AUCTIONEERS' LICENSES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1241, 8 January 1883, Page 2

AUCTIONEERS' LICENSES.

The Melbourne “ Age” says ;~~ln the Full Court, Dr Madden made an application for k rule calling upon the justices at Emerald itill to show cause why a conviction mud* by them inflicting a penalty of £2O and costs upon Mr Mills, of the firm of “ MUI* and Woodgate, of Emerald Hill, Estate Agents, for a breach of the Auctioneer’s Statute should not be quashed, It appeared! that the words “Mills and WoodgateCommissfap Agents and Auctioneer” were jpainted out» side their premises, and that Mr WoodgajS was the only member of the firm who held an auctioneers licenses. Dr Madden contended that as one of the partners held a license the Act had been substantially com: plied with that* although Mr Mills was not a licensed auctioneer, his partner ahd that Mr Woodgate conducted all the salesi and that Mr Mills did "hot interfere in that : hranch of the business, and therefore no of* | fence had bcon committed. The court were ! unanimously of opinion that the conviction I was right. The words “Mills and Wood* i gate, auctioneers painted on thfelr premises would lead the public to believe that they were both auctioneers, which was not th© feet, Woodgate being only the licensed auctioneer : other partner wae properly convicted. Itule ret used. Mr Panton, P.M., dismissed several summonses chwrginf the defendants with similar offences, Lut ft will be seen that the Supreme Court holds that Mr Panton’s decision was bad;