UNUSUAL CHARGE
THREE MEN FINED. TROUT IN CLOSE SEASON. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, June 14. Three men, Albert William Harris, Frederick Olsen Petersen, and Duncan McFarlane were charged in the Police Court this morning with having trout in their possession during the close season. Accused pleaded not guilty. Constable Macrae stated that at the mouth of the Leith he saw Harris jump into the water and throw a trout towards the top of the bank. Witness went towards the men who made off. Petersen threw a sugar bag he had into the water, from which it was procured by another man who brought it to the Police Station where witness had taken the men to be interviewed. The men denied having taken the fish. The Magistrate fined each £2 with costs, and allowed a week in which to pay.
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Southland Times, Issue 19897, 16 June 1926, Page 13
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140UNUSUAL CHARGE Southland Times, Issue 19897, 16 June 1926, Page 13
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