THE LONG PADDOCK.
COMPLAINT AGAINST RANGER.
A resident of the Nelson district complained to the Waimea County Council last week that a county ranger raw his horse on the road "and left it there," and then called at his house and "charged him 155." The writer asked if this was the usual charge, and said "if it is, it's a bit red-hot." It was resolved to inform the writer that the council had no other course open under the Act than to charge mileage from the pound. A. councillor said that it was unfair to charge residents on the distance from the pound, as it meant that some were fined only a few shillings and others many shillings for the same offence. Other councillors pointed out that the county could not erect pounds every few miles, and ono speaker remarked that settlers had their romedy in keeping their stock in their paddocks.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18814, 15 September 1924, Page 9
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152THE LONG PADDOCK. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18814, 15 September 1924, Page 9
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