SUPPLYING OF LIQUOR

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 61, 3 April 1945, Page 4

SUPPLYING OF LIQUOR

CASES AT TE WHAITI ROTORUA PROSECUTIONS A number of cases dealing with tha supply of liquor to Maoris in the Te Whaiti area were dealt with in the Magistrate's Court at Rotorua last week by Mr S. L. Paterson S.M. William IJillman faced seven counts of supplying to male and female natives on March 9 last and was on one convicted and fined £25 and costs (to be paid at the rate of £1 monthly). On the. other six counts he Avas convicted and discharged. Baslie Haumete, Koni Katcne s Hepetu Te Kaawa and Dobbie Tawhara who commissioned the offence, were fined £5 and costs, each, while Tawhara Te Taite, another member of the party was convicted and discharged . Sub-Inspector M. J. Angland stated that Constable L. Bidois of Te Whaiti, had had reason to believe that home-brew was being made in the district. He arrived at. a camp at 1 a.m. to find Hillman going to his hut s and the worse for liquor. Subsequently the district constable had entered a hut and found natives there, including two young Maori girls. All of the party had later admitted having been supplied with home-brew by Hillman.

Mr R. A. Potter, for sail that this defendant had only' in tended the party for males, the girl having been brought along by an other later. Echo of Recent Case Arising out of a recent case 01 March 1 last, when a young Maor girl had been found in a drunkei condition in a church at Te. Whaiti the police took action against Jacl Ohlson for supplying liquor to tw< female natives and a male Maori, On one count he was convicted anc fined £15 and costs (payable £1 pel fortnight). On the two remaining

e charges he was convicted and dis. e charged. e One of the native women concerned in this case had been dealt with 1 by the Court previously and the g lor the supply ol' liquor tc 7 was convicted and ordered to pay costs. ■x other Charges of Supplying , Three charges of supplying liquor , to a female native on February 21 last were preferred against Donald ; who was ordered to pay . £15 and costs (payable at the rate . of £1 lortnightlj T ) } while lie was convicted and discharged on the other ' charges. Maria who commissioned an offence—supply of liquor to herself, a native, was. fined £5 and costs. Alfred John Daj r ? for supply, ing a female native with liquor on March 3 last, was convicted and fined £10.