Stock Driving.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7544, 27 January 1896, Page 3

Stock Driving.

Wellington, today.

At the request of a large number of people, Mr Lawry, M.H.R. for Parnell, interviewed the Minister of Agriculture re teparating the provisions of the Stock Driviug Act passed last session. Mr Lawry pointed out the objectionable nature of the measure, if strictly enforced. The Minister iv reply said the object of the Act was to prevent sheep and cattle stealing, and not to interfere with settlers or butchers removing their stock from saleyards or paddocks. He also said that a circular would bo sent to inspectors of the Stock Department instructing them to inform settlers that the intention was to protect and not harrass stock owners of the colony. Tho law is that every person who drives any stock upon, along, or across] any highway or Grown lands, except between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., in any of the months between March 31st and September Ist in any year, or between 4a.m. and 8 p.m. in any other part oE the year, unless provided with a permit to do so from a justice of the peace, or an auctioneer, or an inspector of stock, shall be liable in respect of every such offence to a penalty of not less than £5 and not exceeding £50.