CRAZING CATTLE ON ROADS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 106, 26 June 1911, Page 3

CRAZING CATTLE ON ROADS.

o SHOULD IT BE ALLOWED Nearly every local body is troubled with settlers who snrreptitoualy allow their cattle to graze on the long padock, occasionally by day, but more often Iry night, doing damage to the road, and sometimes to an unwary horseman whoso steed happens to suddenly come in contact with an animal lying down in the centre of the road, says the “News.” Most heal bodies have resolutions dealing with the matter, threatening to prosecute the offending owners and to impound the cattle. Owing, however, to the difficulty of obtaining pci sons to act as rangers, the resolutions are difficult to enforce. At the -May mooting of the Moa Road Bi ard the question of wandering cattle and the danger they caused was discussed, when it was pointed out that' The Board had a resolution on its books authorising impounding and prosecution. Mr Chard ; at : once gave notice to move that it he rescinded. At Saturday’s mooting, speaking in support, he said that people turned cattle out at night when they could not he impounded, and this was infinitely more dangerous tiian during the day. Cattle might damage the water tables, hut so did blackberry and fern if left, unchecked, and the cattle'in keeping this down compensated for any damage they ought cio. Under the present system, it was people who did not live on the roads who wore the greater of for. dor. 3, and lie considered that any settlor who paid rates on the road ishonld nave the right to graze, it, that was, provided there was 'no objection, on the part of any settlor on the road. Mr Corkill objected. I If) they were going to allow grazing on the reads, they should farm them and use the money on the road. The ,money they would receive, he felt sure, would not compensate for the nuisance caused Mr Cm kill also objected, ■pointing out the damage caused to fences by cattle pushing their heads through in an endeavour to secure some succulent picking within. The motion could not find a -seconder, and accordingly lapsed.