THE LIGENSING ACT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 7

THE LIGENSING ACT.

GHARCE]ACAINST A BREWER.

CFrom Our Spcoial Cprrespoaaent.l ;", .'!■;' Master-Jon,, October 21. Willie Burridge, irewer, of Master- _'■' 'lon, was charged in the Magistrate's Court at' Mastertbh": yesterday, boforoMr L. 6. Ecid, S.Mir with a breach of Sub-Section 3 of .Clause' 146 of tho Licensing Act, viz., with, having, bo-.tween!-'the dates' of June 24 and Sop- • ternber 24; MO, supplied 1 - liquor to one ,' Richard'Haviland, having- reasonable •■ grounds'to. suspect.that liquor •'was iriteiided for sale. ; Mr! C. A. Pownall appeared for! the defendant, and ■ pleaded'.not! guilty. . = .'i !. ... •' -Sergeant'', Miller, who. [ prosecuted, stated; that the defendant, .who was a : . brewer,, having -a depot" at\. Carterton, .had: supplied liquor to: a house in Masterton, although! he was. awdre that the , twoupahts of the house had'been fined . ; for'/sly grog-selling. .■'■'.',,;,!',. ,•-..-' ■'.-■. 'Mr'.;Pownall.raised the preliminary 'objection that C'specinc r offence had -. not -been revealed in the l : information. :, :He; contended that a.definite; quantity. : should:'be mentioned, i.' >! - .'!' ..- '■ His Worship -stated that, ho -thought ' - :H"Open-to'- the police! to spread . the ': ■ -offence-over - a period;',; although it '.was '-■ !the" !llquor' , - 'supplied' should be stated. !;■,!:.•!',..! ' •',. ; The*', information ....was'-; -thereupon '■ .Vamended'; to .read • that .the; : defendant ~- -ihad {supplied, thirty-seven '.dozen of ale. : .H3nrihg-the! period -•indicated, -v- ':.. : Nathaniel Miller,;' sergeant of police, .'-'th«h : 'deposed that, the deferidaiit- was a. !brcWel'" , at' Masterton, - with., a -depot 1 at ;!;'Carterton; The.defendant.was. charged ': with;;,supplying liquor for sale to; a •■-■'■-.' house'occupied byßichard Havilahd and •'others]'; On-NovomberiD-lttst, Haviland ; ■,-' : ' and' his - wife, : together', with' two st'ep-]•-.".■'!-sotis:.named"Jones;. were- charged. with liquor for,sales:'.They.:were each "■;': convicted.'.;Mr.'Burridge.'.was. supply.'ing''so'm©'- of!'!; the iiquqr.'.and '.was a '•'. ■; ;witaess":foVvthe prbaeeution '.that . iandj.waV.in the, CpUrt.'' About that time !!-!.'persras'supplying liquor -could'be. charg- -. ed,..'an'd!the.onus of.proyirig-;that they " '-'iaC^iot"'■r.eftSonabl6. ; -!grd.uiids < i.t6 suspect ;:.' .th4tlthe:liquor'..wns for. sale,.Avould be '.fthrowh - upon, ..A.: few days .--.. .'later!-witnessVteceived'.a telephone hies-.'-'sage; from Burridgej stating'that he had ::ireeeiv'ed : an'order! froin!: Jones; and ask- ••'■-. ,'ing if ;He. should "supply.it..'-.'; Witness '.told' !■ ;-Bufridge' : .that..that .was; his 'business, •! -aild.'tbat ,h6..wduld-.nqt give permission. to supply., .Burritlge- ijiforhied 'others' a, > .'.day : ;or. two afterwards ; ;that,.!he, had !'■''. ;! .-Bpoken,,-te'Mr.; Powriallrahd Mr;; Turton;, : ' . •"•tlie.'-niagisti'aie,'.!;abp.ut-!it.V.-fle.sa|dfthat-, ; :.: bothji/had/told ;hiin! .view, of !. whit"-witness had said.-it wisjinadvisable ; V.;.-:';to!cpiititiue supplying./''. This *as the last ''. vwithess-heard.' about the- matter, then] V !;■ i'After. Hayiland 'came but.- of gaol, 'tfifr- • , iie'es".'.foiuid!. that,.;according ;to '■■the' 're--V. /turns 'furnished-''to' th'e,]Cou'rti'!B,ur'fidge !!. !was supplying.the!house with about two ! ;doien of Ibeer a.,week.!:!fThb.supply.con- ;'! .ititiuedrdhriDgthe;datas'cohtained in;the ;■:-: .'information.- •:' :. : ;.;- T .-;.;si>;- i ..;.:!; i -..-;"<../';;.,; ;,-. ; His' W.orship stated : {with!reference..to, ;••.;•• - '*, ppirifc X raised;- by ..Mr.•, Pownall)v that .'.' - -wlide he'iflgfeed With,th4 decision of Mil' ~'.; Justice.-Mwards iri.!'a-recent dase,:-.lle 'did hot'think that case had anything to" ' . :'?>■■;:'-■:■ '~ " Ir " I'ewnall stated(that;he] ; ; would .;. 'like ftp i!ay; : that; these'■!cases, savoured ■'." . : mOre: of ;thah:of pi-osecii- '-.:■'. v. ti6n'.'; : ; ; Be would r lilie - to task; the ; witV ness-,whether,'or. not it I 'was a; fact that '.' :he;'ahd; his 'constable' -received 'rewards :-":. from;ih6sb ConvictionsP--i^y';:/!-.' :■;'•■■. Sergeant Miller:! I feline to] answer -,' That-question. '~ '-.;-;-j|.;>.V':-<' ; .y.fe".'i ; -;;;*o'M ' ,^ Ir ; I?*" 1 ™ 31 !: 'U^er;'what clause cf .! ItheArctidd 'J'bU ; 'deolm(a:; w^'\i^4,^, ' Miller.:! Under-the'Evidence' .. .v.uAoti'-'f-^M.-'.:.-'------;—-wotilV;- -:/■'■'-.yM

