THOSE COWS.

Waikato Independent, Volume V, Issue 319, 3 January 1907, Page 6

THOSE COWS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —A recent by-law passed by the Borough Council to the effect that all cattle be kept from straying on the roads, has now been in operation some weeks. There may be residents in, and visitors to Cambridge who appreciate the result, but they are hard to find, as are the advantages of the new law. It only requires a few hours’ sunshine, after the recent showers to make the roads inches thick with dust. If one tries to avoid this by walking on the grass the consequences are dire indeed, for the long grass is so thoroughly charged with dirt and dust, that one’s clothing, especially if dark, is simply spoiled. There are poor families in Cambridge, to whom one cow is really the chief item in their maintainence. Until this recent law came into operation, these cows could quietly graze along the road, harming no one, keeping the grass short, and providing the main articles of daily consumption. The actual charge for grazing may not be much, but when people are taxed to the uttermost, every shilling counts. But this is not the only trouble, no matter how willing they may be to pay for it, it is each year becoming increasingly difficult to get land within easy distance suitable for the purpose. Trusting that the level headed men who form the Council of Cambridge, will see to it that this little matter receives their more mature consideration and thus earn the gratitude of all reasonable ratepayers, and thanking you in anticipation for your kindness in inserting this letter. —I am, etc., “ One who has no Axe to Grind.”