PIGEON BAY.

Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3893, 14 January 1878, Page 3

PIGEON BAY.

Wednesday, Jastjaby 9. [TJefore Justin Aylmer, Esq., BJ_".] CAXTBBBTniY Sbbbp Obdihahcb.—Edwd. Goodwin v Thomas Mcintosh—This was a summons for alleged breach of the Canterbury Sheep Ordinance, 1872, whereby the complainant charged the defendant with having twenty sheep in his possession with both ears cut off. After complainant had given his evidence, Mr H. N. Nalder, who appeared for the defence, pointed out that there was no such offence as that charged in the summons. The Ordinance provided that no person should cut off more than one-third part of the ear of any sheep, but did not make it penal for any person to have sheep in his possession which, from some cause or other, had lost more than one-third of the ear, as might occur from a variety of causes which the sheep-owner could not prevent. And the complainant, in his evidence, did not pretend to state that the defendant had cut off more than one-third of the ears of the sheep in question. The Bench dismissed the summons with costs ; professional fee, £3 3s. —Some v Some—Summons for breach of clause 47 Sheep Ordinance, 1872. Mr H. N. Nalder for defendant, pointed out that this section had been repealed by a subsequent Ordinance. Summons dismissed with costs, £3 3s.