ANTI-SHOUTING.
FIRST CASE HEARD IN WELLINGTON. FINE OF £lO. At Wellington S.M. Court, yesterday, Francis Fisher, barman in the “dive” of the Empire Hotel, was charged on two counts that : Being a servant of the licensee, he knowingly sold intoxicating liquor in respect, of which an olfence against, the additional regulations under (he War Regulations Act, 1!)14, published in the New Zealand Gazette of 21st August, 1010, was committed or intended to be committed by some other person, contrary to the said regulations and contrary to the form of statute in such case made and provided. The Magistrate said that he was quite satisfied from the evidence that an offence had been eomhiitted. The penalty 7 was fixed at £lO. In view of the. fact, that the defendant would automatically be deprived of his position as barman for a period of six months, Air Wilford applied for a reduction of the fine to £5 Is.
The Magistrate: I don’t feel disposed to do that. This sort of thing must be put down. Air Wilford: AVe intend to appeal on the grounds that the decision is bad at law.
Security 7 for appeal Avas fixed at £lO l()s. ’
On the second information the defendant Avas convicted and discharged.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1627, 21 October 1916, Page 3
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207ANTI-SHOUTING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1627, 21 October 1916, Page 3
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