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Check on Sheep-stealing.—“ The anomalies that have arisen under the permit system for the carting of stock after dark are being investigated by the Department of Agriculture and other Government departments concerned,” said Mr E. Hay at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Sheep Owners’ Union. “We have held for some time that the position would be fully met and the work of the Police Department greatly simplified if consignment notes or waybills were carried by ail persons in charge of stock on consignment on public roads. Recently a deputation waited on the Min- j ister of Agriculture (the Hon. W. Lee ! Marlin) to discuss matters relating to j sheep stealing and the transport "and droving of stock. The Minister promised every possible assistance, and acknowledged that our requests were reasonable.” Profit and Loss. —Speaking at the weekly gathering of the Palmerston North Rotary Club recently, Mr P. Ileuts, who comes from Holland, touched on the subject of crossing the border into Germany from his country and incidentally mentioned the profit to be made from smuggling. He said it was not always profitable, for the German guards carried pistols, and if one did not stop when challenged the guards would fire. A man lie knew had crossed the border with a car, the spare tyre being filled with coffee and cigarette papers stuffed down the aperture in a door into which Hie window slides. Three or four trips would pay for the car, said the speaker, but, amplifying his point about the practice not always being profitable, lie remarked that one day the man had disappeared. The speaker had not seen him since. Magistrate’s Liability Mr J. H. Luxlord, S.M., in an address in Welllington on ‘‘The Independence of the Judiciary,” drew attention to a hardship upon magistrates, who were liable for damages if they erred in the matter of juristdiction. He said::— ‘‘Comparatively recently an experienced magistrate had to decide whether in the particular circumstances he had power to issue a certain warrant of committal. The relevant provisions relating to the warrant were very obscure, but, after a full and careful consideration lie decided that he not "idy had power to issue the warrant, hut was bound to do so. And I may say I would have come to the same conclusion. The 'warrant was issued and executed. The man then applied for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted, because I lie learned Judge interpreted the relevant provisions differently from the magistrate. The inevitable happened; the magistrate had to settle a claim for damages.” Mr Luxford, staling that Ihe case quoted was not singular, contended that magistrates should In such matters be given Ihe same immunity as was conferred upon judges of the 1 Supreme Court.