MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Southland Times, Issue 17866, 17 January 1918, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., a, farmer at Woodlands was charged with a breach of section 147, clause 1, paragraph (a) of the Licensing Ac!, 190S, which says: —‘‘When a man purchases liquor either for himself or on behalf of another person he must give his own name and address in full,” Senior-Sergeant Burrowes prosecuted, Mr Haggitt conducted the case for the defence; Accused was managing his father's farm at Woodlands and Lacl the right to sign cheques in his father’s name, and all property and goods bqught for the farm were bought in the name of the father. On the 24th of December accused sent a wire to Thomson and Co., Bluff, asking that two gallons of Dewar s extra special over-proof whisky and some ale be sent to Woodlands by that day's express. Thomson and Co. refused to act on a wire and wrote a letter stating so. The accused replied in writing asking (hat the aforementioned liquor be sent as soon as possible and signed his father’s name. The Senior-Sergeant pointed out that the accused was a prohibited man. After hearing evidence bis Worship said that he was convinced that there had been a breach of the Act. A fine of £4 with costs was imposed.