WITHOUT LICENSE

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 99, 29 April 1938, Page 8

WITHOUT LICENSE

SALE OF LIQUOR.

OFFENDER FINED £5.

CONSTABLE'S 'WINE PURCHASE Two bottles of wino purchased by a policeman from Joseph Xewnian on March 3, caused Xcwniaii to appear on summons in the I'oliee Court this inoriiinjr on a charge of sellinir li<]Hor without a license. Mr. I. J. Oohlritiiie appeared for defendant, who pleaded euilty. Tt w«* siate<l by Suli-liirsjipctor Fox that defendant mid his wife had a room in an npartiucnt house at College Hiii and about the bcj.'ilining of the year it came to the notice of the police that, they were |mrclia--iliir wine in a wholesale way and sellinjr it in hoi tiers. "In .Home <-i»>es wino was delivered by a car. added .Mr. I'ox. "A constable went to dcfi'lidanfs place and buupht two bottles of wine for S/0, at the same time ordering two more bottles to be delivered to an ad<lrtv<s in Parnell tinfollowing day. However, before the constable, arrived at tlie l'anu'll the next day to receive the wine, defendant had called and ascertained that the purchaser w.ifi a constable, ami KO be did not leave t lie wine." (Lnu<rliter.) Mr. Fox said Newnii.n had been out of employment and wn* not in good health. He had never been in any trouble before.

"This is not the ordinary cuee of *ly rrroff soiling,"' Mr. Ooklstino said, "and there is no suggestion that it was in any way a 'lnisineee. Xewman bought the wine whotewale and had been selling a little of it in bottkw to relative*. II« finly made a profit of (id on each bottle Like many other people, lie tlioujrlit he i could do i'hics." Counsel added that only five bottles were seized by the police when the premise* were searched. The offence was merely a foolish one. and Newman would not offend ajrain.

"I hope tins ca*e will deter others from- dninjr the same thinjr." , said Mr. Orr Walker, S.M.. in fining Newman £j a n<l <.•<>; t*.