THE LICENSING LAW.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8195, 18 April 1905, Page 2

THE LICENSING LAW.

BREWERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS.

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INVERCARGILL, April 17. A judgment by Mr Justice Denniston, in the appeal case, Police v. Whittingham, Gore, brewers, was delivered to-day. The police proceeded against Whittingham for sending beer out of Mataura, a "nolicense" district, into the Clutha, also a "no-license" district, in pursuance of a written order from a customer. For the police it was contended that delivery of goods took place at Gore station, and was therefore in contravention of the law. His Honor, in a lengthy judgment, held otherwise, and that the beer was not the property of the consignee till it reached its destination. „,,,. In another appeal His Honor held that Whittingham could not appropriate beer brewed Toy him, and ordered through an office he had established at Mandeville in a licensed district, the said beer being returned to the purchaser within the "nolicense" district of Matura. His license did not cover such a transaction.