KEEPING LIQUOR FOR SALE.
A HEAVY FINE. v. UT TRTiFidKiPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ASHBURTON, September 18. William Portery a carrier, was charged with keeping liquor for sale. He pleaded not guilty. The evidence showed that large quantities of liquor wera obtained by Porter in fictitious names. Defendant alleged that the liquor had been obtained for others in his capacity as carrier, and not for sale by himself. The Magistrate held that it rested with defendant to show who received the liquor. As he had failed to do so it was to be assumed that 'he had been guilty of keeping the liquor for sale. He convicted and fined him £SO and costs. This is understood to be the first case heard in the Dominion in which a carrier was called upon to show what became of goods received by him for delivery. September 18. In connection with the Ashburton message stating that this was the first case of the kind in New Zealand, this is an error, a similar case having been heard at RaeMhi some time ago. •
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2994, 19 September 1908, Page 5
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177KEEPING LIQUOR FOR SALE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2994, 19 September 1908, Page 5
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