A STRANGE DECISION.
In a pase heard at Te Kuiti yesterday, in which an Auckland firm was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act, the Magistrate (Mr F. O'B. Loughnan) is reported to have admitted that. a technical breach had been committed; but, at the same . time, he dismissed the information. | Without entering into a discussion I of the merits of the case,-one canJ not help expressing astonishment at a Magistrate pursuing such an exceedingly dangerous course. It may safely be said that- one-half of the minor charges preferred under the Police Offences Act are for breaches which, are more or less technical. If the Magistrates c.t' the Dominion are going to dismiss cases simply because they are of a technical character, the administration of justice will very speedily be brought into disrepute.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10150, 28 January 1911, Page 4
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134A STRANGE DECISION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10150, 28 January 1911, Page 4
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