ADDRESS IN STREET.
FINE IMPOSED. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN. Sept. 10. John Gilchrist, a well-known Labour speaker, was convicted this morning and fined £1 for delivering an, address in a public street without a City Council permit, and convicted without a penalty for causing a street obstruction. Tlie Magistrate (Mr H. W. Bundle), in the course of his reserved decision, held' that the by-law was valid, stating that free speech meant no more than equal freedom to all citizens to fully express themselves, provided they did not offend against the law. The use of the streets was primarily for the passago of the public, and the council, alive to the danger of congestion, had made a by-law restricting public speaking, which he considered reasonable. The proper setting for a political meeting was a hall or reserve ; streets were formed to walk on, not to talk in. Counsel for defendant mentioned the possibility of an appeal, this depending on the decision in a similar Auckland case.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 243, 11 September 1934, Page 3
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165ADDRESS IN STREET. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 243, 11 September 1934, Page 3
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