SALE OF LIQUOR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 May 1923, Page 5

SALE OF LIQUOR.

—. 4 ILLEGAL ADVERTISING. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, May 21. i The Full Court gave judgment this afternoon in Astle v. Sweeney, a case in which the appellant was convicted by the Magistrate of a breach of section 146 (a) of the Licensing Act, in that he caused to be published in a newspaper in the no-license area of Masterton an advertisement as to spirituous liquors supplied by his firm. The Chief Justice, in the course of his judgment, said that the object of the licensing statutes was to impose restrictions on the sale of liquor, and that it was not for the Court id> whittle away th«; express legislation, though it might be inconvenient to people desire ing liquor or having it for sale. The argument that an advertisement by a trader that he had goods to sell was not solicitation to a possible customer could not be held valid, and in his opinion the appeal against conviction should be dismissed. Judges Hosking and Herdman agreed that the appeal should be dismissed, vith £10 10s costs. Judges Salmond and Reed dissented, being of opinion that the appeal should be allowed. The decision was in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Court.