SHOCKING DISCLOSURES.
ROYS AND BEER. [PER PREBS ABSOCUHON.] CHIUSTOHIIRCH, July 10. A sixteen-year-old boy was before the court this morning charged with disorderly behaviour. The evidence showed that accused and his companions took it in turns to 'buy the beer on Saturday nights, find a.s they drank tlie beer off licensed premises the police were powerless to stop the sale. The Licensing Act bars the sale of liquor to youth's only for Consumption on the premises. The magistrate wanted to commit the boy to an industrial school, but difficulty occurred because only the Governor has the power to such a committal if the offender is over the age of sixteen. The case was adjourned.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1911, Page 2
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114SHOCKING DISCLOSURES. Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1911, Page 2
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