Licensing Case.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9616, 19 April 1900, Page 4

Licensing Case.

AUCKI^ND,. April 18. . Thoinag Anderson, licensee of the' Falls Hotel, was charged at the Police Court'^to-day' with receiving in payment of liquorl twogum- spears, a spade, and an axe, thus'committing a breach of the Licensing Act. SiibInspector; .Wilson appeared for... the proseoution ?i and'- %v . Bauine jfpr-f the defendant;,' vrlio.'. jpleaded not guilty. . The evidence thai tie dafendant gave' a.V'gumdigger, , !; named Guthrie 2s for 1 a long gum spear. TKe money was immediately spent in drink at defendant's hotel, Guthrie then sold a short spear and; a-spade for three drinks. Afterwards Guthrie gave an axe to two men named Dinan and Dunn, and asked them to r sell iiio Anderson foi* two drinka for themselves and a bottle of beer for him. They got the two drinks, but not the .bottle. Constable Crean deposed that Anderson told him he had. bought the tools for ,10s from a gumdigger who ■wanted to" get- to town. Afterwards Anderson told Km he* had bought the spears and spade from Guthrie for 7s and the axe from Dirianfor 2s. Mr Baume did not" call evidence for the defence;, but contended that the transactions did. riot constitute a sale of liquor.' ' ; " ;"' His Worship reserved judgment.