APPEAL COURT.
[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
Wellington, This day.
The appeal Commissioner of Trade and Customs v. B&ll and Co., match manufacturers, was dismissed with costs on the highest scale. The Court were of opinion that guilty knowledge must be shown before (seizure , and forfeiture. From this Mr Justice Williams dissented.
In Hooker v. Morris, affecting the legality of the collection of tolls at the Omata tollgate, Taranaki, the appeal was dismissed by a majority of the Court, who hold that no illegality was shown. Judge Hldwarda dissented. In the Hotel Commonwealth case the Chief Justice expressed the opinion that what had been done amounted to an evasion of the law, but waa not met by the express words of the statute; also that there must be a vacant license at the time of hearing, and that the requirements as to accommodation must be complied with. This was not done, and the license' should be quashed. Other Judgee took a different view, and held that the circumstances did not amount to a removal within the meaning of the Act; that it was sufficient if the license was \ acant when the new license was actually granted, and if the premises were compiete by the time tl)3 license issued, Th 9 motion was dismissed with costs, £50. Notice of appeal was given.
The Court then adjourned till August 15th.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9290, 18 July 1901, Page 8
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