HOME-MADE BEER

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1933, Page 7

HOME-MADE BEER

SALE TO A CONSTABLE.

FINE OF £2O IMPOSED

AUCKLAND, May 23,

A fine of was imposed in the Police Court yesterday on Nathaniel Gow Curtain on a charge of keeping liquor ior sale m a. no-license area. Defendant also was convicted on a further charge of selling liquor without a license.

Detective-Sergeant McHugh stated that as the result of complaints a constable visited defendant’s home in Cooper Street, Grey Lynn, where he purchased two bottles of, home-brewed beer for 2s. Liter a search warrant was executed and 64 bottles of “homebrew” and 73 empty bottles were found.

“The beer was much stronger than the beer sold in hotels,” said Mr McHugh. “One bottle contained 10.2 per cent proof spirit and a second 11 per cent.”

Mr Wright said defendant, who was on relief work, had been in the habit of drinking and turned to home-brew-ing beer for his own consumption The constable said he was a friend of one of defendant’s relatives. Curtain at first refused to take any money, but then foolishly accepted it. He was in difficult circumstances and could not pay a large fine. On the second charge defendant was ordered to pay costs. He was allowed until June 29 to pay the fine and costs.