NO LICENSE IN N.S.W.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9088, 5 March 1908, Page 5

NO LICENSE IN N.S.W.

Press Association —Copyright. Received March 5, 12.05 a.m. Sydney, March 4. The Full Court to-day gave an important decision re applications for a writ of prohibition against the Licensing Court dealing with licenses. The Act specifically provided that where there was not more than a three-fifths majority of votes cast in favour' of no license, such votes if no-liceuse be not carried, could be counted for reduction. In the Allowrie electorate three-fifths were exceeded. The Court found that the Act did not provide for cases where three-fifths was exceeded, and therefore reduction was not carried, and Allowrie was granted a writ of prohibition against reduction. In the second case three brewery firms asked for prohibition on the grounds of reduction not being carried according to the Act. If carried it was not properly gazetted, and the Act failed to make clear how the nolicense vote should be added in favour of reduction. This case the Court overruled on the points raised, and refused a writ of prohibition.