BEER AT FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21646, 11 November 1933, Page 16

BEER AT FOOTBALL

NO-LICENCE DISTRICT

FIVE MEN PROSECUTED COMMENT BY MAGISTRATE The action of two football teams in taking 25 gallons of beer to Redwood Park, 'Swanson, on a recent Sunday had a sequel in the Police Court yesterday when five men were prosecuted on various charges. George Carter, carrier, and Henry Neil Whisker, motor driver, were each charged with taking liquor into a nolicenco district without being in possession of an order signed by the purchaser and stating his address and occupation; Ernest Christian Footo, licensee of the Carlton Club Hotel, Newmarket, was charged with supplying liquor to a person not in possession of authority to take liquor into a no-licence district, and with failing to supply' particulars of liquor taken into a no-licence district; Alexander John Conway, barman at the Calton Club Hotel, was charged with unlawfully sending liquor into a no-licence district; and Richard Fogartv, barman at the Royal George Uptel, Newmarket, was charged with failing to supply particulars of liquor to be sent into a no-licence district. Two Hotel Teams

All pleaded not guilty. Carter and Fogarty were represented by Mr. Barrowclough and the other defendants by Mr. Stevens.

Detective-Sergeant O'Sulliva.n said that on Sunday, August '27, football teams representing the Carlton Club and Royal George Hotels played a challenge match at Swanson. Fogarty obtained a donation of ten gallons of beer for the Royal George team from a brewery firm, the liquor being deposited in a near by tobacconist's shop and later taken to Swanson in a bus engaged to transport the team. Those responsible for the liquor failed to notify the clerk of the Court of their intention to take it to Swanson, which was in a no-licence area. The Magistrate, Mr. F. K. Hunt: What of that ? If I go for a picnic at Swanson and take a bottle of beer with mo have 1 to notify the clerk of the Court 'i Mr. O'Sullivan: There was a large quantity of beer on this occasion. The Magistrate: There was a largo number of men. Magistrate's Decision Mr. Barrowclough said the Act applied only in cases where liquor was purchased, persons taking liquor into a no-licence area being required to obtain an order signed by the purchaser. In this instance there was no purchaser, the beer having been donated. No at-tempt-was made to conceal, anything, and Carter did not even know he was carrying liquor to Swanson until after the journey had been completed. After hearing evidence, the magistrate dismissed the charges against Carter and Fogarty. Regarding tho other defendants, Mr. Stevens said the circumstances were similar to those already outlined, except that the team from tho Carlton Club Hotel purchased 10 gallons of liquor, five additional gallons being donated by Mr. Foote, the licensee, who, however, did not at the time knowwhere the liquor was to be taken. The charges against Foote and Conway were dismissed, but Whisker, the driver of tho truck conveying the liquor, was convicted and discharged. Tho magistrate said he was satisfied Whisker knew the liquor was on his vehicle. No penalty, however, would be imposed.