LICENSING LAWS.
CONVICTION AT NAPIER. Per Press Association. NAPIER, Jan. 25. Tho Magistrate gave reserved judgment at tho Police Court in the case in which the licensee of tho Caledonian Hotel was charged with allowing liquor, though purchased before closing hours, to be consumed on tho premises after hours. Tho alleged offence took place when the Napier Law Society held its annual dinner on tho premises. His Worship held that the licensee was responsible lor a breach of the Act though the certificate gavo tho Law Society the exclusive use of the room for tho night. The liquor was consumed in the room after eight, but 11 is Worship was convinced that the licensee thought ho was acting in conformity with the law. The licensee was convicted and dischargor,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 48, 26 January 1926, Page 10
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129LICENSING LAWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 48, 26 January 1926, Page 10
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