No rifles in riverbed
Too many people had been accident ally shot by careless shooters, said the Chief Superintendent of Police (Mr G. E. Twenty man), in a letter [received by the North I Canterbury Catchment 'Board’s reserves committee at its meeting on Wednesday. The board had asked him ito comment on shooting in lthe Waimakariri riverbed I Mr Twentyman said that fatal accidents occurred des 'pile the fact that shooters were continuously exhorted
to take care in the more remote areaThe riverbed. he said, icould not lie classed as rr [mote The police made fre iquent patrols of the riverbed not only to prevent shooting, [but other offences. A- the riverbed was being used more for recreation [there should not be anv relaxation of the use of firearms. said Mr Iwentyman The committee was told that the only permitted use of firearm*. in the riverbed game-shooting licences for shotguns. and that t : were not allowed
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34147, 7 May 1976, Page 17
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156No rifles in riverbed Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34147, 7 May 1976, Page 17
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