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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20248, 17 July 1937, Page 4

Cattle Branding. —The need for branding; cattle in all cases where possible was stressed In the Supreme Court at Blenheim by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, when reviewing 1 the evidence in a case in which cattle stealing was alleged. He said he' could quite understand that in a pastoral district such as Marlborough a case of this kind was of very great importance for many reasons. It was important because in very many cases of alleged sheep and cattle stealing proof was somewhat difficult. Stalkers’ Paradise. —Stories told by motorists indicate that the Porters Pass region has become something of a deer •stalkers’ paradise (says the Christchurch Star-Sun). Heavy snow on the high country has forced the deer down to the lower levels In search of feed. Travellers passing that way on the main West Coast road have seen deer grazing near Hie road In large herds. One motorist, who reached town the other night, said he had counted 17 deer in the pass, none of which would have been difficult to shoot, and some of which would have been well worth the effort.. The snow has also compelled opossums to desert their usual haunts high up in the bush I country for the comparative warmth iof the scrub on the sunny faces of the I pass. Mining Return. — The Mataki Juncj lion return for the week ended July 15 was 36 ounces for 126 hours, and 27,000 yards dredged, states a Murchison message. Norway’s only native animal, the lemming, is no less than a plague. In certain vears these small, ratlike creatures swarm down from the mountains in armies, cleaning out the farmers’ crops. They stop for nothing until they reach the ocean and drown.