DRY ASHBURTON

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1930, Page 5

DRY ASHBURTON

RESULT OF POLICE RAID

A HUGE HAUL.

ASHBURTON, Dec. 5

It was like V bar,' commented Air Orr-Walker, S.AL, during the hearing ■of a case in. uvhicli ’Albert Wallis appeared bn three charges of selling liquor without 'a'''"license, one of' exposing liquor, and three of consenting to the consumption of liquor on the premises on which it- was spiel. . • ; The police stated that' in the raid) 534 bottles of beer, some five and ten gallon kegs of beer, besides parcels of whisky, cider 'wine and brandy/ were seized.

t .Defendant was fined £IOO sterling on the first of the selling charges, ordered to pay costs on' the ‘exposing, and the charges of consenting to consumption were withdrawn. LIQUOR SELLING, WITHOUT ' LICENSE. ASHBURTON, December 5. : Francis Joseph Hanrahan was fined £35 and his wife was fined £5 for selling liquor without a license. The police stated that the male defendant was before" the court la9t' Friday on a similar charge. • The' premises were - raided twice and ■ thirtyeight bottles of beer and other liquor was seised.

Counsel pleaded guilty, explaining that defendant had been agent for a Christchurch hotel and acted under » misapprehension as to his rights. Defendants wefie' ’allowed'' two ; weekti!^;tov f find the money. -