THE DOG RAGISTRATION CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume XLII, Issue 3433, 30 June 1894, Page 7

THE DOG RAGISTRATION CASE.

' TO THE EDITOR. .Sir, —It is .to \be regretted that Mr counsel for the defendant, should also be your own correspondent for Te Awamutn, hence the misleading and one-sided account of the case McGuirk v. Rosborough, which appears in your issue of the 26th inst, To say the least, that report is not calculated : to inspire confidence, To. commence with, two informations were laid. The evidence' showed that the defendant registered his two dogs in July, 1893, on which occasion the registrar (myself) advanced the necessary ss, and waited his pleasure to pay. This year the .defendant neglected to register his .dogs. On the 16th February I saw the ..defendant and the two dogs in question. Rosborough at first treated the matter with scorn, stating that he would not register till it suited himself. After some .argument he said he would only register one of them, and when I asked him which one he told me to go to hell and find out, as ic was no business of mine. Before* this occurred I had handed to him one collar, which he retained, but .did not pay for. He refused to give me such description of the dog as to show which of the two the collar was for. On Sunday, the llfch March, Rbsbolough's man (Mr D. Strong) came to me with 2s 6dfor the.collar. He had no instructions to say what dog it was for. Although the dog fees were due on the Ist January, and Rosborough had neglected to register, I did not take proceedings till the 21st May', The statement made that the firat case was dismissed is not correct. At the suggestion .of the bench, Mr Gresham withdrew it, With regard to.the second case, Mr •Cruickshank stated that he had a perfect defence for it. The Magistrate, however, decided otherwise, and convicttd Rosborough. As to the technical breach of the law in keeping the dogs , unregistered from the Ist to the 16th January, it should be reported from the Ist January to the 16th February, and indeed to the: 21st May, As to this being a technical'breach, I will leave that question to your readers and better lawyers than the Te Awamutu correspondent. -Thanking you in advance.— Jam, &c, William R, J, McGuirk, Registrar of Dogs for the Pironia Riding, Raglan County.