THE NATIVE PIGEON.
FEATHERS FOUND IN BAG, FINE OF ONE POUND IMPOSED. A charge of having in his possession, without lawful authority. , feathers of a native pigeon, to which the Animals' Protection Act applies, was admitted by R. Campbell in the Police Court yesterday. ' "• - It was stated a ranger met defendant and a companion out shooting. Both had licenses. Defendant's companion had a pheasant, in his bag and defendant's bag contained a number of pigeon's fathers. It was presumed he had shot a number .of pigeons and the feathers had accumulated in his bag. .VDefendant denied he had shot pigeons, and said his dog brought a pigeon to him which had apparently been shot by someone else.; - ■ ? ; The magistrate,-Mr. Poynton, imposed a fine of £1 with costs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 12
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127THE NATIVE PIGEON. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 12
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