WANDERING STOCK.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 111, 10 August 1925, Page 5

WANDERING STOCK.

“MENACE TO PUBLIC SAFETY.” ‘•The position is very bad,” said Councillor Smith at to-day’a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay County Council, when complaining at the manner in whi< h ranging was being carried out on the country roads, “lhe number of wandering horses in the day-time ,i« becoming a menaee to public safety, and at night-time even worse. I-would like to know what is wrong with the ranger.” Councillor Erickrera: He lives at Meeanee. and he cannot even keep the road there clear, so there’s not much hope of the roads out your way receirintr much attention. T*hp chairman; It is not being done at all satisfactorily. Cr Ix»gan ; I think that where stock are £omid on the road at night-time a severe penalty should be imposed upon tho owners. Onlv the “U’yr night I noticed ten horses wandering on the road from Crissnge to Redcliffe. Cr. Crosse; They have been bad for a losig time, but much worse now since th" grass has started to grow on the roaHs. If was decided to inform the ranger that complaints were being leceir*’ from everywhere, and that he would have tn pay a stricter attention to the roads.