At H, M. Police Court on Wednesday before Mr, G. W. King, Magistrate, J. W, H. John, 29 Hart Road, was summoned for keeping a dog without a licence.
Sgt. Mitchell proved the case. Defendant told him he had taken out a licence in October last an'l was not quite sure when it had te be_ renewed.
Defendant said he had no inteution of evading any obligation.
Sub.-Inspector "Mackenzie—informed the Magistrate that th> authorities found it particularly necessary now to deal with cases of unlicensed and unmuzzled does in view of the prevalence of rabies in the Settlement. During the past eight days, four cases had been re ported, and stringent measures were accordingly being taken.
Defendant was fined $5.
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