DEER POACHERS FINED.
NELSON, Sept. 11. J ; Five residents of the Tadmor and Motupiko districts were vprosecuted for taking deer out of season. All pleaded guilty. Counsel for the Acclimatisation {Society asked for a substantial penalty owing to the extreme difficulty of obtaining>evidence. One offender was fined 10s and each of the others ss, with costs. 2Bs 6d. The Magistrate said he had dealt exceptionally leniently w,ith| the offenders because, they had pleaded guilty. This should be a warning to others that in the event of further convictions heavier penalties would be imposed.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13749, 11 September 1908, Page 2
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93DEER POACHERS FINED. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13749, 11 September 1908, Page 2
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