LOWER HUTT LICENSING INQUIRY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9346, 15 January 1909, Page 5

LOWER HUTT LICENSING INQUIRY.

Press Aasocianou

Wellington, January 15,

At the Hutt local option poll inquiry to-day a witness, who was scrutineer at Lower Hutt booth, said he saw liquor at that booth. He heard a tap at and saw Hodgins, a hotelkeeper. A jug of beer was handed in and five glasses of beer at least were drunk. Counsel for respondents objected to the evidence on the ground that the matter was not specifically mentioned in the petition, and the objection was upheld. Another witness stated that he saw a bottle brought into the booth. He had no means of ascertaining whether the bottle contained whisky, hut he smelt in the booth. A third witness deposed that he saw Palmer, a fpublican, come into the booth during the polling, with a hamper and heard him remark that there was liquor at the back of the ball if anyone cared to go round for it. ' 1