Mr.. Pownall;, Is- it ,no't a'fact that you hav.o received £30 in rewards since ..No-License was-, carried in Mastcrton? Sergeant .Miller: I decline to answer. -Mr. Poivnall;, Will you.produce tlld Tolico Gazette? • Sergeant. Miller:/1 have not been summoned, to do. so. ■' Mr Pownall I summoned you to produce all books and papetsi Sergeant Miller I decline to produce tho Gazette Mr. Powmll Very well, we will leave it at that. All I would like to say is that tho offering of rewaids to police officers to do their, duty seems ; to^.me 1 , to •;be"a. ; blot,-upon 'theViidminis- -; tratibn of; justice.!" - -'■"'■!■'.". ':'i ';■ ..-.'■'.' ';;;'.-.. Sergeant- jMiller',: vfurther K Cammed,' .'stated ;.that die 'warned iithe.: de.fen^ant^against:;',deliveriiig':Deer.;»t6..the :' 'house;,occupied.^by'Haviland.fi:, The de;••■.fehdant,wasi.in'.the ;Co'urt 'when. Havi3ahd >; was:• agaiti' charged a 'fe\V. 'weeks •agojwith .supplying- liquor. ;y.-i,.:i> : :. ;;.- •■;■; - John" Smith-, driVorlin.the:employ of .. the!;.defetfdant,- ! produced; his ; -delivery vbo^krvwithivthe-object of- showtag:-that quantities :of : liijuor'had- : beetl' supplied ■to :the'housei occupied byiHaviland "and : ;/J(ffles;,.during;;the.'dates;';men'tioiied . in. 'the .information.. Defendant .had not . inquired^from-witness'-'abbiit l the house' ; of;Hav;ilarid.'::■;•?,: Ap. '\rrZ-'te> ' •>■ -Z- ■■'-. - :This-..was .-.the.'case-for.'.tho:'.prbsecu--,:tion'.>;.:''*:;;::": i.;;"•>.:■ .vf : ; :i r .For;the defence,iMr.-.Pownail stated \:that; ; ..whilst: the vonus of 'thht Jhe slisp'ect. that-tho liquor wad ; for:sale- was'thrown.-upo'n-: the defend-:ant,-,this onus might be-carried to un- : reasonable: lengths?.:-'A':man selling a single bottle'of,-beer, .might be brought before;.the Cdart-atid^called UpToil to' ehowAthat 'he did. not;-suspect that it : WaSi for, subsequent sale.: :'-Mr.v Pownall " went on to say/that, if • his- "Worship considered * thatv ah .-.offence / had " been committed, the.fine should be sufficient : to-permit;of>a,h;appeal, as Burridge wished- the legal position 'cleared" up. His ; present: position was-intolerable. ;Willie ; Bur'ridge, the defendant,<;on .:. oath, stated thathe; had been -supplynig liquor .to Haviland* and Jones prior ... to' the, prosecution-in. November'last. Dtiriflg the period that the case.: was pending,- witness',discontinued .. serving liquor to Jones and Haviiand;^but after the case was over, in January last, .. •witness.;recommetfced:',sUpplying:'it.:: ; 'He .only supplied & dozen' of/beer each, to them every weeki 'He! did not consider, this a large quantity, for.. workingmen to. consume...-.;..He.-was^,supplying three .-times tho quantity to other persons ' \His,Worship said .that-ho would give , 'defendant the. benefit of the . dpubt ] He had sailed very close to the- borderline,'however, and ■he warned him to make; more- - inquiries in future; :'■ The ease.would : be dismissed. ■ ."'•'■ '-■.'.