KNOWS NO LAW.
DEPARTMENT SELLS WHISKY. CHARGE AGAINST AUCTIONEER. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this dav. A charge was heard by Mr. Page, S.M., to-day, in which an auctioneer, Cecil William Price, acting for the Railway Department in a sale of unclaimed packages, among which were two cases of whisky, disposed of a quantity of less than five gallons of liquor. For the defence, Mr. Blair contends that the Minister of Railways can sell liquor off the Departmental premises anyway he likes, wholesale, retail, or by auction. Counsel asked for dismissal of the charge with costs against the police. The magistrate said he would take time to consider both points.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 195, 19 August 1927, Page 5
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109KNOWS NO LAW. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 195, 19 August 1927, Page 5
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