NEW ZEALAND WINE.
ITS POSITION IN NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS. [Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Feb. 9. In connection with a Wellington message to the effect that lie Government’s legal adviser has exi ’tssc-d tho opinion that selling wine yiliin a No-license district appears to be illegal, the statement is discoivted by m Auckland viticulturdist. Sion today, this gentleman said thai under the original Act the New Lei-land wine industry was not affected at all. There was, he declared, a clause in that Act providing that such wine can he made and sold in a “No-license” area. He was certain on the point, having taken three legal -opinions on it. The clause in question had. never been repealed in any way. This 1 act seemed to have been overlooked by people generally, including the Government’s legal adviser. In any case, ho said, it would not affect the- growers if the manufacture and sale of wine was prohibited in such districts. The bulk of the grapes grown would always be sold as table grapes,, which paid better, anyhow. If the- wine industry was shut down therefore all the gvowors had to do was to grow table grapes, and with the others make unfermonted wine for sale to temperance peoplo.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2422, 10 February 1909, Page 5
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204NEW ZEALAND WINE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2422, 10 February 1909, Page 5
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