THE WRONG HOUSE
WINE CANVASSER C7-LLS ON CONSTABLE IN DRY AREA.
Canvassing for wine orders in the Lyall Bay district, a no-license area, Herbert Davenport Monsell, the local agent for a firm of wine-growers, came eventually to the house of Constable Anderson, the resident policeman of the district. The constable trjld Monsell that it was illegal to canvass tSr the sale of liquor there. Monsell said that he had acted in ignorance of the fact that the district was "dry." This was the story told by Senior-Ser-geant Lander in the Magistrate's Court to-day, when Monsell was charged with the offence. "A man of his trade should know which districts are 'dry,'" said the Senior-Sergeant. Mr. E. Page, S.M.: "I don t think there can be any doubt that the offence was committed innocently, but a wine canvasser like the defendant should make himself familiar with the licensing laws." A fine o£ £2 was imposed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 134, 3 December 1926, Page 8
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154THE WRONG HOUSE Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 134, 3 December 1926, Page 8
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