imposed against parsons for allowing stock to stray in the Borough, the following letter was received by the Council at their meeting heltl last night“l read in the local paper a letter with, regard to fines imposed on people allowing cattle t.o stray. Councillors are aware of this—that if there is an epidemic of ■•rime, say burglary, and it continues, the judges have to mete out severe and more severe sentences to act as a deterrent. This applies to the use of borough roads for stock grazing without permission- of the Council. in the street lam in several residents and myself have to bewail our loss of garden stuff or shrubs put hack in growth by those great planners—cows. Cornelias and rhododendrons in my case have been put hack two years in growth... This is a trifle—it is, but it’s very annoying. . Tito ranger cannot be like a .dog, .or a racecourse, übiquitous, and it would be a good thing to allow rate-payers to “pound” on their own initiative. The old saying is, “A good fence makes good neighbours.” My place is dike a fortress j'tbe weak spot is the open gate. Referring to genes,” the writer antagonistic to flues, he chose it. “nom de plume” which' is open to dispute. A sophist would put it : Diogenes, a philosopher. took a lantern—pourquoi?—(to find an honest man. The ranger will have to be provided with a lantern —to find • the dishonest cow!—Yours . sincerely, D. M. O?CONNOR, Grey street.