SUNDAY TRADING. A

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 4

SUNDAY TRADING. A

EFFECT OF A DECENT JUDGMENT. A most unusual and interesting position has arisen in connexion with the police campaign against shopkeepers and marble bar proprietors who do businoss on Sundays (says Saturday's "Now Zealand Times'"). At various times magistrates have commented on the fact that the Legislature provided only a maximum penalty of £1 for this class of -offence, but in view of the reoent judgment of the Chief Justice it would apx»car that shopkeepers in the j-nsi have been wrongfully penalised, l'esterday in the Magistrate's Court no fewer than thirteen Sunday trading cases against, shopkeepers and marble bar proprietors were included in the list, but none of them was proceeded witb. Inspector Mnrsaek. 'permission to withdraw all the iniormations. He was compelled to take up this attitude in view of the .judgment given by. the Chief Justice. It seemed that in luture the police could proceed only in cases of taking goods away and selling cigarettes and such items. Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.: I donbt whether you can procced against anyone for selling anything on Sundays. The cases were withdrawn as applied for.