THE COURT OF APPEAL
THE OniNEMUEI LICENSING CASE. JUDGMENT RESERVED. [United Pkess Association.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday. A. th<> Court of Appeal to-day Mr Chapman, continuing the argument in Cock aud others' v. thc Attorney-Gene-ral (in the Ohinomuri Licensing Committee case), contended that the alleged misconduct into which the Commission was authorised to inquire, even if established, was not a crime within thc meaning of section 126 of the Crimes Act, because the members of a Licencing Committee didv not 'hold a judicial office; that further, tho Commission was authorised by section 2 cf the Commissions of In- ; quiry Act. j Mr Findlay followed, giving mi stances of similar Commissions which 1 had been issued in New Zealand from 1852 to 1899. Mr Sk-rrett replied on behalf of the plaintiffs. 1 Later. ! In the Appeal Court, in Cock and I v. Attornoy-Geueral, judg'- ; ment has been reserved.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 8 April 1909, Page 4
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