THE LIQUOR LAW.

Otago Witness, Issue 2884, 30 June 1909, Page 11

THE LIQUOR LAW.

PROSECUTION AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, June 23. David Bairie was charged in the Magi date's Court to-day, before Mr W. C Riddell, S.M., in connection with the rai« by the police on a boarding-house in Taranaki place. There were two informations, one charging the defendant with, while the occupier of the Paragon Board-ing-house, on the 15th May, being privy to the sale of liquor; (2) being found in the Paragon Boarding-house on the 29th May, when liquor u^ seized, and with having been on the premises for the purpose of illegally dealing in liquor. The former information was taken first. Sta-tion-sergeant Darby pvot-ecuted* and Mr A. L. Herd/nan defended. Sergeant Darby intimated that all the evidence he pioposed to call was similar to that given in the case against; Maiy Barrie. .David Barrie said that his occupation

was pig-farming. He was a boarder at. the Paragon Boarding-house, and Mrs Rarrie was the tenant. Witn-ess had not paid for any of the liquor seized. He was not in any way privy to the sale of liquor.

To Sergtant Darby : Witness had ordered some beer about six weeks ago. He had merely purchased it for himself and friends. Witness took the liquor to the Paragon Boarding-house. .Mary Jane Barrie stated that sh-2 was at present serving sentence In connection with \ the seizure of Uquor at the Paragon Boarding-house. Some of the liquor she had paid for, and the residue belonged to Clementine Dew.

Bella Baftri-3 evidence that Clementine Dew had given her money to puxcft^.se three dozen bottles of beer. She gave the money- to her mother. William Scott, a miner, said that Clementine Dew was a ma,te of "his. He gave Dew 4s as his share of the purchase of some beer. Mr Herdman submitted that, the case

must be dismissed. THere was no evidence given that Barrie had anything t« do with the tenancy of ths premises, and there was no evidence that he was privy to the sale of any liquor. Serge? Nt Darby reminded his "Worship that evidence had already been submitted" that Bailie ha<? .given orders in the Paragon Boarding-house, thus proving that he had eoniething to do with the tenancy. His Worship remarked that the parties had agreed that the evidence given in the case against Mary Jane Barrie would hold good in this case. He would like to review that evidence, and, judgment would be reserved till Saturday. The second charge was also adjourned till that date.

A recent arrival from Scotland is making a specialty at the Hook, Waimate, of pig-rearing 'on modern lines. He has a herd of, 100 pigs, and expects to be able to show farmers that_ the pig is not onlyone, of'the most profitable animals, buttons of the clean^est. A pure Devon weaner was sold •to a Tt«.ranaki fancier for £6 6s ket ..week. * - . - ' „.