CLEARING THE ROADS.

Shannon News, 6 October 1925, Page 3

CLEARING THE ROADS.

WANDERING STOCK.

At the Levin Court on Friday be--I'iOire Messrs T. Browm and E. S. Lancaster, J.'sP., the Horowhenua County Council brought a number of charges against owners of stock for permitting them to wander on the County roads. Mr G. Watson, the ranger, who appeared 'on behalf of the Council, ask ed that substantial penalties ;.e imposed owing to the increasing dan ger to traffic through stock b3itg :•!- lowed to wander on the Couir.y ro.Vo. particularly after dark. L. Daroux was charged with alh w in-g a horse to wander on ih-i Main North road, Manakau. "he Ranger stated that since the information l'.&d been laid the horse had bnen on tl.<- ■ road again.—Fined £Z and costs V.z. I W. Baxter (Mr Blenkhorn), on two charges' of allowing a home to- wan I der on the Main North road, Manakau, pleaded guilty. The liorre Lad since been sold.—Fined £1 and , 0.-ts 13s on the first* charge and 10s and J costs 7s on tlie second charge. Tuiti Honi lor allowing a ho-se to ! be at large on the Beach road on August 12th, was fined J? A ar d rosls 7s, in default seven days' inn risonment. The Ranger pointed out that serious complaints, had been r-ceived from this neighbourhood as to tne danger to traffic to the Reach cw-ng to the prevalence of wandering s-to^k A. Todd (Tokomaru) for ah owing a cow and calf to be at large at nghl time on the main County r >ad, was fined £1 and costs 15s, <hi.s being the owner's first offence.

H. Wilton (Tokomaru), a Similar case to the above, was aLio i l nod £1 and costs 15s. R. Waghorn (Tokomaru) for allowing a cow to be at large on •:ne of the by-roads of (the County, was 15s with costs 15s. ,T. Anderson (Tokomaru) was fined £1 and costs 15s. The Ranger said this cow had been frequently on -ho road and the owner had oem before the Court on several occasions.

Rere Nicholson, charged wi I h jer mitting a-horse to wander >m- the Beach road, Levin, being Ids ftA offence, was fined 15s with costs 7s. The Ranger stated this horse had been grazing on the road for the t asl two months' and the Council nal re ceived complaints. Charged with allowing four cows to be at large on Iho road at Porouta whao on August 31st and three cows on September 4th, Hemi Hohia was fined £1 and costs lis on the first charge and 5s with 7s costs on the second charge. On the first occasion the cows were on the road at night time, while on the other occasion, which was in the morning, the owner alleged they were being taken to the paddock. Winiata Pata.ka, for allowing three horses to be at- large on the 'Beach Road, Levin, was fined £1 with costs 7s.

Jacob Utiku, 'for allowing a mare and foal to graze on Ihe Levin-Foxton road was fined 15s with costs lis.