THEFT OF STEER
MAORIS BEFORE COURT [by telegraph —own correspondent} KAWHIA, Friday Before justices in the Kawhia Police Court, three Maoris, -Neo Karapa, lianui 'Tawhi and Tom Tawhi, were charged with the theft of a steer, the property of A. A. Dent, Owhiro. Constable Carron said that the beast was led from open land to the bush and shot, the meat being used at a taugi. The ears were removed, making identification difficult. Dent stated that he had approached the accused to fix the matter up, but they denied all knowledge. Karapa was placed on probation for 12 months, while Ranui and Tom Tawhi were fined £2 10s each. All three were ordered to make restitution of the value of the beast, £B. fr
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21906, 15 September 1934, Page 15
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124THEFT OF STEER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21906, 15 September 1934, Page 15
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