, 1884-04-09

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LIST Menbrr for ChriStianStrd's Country
District Coulter said he had often on
Sundays ana hoy days tried to diSperse
the gambling mnbS on estates lines near
h S property, bui had not always succeed
ed the pc pl" say they have as much
right to Dt there as he has. All enact
mrnt OF the nature proposed by him would
SAVE trOuhle and preserve order. But not
only in that way are the lines miSuspd,
hu, frequently the mObs mash down whole
patches of CANES how Is the Police to get
at HE names OF The prOple2 Som times
tl.ey muster from dtar and no one knows
who they are, nor can bring them TO JUS
tice. Again, low carts are driven on the
lines, particularly at night, the drivers
eludt the watchmen, and they steal even
plant tops from the fields, and the right
Of properly is we'll nigh entirely destroyed.
All Member for Christianstpd's Country
DiSIIicI Raphael was OF the same opinion
as 2nd Member for ChliStianStt DIS Country
District (Cuu.terl. 1t seems that the
honOra bic Speaker is If The opinion that
the cState-lints must be open for traffic,
and it is therefore wei that we should
HOW come to y final conclusion in reference
to this p0im. There are great abuses Oc-
ca>,Oned already no 10y the unhindered
traffic on he lines by all SORTS of people,
ana tuat would of course become still
WolSr.
Tie Speaker said any illegitimate use of
the pIiNH,t roads Of communication, when
brought Ietor. IT," Police, could be pre-
V,n,ed he could MOI consider it advisable
to have an endrtmnt III the direction
stated.
Isl Mem! e. for ChliStianSted WiHdrd)
sand lie had been on the Committee who
Lea ed 10 revise this Draft and hau joined
in pitpo~Ing the changes thrleln winch
atc LOW bt foe the Council, and after his
attention since then had been drawn to
tins parlicui T SIC ion, he had given ls
contents his particular Consideration NO
dOubt the Police has power and authority
to prevent illrgal use Of the private roads
rs Yejl rs publIc, provided the Police
know of the affair in time. But he be-
lieN,d thai what is mostly complained OF
is, that hose private lines between estates
are Icing used night and day by country
people mol my on loot, but III carts, anu
that such fl, { passage is used for ettrctIhg
CLcroachlneItS OH properly, as Inc owners
If hose carts provide Themselves with
amy frog they find at Iaud. Many are
tie ins, anc, $ whore canes Ill the fields
ae loppcd Ctt and earned away instances
of Me kind had occurred to his own per
SOnal knowledge. 70 prevent this, and
not ST. much gambling elc., some measure
ShoIld bC effected. 70 estate owners
having, as is the case in some instances,
dwelling houses not far eft from such lines,
HE free passage rs Il source OF annoyance
and iiSi grccat %IenesS, and some means TO
pIevtn. also that traffic is what planters
would Ike to see. Nothing whatever ID
asked 70, or is expected that would pre-
vent az hinder the use OF tho G estate
ines by the public Authorities, but only
such traffic on them by which the proprle.
tor suffers in his pocket.
5;h Crownmrmb.r Halmer could fully
SympathiSp with estate proprletorS III the
matter now spoken OF; but he hoped, that
when m assures are taken to stop the abuse
of The roads in Of e>tlon, such Will not lead
to he dO ny away 1T The use ofthem. Tie
as II medical man attending many estates,
has an interest III seeing those roads OF
communication between estates Kept up.
The Speaker thought there could certain
" never h.. any gu 'SlIOn of entirely stop
Dil o HE traffi on those lines. The hon
oraIIr G ]oWnnember had mentioned one
instance in which the private lines are re-
ouiSi e: there might he many more lnstan-
ccS stated. Ii would tn refore be very i'll.
advisable to give an enactment p%rohlblt.
ing the use of those private roads except
by the Police and Military. There must
al all events be Il distinction allowed TOT
those roads of communication adjoining
the public roads; it would occasion great
dissatisfaction to stop them.
4th Member for ChriStianSteds Country
District Raphael said there is no place