Scab at Kaikoura.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 185, 12 July 1883, Page 3

Scab at Kaikoura.

TELEGRAPH. I (UNITED PR^SS ASSOCIATION.) Kaikoura, July 10. To-day, Walter Gibson, lessee of the Warden and Tylee r<n c jtos eh >rged with being the owner of 40,000 infected sheet). The offence was admitted. The evidence showed tbat defendant ha« only been m possession 20 Months, bat had almost stamped out the disease m the time. One flock of 30,000 was quite clean, and the remainder nearly 80. It was shown that the iu footer! portion was scabbed by sheep straying from Crown lands of an m accessible nature to man, and the Sheep Inspector admitted that the defendant had done his utmost to clean his run. One shepherd loßt his life through efforts put forth to clean his sheep. The Bench, m giving judgment, said he mast inflict the minimum penalty of 3d per sheep. The fine amounts to £500. The Bench promised to recommend the Minister of Justice to make a partial lemiepioßofttefine,

* Vv 9 a.rn, v Baromet< heavy o. ing: on Eastern C Warnings issued y at all stauone. There have been north v west gales, aDd heavy rain ha. raosfc places north of Lyttelt. Hokitika. The sea has been heavy on boi. coasts. The barometer continued falling m all parts of the country until alout 3 p.m., and since then it has rieen sfceadilv everywhere. The readings were lower at Wellington than at any time since September, 1878. R. A. TRldwist.