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Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 September 1934, Page 8

The opinion that the police had no right to veto a permit granted by the Auckland City Council' for the holding of a meeting was expressed by the Magistrate (Mr W. E. McKean) during the prosecution yesterday of James Henry Edwards and Eoderick F. Eowlands. on charges of holding a meeting in a city park on a recent (Sunday without a permit. Both admitted a technical breach, but formally pleaded not guilty in order to “discover, if possible, who has the final authority to grant permits for meetings.’ ’ Edwards said the Minister of Justice, in a letter to him, had said the City Council had sole authority in the matter, and he (Edwards) wanted to know why the police had power to veto any permit. The Magistrate again expressed the view that the bylaw should be tested in the Supreme Court and adjourned both cases for a .week to see whether an appeal is lodged in a similar ease heard recently.