TRAVELLERS’ ACCOMMODATION.
LICENSEE’S STATUTORY DUTY.
GreymouUi, April 4. An interesting reserved judgment was given to-day by Mr Justice MacGregor in the case in which the police appealed against the dismissal by the Magistrate (Mr Mcldrum) of a 'charge against Charlotte Lewis, licensee of a Kumara hotel, for refusing accommodation In F. King, a prohibition lecturer. Mr Justice MacGregor stated that no valid reason was given for refusing accommodation, and the real reason seemed to be the fact that King was a prohibition agent. That was not a valid reason in law, however distasteful the supplying id such accommodation was to the licensee. King was a member of the travelling public, and the licensee was bound to supply lodging for the night. A clear breach of the law was made, and the licensee should have been convicted, as it was difficult to imagine a clearer case of refusal. The ease was remitted to the lower Court, and costs of the appeal, £lO, were allowed to the police.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2868, 7 April 1925, Page 2
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166TRAVELLERS’ ACCOMMODATION. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2868, 7 April 1925, Page 2
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