DYNAMITING FISH

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 69, 22 March 1915, Page 7

DYNAMITING FISH

ALLEGED AT GREAT BARRIER. AUCKLAND FISHERMAN CHARGED. A fishcTman named Albert Re id was cCiaTged before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., this morning that, on February 10, he dynamited fish at the Great Barrier Island. In omtVimng the case, Mr. Sciwyn Maystated that on February 10, Mr. Bennett, the F'iHbesries Inspector, with othere. was watching through glasses from a hill on the Groat Barrier, w*hen they saw a launch out near the Pigeon Islands with a-notluT a mile or so astern. He saw a considerable upheaval of water near the first launch, and ha and t!hc other- went down to his launch and boarded the one near which the apparent cx|_o_ion took place. It was owned by Rckl, who was by that time cleaning a l-.irgc oatch of kahuwai, a_d said at firvtt he had naught the fieli by the "dummy," a hook. The inspector could not find any hook maTk on. the fisto, and. moreover, on dissect ing come of tlrem found the marks shown iby dynamited fish. When Re.id, later, said he had) been given the fish, which had been netted by his father, the inspector went to the other launch, which Reid's father Eailed, and on the way lie noticed mumbsire of half-Btnmncd fish in the water. Tlie case is proceeding.