CHARGE OF CATTLE STEALING.
A WELL-KNOWN DEALER ARRESTED. CB7 Teleeraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, September 4. Complaints of cattle stealing have persistently come from the districts at tho back of Huntly and Mercer. Recently Detective Scott, of the Auckland police office, was sent out to investigate. As a result of his inquiries, he., on Tuesday of last week, arrested Edward Bourke, a well-known cattle dealer and drover, on two charges of cattle stealing. The allegations are that accused, between May 1 and Juno .4, lifted from the property of Robert David Matchett, of Matahura, seven head of cattle, valued at .£49, and that hs also similarly obtained three head of cattle, valued at .£2l, belonging to John R. Storey, of Matahura. It is further alleged that the accused disposed of the cattle at sales and otherwise in various part 3of the district. Bourke was brought before E. C. Cutten, S.M., this morning, and was remanded to ap-r pear at' Huntly on Thursday of next week, bail being allowed in one surety of vEISO.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1537, 5 September 1912, Page 4
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171CHARGE OF CATTLE STEALING. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1537, 5 September 1912, Page 4
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