THE LICENSING ACT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10208, 8 April 1911, Page 6

THE LICENSING ACT.

TWO ALLEGED BREACHES. FINE OF £lO IMPOSED. The adjourned case in which John Condon was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act in giving an order for liquor to be brought to the NoLicense area of Masterton without having given his proper address, came on for hearing at the Masterton Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr G. H. Cullen appeared for accused, and Sergeant Miller proseeued.

Sergeant Miller stated that accused had given his address as Taueru, fcut | he had been seen in Maste+ton on several days. Accused himself said he had lived at Tinui, and not at Taueru. Constable Dumphy gave evidence to the effect that accused had been seen in Masterton for a number of days after the liquor had been obtained. John Condon stated that he had promised to obtain some liquor for a friend three miles the other side of Taueru. He went to Carterton, and when lie was about to go home, he found that if he had left, it would be too late to be at the Taueru Hotel before it closed. Consequently, ac- | oused got the liquor at Carterton, but he had had several drinks, and did not get past Masterton with the liquor. His Worship stated that accused evidently had no permanent place of abode. The case would be dismissed.

The accused Condon was also charged under section 146, clause 3, of the Licensing Act, that he delivered liquor Hn the No-License district of Masterton, having reasonable grounds to know that it was to be kept for sale. Constable Bird stated that Jie saw a taxi-cab drive up Dixon Street to the corner of Park Street, on a night in March. A man got out of the car and went into the front door of Haviland's house. Witness afterwards sawtwo people about the car, which afterwards went away. About a minute after, two men came along the footpath in Park Street, carrying cases to Haviland's house. One of the men was tall and dressed in a light suit of clothes.

- Sergeant Miller gave evidence as to having interviewed Condon on the day of the raid about purchasing liquor the previous night at Carterton. He left a man to look after the liquor, which he left on the footpath at the corner of Park Street.

John Congdon, accused, stated that after getting supper on the night in question, he had some more drinks. Accused had some friends with him, and he did not know what happened to the liquor. He slept out in Cricket Street that night. His Worship stated that the accused had made several different statements, and he was more prepared to believe the police. In view of the fact that he had spent a fortnight in a fine of £lO would be imposed. Time would be allowed in which/to pay the fine. Accused was also ordered to pay 7s costs.