NO LICENSE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
THE BATTLE WITH THE LAW. Received ton, IiSO a.m. Sydney, March 4. The Full Court has given an important decision on the applications for a ■writ of prohibition against the Licensing Court dealing with licenses. The Act specifically provided that where not tnore than a three-fifths majority of votes are cast in favor of no-license. such votes, if no-license is not carried, idould be counted for reduction. In Allowrie electorate the three-fifths was Exceeded. The Court found that the lAdt had lot provided for ease" where the three-fifths was exceeded, therefore {reduction wag not carried in Allowrie, and granted a writ of prohibition. The second case wan that of three brewery j firms who asked for a prohibition on ihe grounds that reduction was n»t carried iiecordrng to the Act. and if carried it ' was not properly gazetted, and the Act j failed to make clear how a no-license vote should he added in favor of no- j license. Tn this ra re. *e. fh,. Court over- ] tilled the points raided for a writ of j prohibition. i
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 64, 5 March 1908, Page 3
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184NO LICENSE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 64, 5 March 1908, Page 3
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