Cricket.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 180, 23 October 1903, Page 5

Cricket.

[By Point.] The I'lag Match Milton A v. Milton B has been postponed owing to the state of the ground. On Wednesday next (Fast Day) the Milton Club visit Dunedin to play a return match with the Dunedin Club. On November 9 a match will be played on the Milton ground between teams representing Milton and Opoho. THE DOMAIN. For some years past Milton cricketers, footballers, and those who frequent the Recreation Ground have been subjected to a great deal of annoyance by cattle and horses being turned loose on the portipn set aside for recreation purposes. Some eight years ago steps were taken to improve a portion of the ground for the purpose of playing football, cricket, &c. After spending a large sum of money in fencing, filling in, draining, and other improvements, it is rather too much to find horses and cattle roaming about the ground. . At the beginning of the last football season some enthusiasts took in hand to raise funds to erect a pavilion and dressing rooms, and generally improve the grounds. Their efforts were crowned with success. Later on, when the foot•ball season ended, the cricketers came to the front and put the ground in order for the cricket season. On going to the ground on Tuesday for practice they found that all their good work had been ruined by horses again, and the pitch prepared for the Flag Match on Saturday utterly spoiled. Again they had to set to work to repair the damage done, and will not be able to play on it for some time. For the benefit of the guilty parties, and the police, I will quote an extract or two from the Public Domain Act : — Section 6 says : " Any per,son who, without right or title, or license allows any cattle, horses, or other animals to trespass upon any such public domain shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £$0, recoverable in a summary way." Section 16 reads : " If any breach or non-observance of any such by-law be attended with danger, hindrance, or ANNOYANCE TO THE PUBLIC, Or tO any persons being lawfully in the domain, any constable or peace officer, or any person employed in the domain, may summarily interfere to obviate or remove such danger, hindrance or annoyance, and that without prejudice to any liability to penalty incurred by the breach or non-observance of any such by-law." Section 17 goes on to say: "That any person who wilfully breaks a fence or any part of a fence, or enter the domain by any other than an authorised entrance shall be liable to' a penalty, over and above the damage | done, not exceeding