MINIMUM FINES.
BINDING OF COURTS.
UNREASONABLE PENALTIES.
ILECKESLATITRE CRITICISEIX
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
PALMERSTON NOIITH, this day.
"I am very much against minimum fines being fixed for this class of offence. It compels me to inflict a fine which is out of all reason. It seems absurd that a magistrate, who is a qualified man, should be bound down by Parliament to impose such a fine. However, tho legislature says I must dc it, though in this case I consider it is too much," said Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., when fining two Chinese £12 10/ each, one for being found on premises being used for the smoking of opium and tho other for smoking prepared opium on the premises. Counsel said the first defendant was visiting a 'brother who had stayed at the premises only. The other man was smoking seconds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 219, 16 September 1935, Page 8
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