BOY SPEARS A TROUT

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1931, Page 6

BOY SPEARS A TROUT

ILLEGAL FISHING AT ELTHAM. On 'Sunday morning, December 6, an Eltham boy went down to t'he Waingongoro River behind the bacon factory with the idea of spearing eels.. A fine large trout, however, came the way of the youth, and he could not resist the temptation to make such a fine catch. The boy took the fish home, where its weight was found to be fijlbs a fish that any angler would be proua to land. Portion of the trout was given away to a neighbour and the joyous lad did not neglect to broadcast amongst his friends the news of his great catch. He failed to appreciate that he did not possess a 'license to fish and. that the spearing of trout was an illegal method. The news reached, the authorities and yesterday the boy appeared, in the Children’s Court at Eltham. It was pointed out that such illegal methods of fishing would not be allowed. A warning was given that future offences would invite heavy punishment. The maximum penalty was £5O. CONTROL OF RABBITS. POSITION IN WHANGAMOMONA. The quarterly meeting of the Whangamomona Rabbit Board was held on Monday, there being present Messrs. N. R. Cleland (chairman), W. McL. Kennedy, M. P. Ford, B. Newstroski and W. HarThe secretary stated that the rate of one-eighth of a penny per acre would produce. £BO as against the £lOO estimated. Royalty had been paid on 49 rabbits during the quarter. The chairman considered that the results had been satisfactory, but if the board could increase the subsidy the results would be even better as at that price it did not pay the boys to go after the rabbits except from the viewpoint of sport. Mr. Kennedy considered that the board could increase the royalty. At present they were receiving more rabbits than under the formed scheme, and at considerably lower cost. Mr. Harris said would, like to see the royalty increased so as to encourage the rabbitters to go farther afield. Mr. Newstroski considered that. 2s fid royalty provided a good incentive to shoot rabbits. He recognised it was not sufficient to induce a man to take up the work as an occupation. It was reported that there were rabbits in the Rerekapa and Mangapapa districts, and it was decided to send men into that district for a week. GENERAL ITEMS. Several stitches were required to close a wound inflicted in the leg of Mr. T. Penn when, in trying to separate two fighting dogs, one of them sank its teeth into his calf. Mr. Penn is confined to bed but is progressing satisfactorily. Broadway, Stratford, by night Is a striking spectacle now that the strings of coloured lights have been erected across the street by members of the electricity department to give the finishing touches to t'he brilliance of shop windows specially decorated for the Christmas season. The sum of £5077 was paid 'by the Unemployment Board to the unemployed workers in Stratford from April 1 to December 30. There was also . relief afforded by other local schemes in the way of food and clothing. The town clerk (Mr. P. S'koglund). is now distributing about £25 as Christmas cheer to 46 relief workers with families, being the proceeds of the ’Titbits” entertainment In aid of the unemployed. The three huge Christmas cakes displayed in the window of Mr. T. Smith’s shop, Stratford, are to be the features of a Christmas gathering to be held in the Parish Hall to-night for the benefit of those who have participated in or helped the Stratford Self Help Club’s scheme. Proceedings will open at 7 .p.m. and after Santa Claus has been summoned the Mayoress, Mrs. P. Thomson, will cut the first cake. At the meeting of the Whangamomona County Council on Monday the chairman (Mr. N. R. Cleland) stated that through the courtesy of the Mayor and the Stratford Borough Council he had attended the receptions to the Prime Minister and to the GovernorGeneral, Lord and Lady Bledisloe. On behalf of the council he had extended an invitation to Lord* and Lady Bledisloe to visit the Whangamomona district, pointing out that the district had never yet received a visit from a Governor. Lord Bledisloe intimated, that ha would visit the district .before his departure from the Dominion. Votes of thanks were accorded the Stratford Borough Council for its courtesy in extending the invitation, and on the motion of Or. Ford the chairman was also thanked for so ably representing the council and the district. The train from the east was somewhat late arriving at Stratford yesterday morning. It was a heavy train, part of the load comprising three carriages crowded with passengers. A considerable number were settlers with their wives and families coming to .Stratford to do t'heir Christmas shopping at Stratford. Among t'he passengers were a number of single men from Tangarakau camp whose services have been dispensed with, as well as the members of the relaying gang. Work on the Tangarakau Flat ceased yesterday, and t'he residents who intend, spending their holidays away from the Flat will be brought to Stratford by a special.train, which will arrive before t'he Wellington mall train leaves. Whilst proceeding home from the meeting of the Whangamomona Rabbit Board on Monday Mr. W. Harris, of the Agricultural Department staff, met with a slight mishap on the Whangamomona Saddle, colliding with another car driven by Mr. Spencer, Kohuratahi. Neither Mr. Harris nor Mr. W. L. Kennedy, who was accompanying him, sustained any injury, but the ear was somewhat damaged. However, first aid at the hands of the proprietor of the Whangamomona garage the car was a'ble to proceed to Stratford. The other car suffered very little damage. BUSINESS NOTICE. The Central Mart, Stratford, advertises that it will sell Christmas fruit and vegetables at noon to-morrow, followed half an hour later by Christmas poultry and then furniture and sundries.