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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10638, 14 April 1906, Page 2

f An Auckland carter nataed Walter McQuoid, who, when his horse fell down owing to an excessive load, struck it on the head with his whip and twisted its t(*ngue, waß fined £10 and costs. "I am satisfied you behaVed in a moßt brutal and cowardly way to the unfortunate hdh'se," declared the magistrate,, who ailjded that the case was one of the worst hoi had come across. McQuoid had, he saiil, gone into the box and told him whit waß not true, and probably proceedings for per jury, Would be' taken. MrNA, Dillon, M.H.R., for Hawke's Uay, isy showing au active, interest in Wairoa /matters. In forwarding to the Psamipc a petition from that district in fav-ot of acquiring, land for Jlose settlement purposes, Mr Dillon sent the follow, iiig covering letter t— "Sir,— l have the Honor to forward you the enclosed pctiiion and letters from Wairoa, Hawk-a's Jllay, and I r-kpecffully beg that yoa- vill "give ear to their petition. There is no doubt that the district is very, much put back by a lot of dioueu occttpyiuc the ■areas, keeping Imek tiro progress of the Wairoa County. The place requires new blood to give it an impetus, and the only way to do that it to cut nip tliese-* big cst-aUti. Sincerely trusting that active -steps will very - soon* be taken,-*--- I am, Sir, yours faithfully,, Alfred Dillon."