THE PEA-RIFLE PLAGUE.
LOCAL LEGISLATORS I.V I DANGEK. PER I'll ESS ASSOCIATION. AiciiLAXD, February 11'. Al a meeting of the Te Awanmtu Town Hoard, oue of lite members drew attention to the indiscriminate use of pca.riiles. His son had been nearly shot, whilst drawing a bucket of water ,„ and lminbers of other people wore complaining of the same thing. Another member states I liat he nearly gut shot whilst on his recent hone}'moon. The bullet of a pea-nllc just went past in front of his stomach. Then again, not so long ago, whilst pausing Gresham Park, on his way to church with his family, ho was nearly shot twice by some boys who were tiring bullets about. Another member ] said that whilst sitting in his olliee ' one day, a bullet came through the [ window. The board decided to take h slops to prohibit the use of pca-rilles ' within the town boundary, the chair-1,, man undertaking to interview the r police ou the matter. \
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8051, 20 February 1906, Page 2
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163THE PEA-RIFLE PLAGUE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8051, 20 February 1906, Page 2
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