FIVE GALLONS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 1218, 31 May 1919, Page 5

FIVE GALLONS.

WHO ORDERED IT? IMPORTANT CASK ft was charged against Richard Johnston, turret, Pio Pio. at the Court tn Thursday, that he did give an orti«»r for five (tattoo* of beer and fattrtt to furnish the vendor with a statement in writing of his name and address. It waa admitted (1) that on April tlth. one. McGrath, saw defendant and asked him to lend for five gallons of beer; ('£) that next day. without any further intervention on the part of McGrath. a wire was aent through the instrumentality of defendant.

| Sergeant M»tbe»w said that -on \ April 12th a 19-gatton keg of beer arrived for B. McGrath. of Pio Pio, and wa* delivered to Johnston. The- latter admitted sending tor wire and that McGrath bad given him the monef. The hotetkeeper tent five gallon* mote than he was paid for. He contended that wheri a person ordered liquor for another person in the proclaimed area, be should show that they were residents in a proclaimed area. McGrath lived at Te Mapara. Mr Finlar; It's all the !•««?. A new point waa raised by the charge. Tier* «a» a prima facie ease on tbe admissions, but he would call defendant. Th* defence waa that McGrath K*m(a by Pio Pio after the post office bad closed on tbe lltn. He wanted tbe beer for a reception at Te Mapara to a returned soldier, and be gave defendant a note with the words of a wire written in it. and the money. Defendant on the following day. being at Pio Pio. pasted that writing and money into the post office and actually signed nothing at all. either bis own name or that of McGrath He submitted that what happened did no\ come under sub-section a of section 147.

The point at issue is whether the person or d« ring the liquor must sign the order personalty or whether another cun sign for him. His Worship reserved his decision.