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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 213, 23 August 1927, Page 9

On a recent Sunday a local resident took his dogs out into the bush on a shooting expedition (states the “Bav of Plenty Times”), In some dense scrub one of the dogs bailed un a large animal which turned on the dog and ripped its neck with one bite. It had also crushed the dog's head to a pulp in its jaws when the owner came on ,the scene and fired a shot at the animal. With peculiar pantherish leaps the latter turned and disappeared in the scrub, leaping with ease a creek bed 12 feet wide The man thought he had wounded the mystery animal and spots of blood on its trail gave evidence to his claim. Parties of local residents subsequentlv commenced: a hunt, but beyond finding a lair with several large bone-? in it they got no sight of the animal. It is recalled now- that a travellin - wild beast show was in the district six months ago. and that five of the animals escaped into the bush. The ways of ratepayers in recording their votes are sometimes hard' to understand. On the simple for cr against issue at last Wednesday’s poll on the Auckland Citv Council’s proposals to borrow £500,000 for tramway and transport development. 4-1 ratepayers recorded informal votes. One crossed out a clause explanatory of the purpose for which it was proposed to raise the loan. Another deleted the words “propbsed loan of £500,000 for tramw”v and transport development” nt the head of the paper, while a third displaying special caution, recorded his vote In favour of the loan, adding “provid’d the money is raised m New Zealand.”