RAIDS ON OYSTED BED

Evening Star, Issue 19352, 11 September 1926, Page 11

RAIDS ON OYSTED BED

FIH ASQ GQHFISCATfOH OF BOAT

[Per United Press Association.! AUCKLAND, September 10. “They have probably made a nice profit out of it,” said Mr V. N. Hubble, in the Polnyo Court, when Phillip Brady was charged wtih picking oysters at TamakL Accused pleaded guilty, but said he did not know he was doing wrong in picking mnd oysters. Sir Hubble, on behalf of the Marin© Department, said accused lived with his nephew, Walker. For some time he had been buying a few sacks from the Government depot and selling a quantity largely in excess of that bought hv him. Apparently he went out with Walker in a boat believed to be owned by the latter to pick oysters from the rocks, A watch had been set, but the inspector could not catch Walker, who was believed to bo behind the business. Accused had been caught when the inspector wont round by land in a motor car. When intercepted he had half a sack and a kerosene tin of oysters, and when his home was visited a pile of shells equal to about thirtyfive sacks was found. Only about fifteen sacks were tills year’s shells, so that the offence had apparently been continued for a long time. Mr Hubble asked that the boat, which was worth £4 or £5, should be confiscated, so as to reach Walker.

Accused, an old-age pensioner, was fined £5, and the magistrate, Mr F. K. Hunt, orddted the boat to be confiscated.