JHEJMUS. . t TO THE EDITOR. Sib,— At some trotib'le and expense two "~ live emns bavebeen imported find placed , irt the Museum grounds for fch'e amnsemeni of visitors to the M.useura. ' These c hir'ai ■ . are- very tame, taking food readily from the hand: '.fhey"ba*e no fear- of visitor^; because they ftere' treated "well where they, damefroni.- Here ifa^aß^nl.^bftfS^eJthr it 1 is di£Eerent. ' Ch i lldrei S and i groW-§^^ persons are plucking their feathers, and if the practice is not stopped the birds will be running about as bald as billiard balls.- " Will parents kindly give their children ,a hint that the birds have been placed there ' free for the gratification of all, and that it , is bad form for them to injure the birdsln any way? As to the grown-up oneswell, I have spoken to- the Sergeant of . Police, and if caught I have no doubt the „ Stipendiary Magistrate will give them all ' the hints they require,— l am, eto., S. H. Drew, _
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9400, 29 March 1898, Page 2
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163Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9400, 29 March 1898, Page 2
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