TAPANUI NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20708, 4 May 1929, Page 25

TAPANUI NOTES.

(Fboji Our Own Correspondent.) TAPANUI, May 3. MAGISTRATE’S COURT. A sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held on Wednesday, before Mr HeJ. Dixon, S.M. For allowing a cow to wander at large at Heriot, Mervyn Barr, who did not appear, was convicted and fined 10s and costs (IOs). William Spillane, for allowing six head of cattle to be at large on the Tapanui road, was convicted ou two charges and fined 10s on the first charge and 20s on the second, together with costs (225). C. A. Shiel was charged with failing, to clear his land at Heriot of sweetbriar.—The defendant did not appear, and after evidence had been given by

Inspector G. D. Shand, the defendant was convicted and fined £3 and costs (12s). R. P. Smith was charged with failing to clear his land at Beaumont of sweetbriar.—There was no appearance of the defendant.—The magistrate said that Smith would be convicted and the case adjourned until next court day. The amount of the fine to be inflicted would depend on the amount of work done in the meantime. SHOOTING. The shooting season opened in dry and windy weather, with the result that the local shootists, who were more numerous than in recent years, enjoyed good sport on Tapanui Flat. In most eases limit bags were obtained. So far as could be learned, sportsmen in the outlying districts were not so successful, the birds being very wild. In some places poachers had been out before the opening of the season.