A DISEASED COW.
, LIABILITY OP THE OWNER. (Per Press Association.) , :NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. In the Magistrate's. Court yesterday, before Mr Pitzherbert, S.M., a farmer named John Wilkinspjrwas charged by the Stock pepartinei^wit'h having neglected to give notice to the Inspector of Stock that one of his cows was suffering : from a malignuixt growth cm of its jyes, defendant having tsuspected the cow to be so suffering. After hearing the jyidence of the prosecution, the information M T ao amended by the inclusion of tlie ' word "cancer,." The ovidenco disclosed Uiat milk from tho cow was not sent to the factory, but iised to feed calves. Defendant denied that. ho know the cow wa« li&oascd, .considering ' thei eye luid been injured, perhaps in the bush. Mr Fitxherbert,. in giving judgment, said no ioubt the cow was siiffering irom cancer. D'nly one day ,was mentioned in the in* formation, and defendant would be coniricted and fined £5, with costs £5 8s od. Phe minimnm penalty !is £5: for iovery iay of the offence. ■: > ■ • 'V
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11792, 4 March 1909, Page 5
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173A DISEASED COW. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11792, 4 March 1909, Page 5
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