EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 884, 27 August 1910, Page 3

EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT.

BREACHES OF PROHIBITION ORDERS.

Christchurch, August 24,

No tewer than eight charges, against seven men, of procuring liquor during the currency of prohibition orders against them, were dealt with by Mr G. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court this morning. His Worship expressed considerable surprise at the number of cases, and said there seemed to be more breaches of prohibition orders in Lyttelton, in proportion to population, tha* in any other place he knew of. Sergeant Ryan said that was so, and that some prohibited men made a boast of the fact they were able to procure liquor. Mr Bishop said that it was simply disgraceful that in this locality prohibition orders were treated with such contempt. He meant to have orders obeyed, or he would know the reason why. He intended to make the fines as heavy as he could, and he would fine the men who committed these breaches anything up to the maximum penalty for their repeated offences, and they would find it a mighty expensive game. Three were fined 10s, three 40s, and one 20s. An unusual charge was made against George Nelson, who was charged with that knowing Samuel Alexander Hughes to be a prohibited person, he did assist him to drink liquor. Mr Bishop said it was quite clear that accused had been a party to the drinking. He had said over and over again that a man who assisted a prohibited person to get liquor was much worse than the prohibited man, who was generally the victim of his weakness. Addressing accused his Worship said : “A man in your position is beneath contempt. You are fined £5 or one month’s imprisonment.