TEA WITH A POACHER
Who would think of inviting a poacher to tea? Commander Courtney Clarke, of St. Boswells, is Superintendent of the River Tweed Commissioners, and his method of dealing with poachers is to invito them to tea. Instead of being summoned to appear before the magistrates they take tea with Commander Clarke, who asks them to call to see him, and explains the position from his point of view, impressing them with the truth, that, after all, poaching is not worth while.
Last year 87 poachers took tea with the commander, and only two of them broke their promise not to steal salmon.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380604.2.200.44.19
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23055, 4 June 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
Word Count
105TEA WITH A POACHER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23055, 4 June 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.