OBSTRUCTING AN INSPECTOR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11840, 1 May 1909, Page 2

OBSTRUCTING AN INSPECTOR.

(Per Press Aesociatiod;) • ' - y . a AtiCKLAND, -this' day! ' A case of interest to' farmers, drovers, and others interested in eheep arid cattlesales was determined to-dtty before. Mr R. W. Dyer,'S.M. H Mar.ch last, John Russell Lang, of Mangere, . farmer, was charged on the informatio^. of W*. R. Brown, Stock Inspector, with obstructing and) hindering the latter in the exer-H cise of his powers and duties as etOck inspector. The facts as adduced from the evidence of the-_lhspector, we*e that? ori (February 11 witness "wajj inspecting, sheep in the Ofehuhu saleyards. • Hia attention was drawn to the fact that the I defendaht was driving from the yards a number of rams. Which the inspector had not examined. The inspector ealicd I upon the defendant ■ hot to remove the] sheep, but to hold them, for inspection. I Lang refused to* do. -k>Y Wbrdij ensuedy and deferidaht,droV e the rains, off despite, j the inspector)? 'dertiarid ' and warning. Tortfey Mr Byer gave, judgment in the j case. 'It was to t»he effect that the Stock I Act of, 1908 gave" ah Inspector of StOck the right to detain sheep, (or cattle), yarded in a puWfov ealeyard, ' until.such inspector liad inspected tliem for lice> ticks, or other diseases. There were no regidations gazettted under the Stock Act for the guidance of inspectors in matters oT 'detail, bfut the Magistrate waa compolled! to lind (though not entirely free irom doubt), that the general powers given inspectors by the- Act Were wide. enough to include the above. The minimum penalty prescribed by the Acta fine of £2, was imposed^ with cpstsi,