"THE LONG PADDOCK."

Shannon News, 23 October 1925, Page 3

"THE LONG PADDOCK."

HEAVY FINES ON SHANNON RESIDENTS. MAGISTRATE SAYS STOCK MUST! KEEP OFF STREETS. A regular feature of the S.M., Court list at Levin is the hatch of cases relating to straying, stock in the Borough of Shannon,,' In one case yesterday it was stated that a defendant was a Borough employee and should be aware of the by-laws. The Magistrate: Everybody in Shannon ought to be aware of the regulations by now. I have .been fining people from there for years for allowing their stock to stray. If it does not stop soon, I will start putting on the maximum penalty and see if that will help these people to find some other place to.depasture their stock."

In another case counsel asked a defendant where his paddock was. The Magistrate: 1 should think it was the long paddock judging by the number of times defendant has been here. I The following cases were then dealt with, the case for the Ranger being conducted hy Mr Moody, Borough Solicitor. / J. S. Burgess, allowing one cow to wander, "fined 10s, with costs 10s. J. McKenzie, allowing a mare to wander, fined 10s, costs 9s. F. Haley, allowing one cow to wander, fined £1 and costs 7s. L. Satherley, for allowing a cow to wander, was lmed 10s and costs. 7s. C. King was charged with allowing five cows to wander in the Borough. The Ranger said Mrs King had been shepherding the cows on the road for at least half an hourFined £3 and costs 7s. W. Davis, charged with allowing one cow (two charges) and one horse to wander.—Fined £3 and costs on each of the three charges, with costs 7s. H. Murdoch was charged (1) With allowing three cows and one calf to wander; (2) allowing' one cow to wander; $) allowing three cows to wander. Defendant wrote stating that on the second charge the cow was being milked by another person. The Magistrate directed that tills charge be withdrawn. Mr Moody stated that under the by-laws the owner was responsible. On each of the other charges a fine of £1 and costs 7s was inflicted.

The Mangahao- Butchery Co. was charged on two occasions with allowing ' horses to wander.--Fined £2. with costs on each charge and 7s costs.

DEFENDED CASES. Arthur Richards (Mr Barbett) was charged with allowing lour cows to wander in Grand street. The Ranger said he watched the cows for seven or eight minutes and then rode round to where they were, in Graham Street, the distance being over half a mile, tie saw them first at 4.30 and they were there at 4.45and had not shifted. There was no one with them when he first saw them, but when he got near, a boy made his appearance and started to throw stones at them. Defendant said that about 4.20, as he came along in a motor lorry, going to Grey street, he saw the boy getting the cows out of the paddock. He took the lorry up tot the factory and when he came back about 4.30 he saw the Ranger speaking to the boy. The cows were being milked at 4.35. James Richards said he went for the cows from home about 4.15 and the Ranger came along and asked him to drive them faster. The Ranger said it was a quarter to five, but when he got home it was 25 t 05.. He went down Grey street* through Graham street and down Stafford street home. They were only, grazing for.a few moments. When the Ranger first saw him he had just gone across the road to get a cow and call. The Hanger showed him his watch and it showed a quarter to 5. It usually took ten minutes to a "quarter of an hour to get the cows home. The Ranger, recalled, said his watch was accurate within a minute or two. A fine of £5 and costs 7s, solicitor's fee £1 Is, was imposed. W. H. Phillip was charged with allowing a horse to wander in Venn street. Defendant explained that'his boyhad gone in to town on a message and had tied the horse up, tut it slipped the rope and the rangerfound it before the boy got it. A fine of 10s and costs 7s was imposed. R. Buckman was charged with allowing (1) Oaie cow to wander in Vogel street, and (2) two cows to wander in Nathan Terrace. The Ranger stated that on the second occasion he saw; 1 the cows on the road unattended for from five to ten minutes. A hoy later came out of a house. "Defendant, for whom Mr Garbett appeared, stated that the boy had been given instructions to take the cows to water. He had not gone two chains when the Ranger came along. The boy was within a reasonable distance of the cows all the time. He did not go into a house opposite. That was not true. It was not more than five minutes between the time the bov left until he came back.

The boy, A. Carson, said he Avas driving the coavs all the time and was only a few yards from the cows Avhen the "Rangier came along. Be t had not been . irnto Dickoff's house t with milk-while driving the cows. J The charge wais dismissed. "- j Defendant pleaded "fuilty to the = first charge arid wag fined £1 and I costs 7s. councit: throws streets open. Cr. Downes drew the Council's attention on Tuesday night to- the amount of £*rass 'growing on the j roadsides and he asked if there was any intention of throwing the streets open at an -earlv date. If so, he would like to> see "the area restricted, i and also that stock be herded. It Avas decided thaW.the streets be thrown ! open with the exception of Balance

Street and Plimmer Terrace, between davlight and dark fronu October 22nd to'November 3rd, and that the Ranger be instructed not to impound. .