TAUMARUNUI S.M. COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 28, 3 May 1907, Page 2

TAUMARUNUI S.M. COURT.

(Before Mr 11. YV. Norlhcroft, S.M.) HOP ISKKR CASKS. A large number of eases against shopkeepers lor sell in,"; hop beer containing' more (ban (lie quantity of alcohol allowed by (lie law, wen: heard. The evidence of Mr J. A. Pond, (lovcmment Analyst, showed that the hop beer in mosl eases contained from about 5 to 0 per cent, of proof spirit. S. MeCralli was lined £lO and costs, YV. Bollard i.lO and costs, J, Bailey 20s and costs, McDonald Bros. 40s and eosls, Moore 20s and costs, I )ay 20s and eosls, Hyde 20s and costs, Innes and Co. £4 and eosls, C. M unlock £lO and costs, F. Brimson £lO ;md costs, J. Balf£]() and eosls. liA KTKK INC YV I I ISK V. W. J. Blair was charged with having brought eleven bodies of whisky into the Kin; 1 ; Country for the purpose of selling the same. Mr Moss appeared for defendant and explained that Rlair had brought six bottles of whisky for a man named Kyan at Makatote. Kyan was lo return the whisky later. The liquor was, not 101 sale and was properly labelled. His Worship held thai barter was sale 111 law, and lined defendant £s and cost:-. MCGJNLKY V. 1 M I'llKl ,1 Defendant was charged wifll assaulting' complainant, a J'ublie YVorks Inspector. Campbell pleaded guilty, but urged provocation. The evidence went to show that an altercation took place between the two on January 3rd, and Campbell pushed McCinlcy into a creek. After boring a great amount of evidence, 11 is Worship fined Campbell 20s and costs. The costs amounted to £IM 16s, and defendant was ordered to pay the amount in monthly instalments of £l. A large number of civil and other cases were heard, the sitting lasling 2^'days. Messrs Cillies, Moss, Collins, and Franklin attended the Court on behalf of various clients, and MiMays appeared for the Crown Prosecutor.