LIQUOR SUPPLIES RAIDED

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1930, Page 6

LIQUOR SUPPLIES RAIDED

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[per press association.]

NEW PLYMOUTH, June 16. Upon the point of being raised as to whether police evidence had P r ovcd sly grogging, Mi’. R. W. Tate, S.M., reserved his decision when Reggie William Uncles was charged with selling three bottes of beer to Andrew Hansen, and with manufacturing wine for sale without a license. _ The case was the outcome of a raid on Uncles’ place at Fitzroy. on the afternoon of Sunday, May 4, The police during the raid collected 122 bottles of various kinds of liquor, also two M> gallon casks, four IS gallon casks, and two 10 gallon casks of wine. Counsel for the defence objected to the manner in which the analysis was made. An analysis of a bottle taken from a. man who had visited Uncles showed seven point five ol proof spirit. It. was contended that bottles had been taken from the man and kept for several days before being sent to the analyst. Counsel also j

contended that the quantity seized was not an unreasonable stock for private use. A constable had watched the house from the cover of lupins and he said bo saw Uncles give a man named Hansen two bottles and Hansen gave Uncles something from his pocket in exchange. Hansen and Uncles both maintained that the bottles were a gift.