HEAVY FINE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 595, 28 July 1933, Page 4

HEAVY FINE

"SLY-GROG" C1 ORUANUI~STOREK1?J CONVICTED &M taupo J SALE T0 NATiygl i m ! Taupo Considenahle interest atfl a case h'eard at the Tai3 trate's Court yesterday in 3 nah Joseph Habib, a storel • Oruanui was charged with 1 quor on June 10 last withl I the holder of the necessaw After reviewing the eviaj mitted, the Magistrate, Blr. 1 erson, S.M., expressed dish'eW evidence in rebuttal of and after strongly condeiJi action of the defendant ia j natives in the native area ■ Habib and imposed a subst M of £100 with costs arnounta 10s 6d in default three moa prisonment. Seven days wer« for payment of the fine. 1 Defendant was representJ E. Roe, of Rotorua and pia guilty. " 3 Outlining the case for M Senior-Sergeant E. J. CarrJ that on the night of June ll premises occupied by the ■ had been raided by the poliB bottles" of beer had been sefl defendant bad a list of prew victions against him for sifl fences. . a Called by the senior-serM natives stated that they haffl ed seven bottles of beer fr« at the price of two shillingl pence a bottle and that the® had -subsequently been handl police. I Arthur Toothill, managel saies department of the Dn McLeod and Co., Hastings,! documents showing that M March 22 and May 26, 19331 tles of beer had been ordered! from his firm and accountsl Evidence of having caitl from Hastings for Habib n hy Samuel Chase, a carrier ■ Included in these goods wel cases of beer, while empty bl also been carted back to Ha] Evidence » f Sale] Constable Brown detaile! rangements made by the polil cure evidence of the sale fl quor and said that on the] the raid several bottles of M ha,lf bottle of whisky had bl under the counter of Habib] further haul had been founc] at the store. | Constable Butler, of Tokaal borated the evidence of ] Brown respecting the resull raid. i For the defence, Mr. 'Roe] that he would call evidence] that the natives who' it wfl had purchased the liquor ha] on the premises on the nigbl tion and that the sale had] transacted. I Merely "Shouted"] Charles Woodbine Willial in evidence that he was alab] was in Habib 's shop on tbaj question. He did not see a] natives mentioned enter the] admitted tbat _be had obta] from defendant, although afl had he made any payment] merely "shouted" when he] account. ] Michael Henry Buckley a] lO'Connor gave corroborativ] In cross-examination of t| nesses hy the senior-sei'g] lively exchanges took place] admitted that they had sev] been supplied with beer ■ each denied having ever n] ment for the beer. They cou] count for the reason vby] beer had been found on the] by the police. I Mr. Roe did not call the| as a witness and the magisl victed him and imposed the ] dicated. I