Children in Divorces.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 November 1939, Page 4

Children in Divorces.

“I do not care two straws about the two parties in the divorce action—it is the children I am most concerned about," said Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court at Napier during the hearing of a divorce case. ••The two parties can look after themselves, but they cannot shoot the children off to look after themselves when I am hearing the action. I do not want to force custody on the wife if she does not want it.” In a later action, where the wife undertook custody of the child without assistance from the husband, his Honour commented: "This is another of those attractive beings who appeal to me by dodging all responsibilities. I cannot do anything about it. but 1 do not like it.” The War on Shags. Several acclimatisation societies are again waging war on black shags, which are accused of preying on trout. Information received by the Forest and Bird Protection Society indicates that some of the shootists are not content with aiming at the black species; they are killing other kinds which are protected by law—-the birds which do not seek their food in inland waters. It is declared also that the acclimatisation societies' practice of paying bounties for shags' feet is open to the objection that money may be handed over for the feet of protected species. Inquiries made by Captain E. V. Sanderson. president of the Forest and Bird Protection Society, brought replies from scientists to the effect that, although experts could identify some of the feet, a nun-expert could not be sure of identifying any species by that method. It is. therefore, suspected that acclimatisation societies are buying plenty of feet that were never attached to black shags.