UNCOMMON CHARGE.
ILLEGAL CUTTING OF TREES. Per Press Association. GREYMOUTH, April 6. For cutting three trees on the scenic reserve at Harihari, James Glass, a bushman, was fined £5 in the Magistrate’s Court this morning. It was stated to he the first prosecution of its kind in the district and was brought as a warning to sawmillers. The fine included an amount of £3 18s 9d as double royalty on the trees cut. On • behalf of defendant it was stated that he had acted the boundary of the reserve not being clearly marked-
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 108, 7 April 1936, Page 7
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93UNCOMMON CHARGE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 108, 7 April 1936, Page 7
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