THE LICENSING LAW.
BREACHES AT OAMARU. (From Our Own Oorrf.sponoent.) fUMARU, March 7.
The local Stipendiary magistrate has been kent hrsv throughout to-day hearing eases which arose out of breaches of the Honor law.
William M'GwWorj a carrier, was chartred on six different informations with receiving orders fo» liquor in a no-license district. A conviction • was entered in everv case, and sentence was deferred. The same defendant was charged with forwarding an ord« r for Honor to Messrs Speight and Co. and not criving the name and address of the person for whom
the liquor was intended. In this case I
judgment was deferred. Two charge* alleging receipt of orders were brought against George Adamson, another carrier, but were dismissed. .
A similar case against William Tait was dismissed.
Speight and Co. were charged with sending liquor into a no-license district without supplying to the court the necessary notice. Judgment was reserved, in this and three similar case 6.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2921, 9 March 1910, Page 33
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