ORDINANCES.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue VI, 29 January 1848, Page 189

ORDINANCES.

SALE OF SPIRITS ORDINANCE. [Puied Augutt 13th, 1817] An Ordinance to prohibit the Sale, &c, of Spirits, and to regulate the Sale, &c, of other intoxicating Liquors to Persons of the Native Race. Whereas it is expedient, as far as may be practicable, to limit the use of intoxicating liquors amongst the native inhabitants of New Zealand, but so, nevertheless, that the provisions to be made in that behalf be framed with the assent, or so as to secure the concurrence of the said native people therein. 1. Be it therefore enacted by the LieutenantGovernor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, tkat it shall not be lawful for any person whomsoever, either to sell, or to supply, or to give any spirituous liquor, or mixed liquor, part whereof is spirituous, in any quantity whatever, to any person of the native race. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person whomsoever, either to sell, or to supply, or to give any wine, or any fermented liquor, or mixed liquor, part whereof is fermented, in any quantity respectively, which shall produce intoxication, to any person of the native race. 3. If any person shall sell, supply, or give any such spirituous liquor, wine, or fermented liquor, contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, he shall forfeit and pay for any such offence, any sum not exceeding £10, to be recovered in a summary way, over and above any penalty which may be incurred for the sale of any such liquor without a license. 4. Provided always, that no penalty shall be recoverable for supplying spirituous liquor to any person of the native race, in case it shall be satisfactorily proved that the spirituous liquor so supplied was administered medicinally. 5. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to modify or alter, or to suspend the operation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, which it may appear to him, from the state of native feeling on the subject, or otherwise, to be impracticable, or inexpedient to carry into immediate operation, and to substitute for any provision which may be so suspended, any other provision or provisions, better adapted to give effect to the purposes of this ordinance, and to secure the concurrence of the native inhabitants of the colony therein. 6. This ordinance shall come into operation in such districts, and at sucb times as the Governor for the time being shall, by proclamation, from time to time appoint.