IT DIDN'T PAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 53, 4 March 1943, Page 6

IT DIDN'T PAY

SLY GROG SALES

ONE DAY'S EARNINGS

The earnings of sly grog dealings are not always on the credit side. So Jack Eric Robinson, aged 33 years, a wharf labourer, has discovered. He was in business at 12, St. Paul s Street, for one day. He will now spend two weeks in prison. As the story was told in the Police Court this morning, Robinson was approached by a person, whose identity was not discovered, and persuaded to undertake the sale of slygrog. He had been only 24 hours the occupier of the premises where he was "trading" when he received a visit from the police—admitted the sale of liquor (two bottles of wine) and faced the consequences. Four bottles of wine were found on the premises. Robinson had £48 S/ll in his possession, but he said, through his counsel (Mr. Aekins) this morning that £30 of this had been given him by his principal to purchase liquor for sale. It was explained that accused had been graded as medically unfit for military service. He expressed regret for his action. "This nefarious sly grog trade has got to be stamped out," declared Mr. J. Mofling, S.M., in passing sentence. He accepted the evidence that accused had only just started in the business and took this into consideration in imposing onlj' two weeks' imprisonment.