POLICE CASE LOST.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3728, 10 December 1927, Page 3

POLICE CASE LOST.

RAFFLE AT A SCHOOL BAZAAR. Auckland, December 8. When the chairman of the Grey Lynn school committee, William Ooorge Shearer, helped to promote a sale of work which. included a raffle or so to raise money for school improvement purposes, little did he think that he would be infringing the law. This morning he appeared • on summons before Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., at the Police Court, pleading guilty to a charge of establishing a lottery whereby prizes were disposed of by chance, and without the permission of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Chief Detective Cummings- said the defendant was chairman of the Grey Lynn school committee. The Education Board’s architect had recommended certain improvements to the school grounds at a cost of £4O, and unable to carry out the work, the committee decided to promote a sale of work. This was held and a raffle was conducted. In consequence of a complaint being made to the police, action had been taken against defendant as chairman of the committee.

“All the money raised has been spent in the interests of the school and the children,'” said defendant’s counsel (Mr. Dickson). “One objectionable gentleman wrote to the police about the matter and the police simply had to take action.”' Mr McKean said that although an offence had been committed, under the circumstances he did not feel disposed to enter a conviction. The case was therefore 1 dismissed as trivial without a penalty being imposed.