THE LICENSING LAW.
WHOLESALE LICENSES. Wellington, May 28. " The cafe of Barraud and others v. Turubull »nd othera was decided in Chambers. This was a motion for a writ of mandamus to compel bhe Licensing Committee of the Waipawa Licensing District to grant wholesale licenses to the plaintiffs. The district carried a vote that licenses should continns as before. This was taken to amount under the act to a prohibition against the granting of any fresh licenses. SrCMon 3 of the act of 1895 provides that no licenses of any description shall be grauted antil a vote ie taken. Then in section Bit ib provided that in the case of a vote " Licenses to remain as at present," no increase of licenses is to take place. The plaintiff contended that this prohibition did not apply to wholesale liceDsa?. Tbe committee held that it did, and on that ac.-ru!;t declined to grant licenses to the plaintiff . Tha plaintiffs then moved in the Supreme Court for a" wr.ib of mandamus. The Chief Justice held that prohibition did nob include a prohibition against the granting of freßh wholesale licenses, and directed that the piandamus issue <o ths members of the committee to grant the licenses applied for by the plaintiffs.
THERE'S A TREAT IN STORE for all who have nob jet tried DERBY tobacco. Once smoked always used.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 22
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225THE LICENSING LAW. Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 22
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