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DOG RACING LICENSE QUESTION. WELLINGTON, July 2. In a reserved judgment Mr. Lawry, S.M., held valid the part of a Lower Hutt Borough by-law which prevents clog racing without first obtaining a permit. The Magistrate held as separable a part of the by-law that would enable a license to be withheld without assigning any reason, and invalidated that portion of it. TIPSY MOTORIST DISQUALIFIED WELLINGTON, July 2. Francis William Hawthorne, as the result of striking a safety zone at night, was fined £lO to-day for being intoxicated while in charge of a car, and had his license cancelled for 12 months. WELLINGTON, July 2. In a reserved decision, delivered by Mr. Justice Blair, ho gave judgment for Percival Mahon Brooker, statute annotator, against whom a claim for £5OO damages, for breach of copyright and an injunction, was made by John Friend, Ltd., statute annotators, of Wanganui. The case was heard on June 25. His lonor held there was no evidence to sustain the allegation of copying.
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Grey River Argus, 3 July 1936, Page 6
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