BREACH OF DOG REGISTRATION ACT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1472, 8 November 1881, Page 2

BRE ACH OF DOG REGISTRATION ACT.

[To the tailor oftht Hbrald.] Sir,— l herewith *MicK»r.e cheque for £'.\ 10*, and shall fed obU-.ed by you handing simpo to iho Tre; «,irer of ( lie (Jisbome Uospiial. Tho within amount, I may hi. c, 1 received from Mr. J. W. Maithews lhr.»u:<h my solicitor (lew hi* «xp«nsL-s £1 10») for injuries received by my son from a bite from his (Mr. M.iitiiews'Jdoy. My reasen for giving the money toach.i.iinble insiitu'«on i» to convince Mr. Ma. 'hews that I had no wish to ni.ike capiUl out of Ihe occuireme, but wishing tho step I li«ve • aken to h;tve a more salutary effect up >n the owner of the do«. Hum b>s bimply paying for the roedicul ai'endance to my son, p.nd also that it niny be a wariPHj to o.hers who have a fancy fur keeping vicious dojs a'wilt therr. I niur.t iur her sate tlut b;id I received civili.y from Mr. Manhews when I first interviewed him, re this maiter, I should not have gone further vbau as!.ing him to pay for med'eal aileudmice, but not receivhv; common coi>r;e«y, I felt it incum bout upon me to re-.ort to civil proceedings, wh ; oh, at any r«ite, I am Rlad to suy has been arranged without the Jnienerence of the Court. Re "Jus. ices' Juki'ce" in (he c^se of the Pol'ce v. Mauhews, I refrained from commenting npon 'he aoove maUer ; whilst vhe civil action (alilioo^h not commenced until a'-er the cu-o wes heard in the R.M. Court) wan pending ; nor do I iolend comment in-; upon it further than endorsing the able cri que contained in your leaver of the 29th ultimo. — 1 am, Ac, H. Lewis.