INTERESTING LICENSING POINT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17571, 15 May 1919, Page 7

INTERESTING LICENSING POINT.

(Per Press Association.)

HASTINGS, May 14

Mr Dyer, S.M., delivered his reserved judgment in the case Police v. Hollis, charged under Section 215 of the Licensing Act with being a prohibited person, and that he entered licensed premises, viz., the licensed booth on the racecourse. The defence was that the booth was not within the meaning of licensed premises, Section 215. A conditional license was issued under Section 82, and no mention was made of any particular premises, which is thq case in dealing with'publicans' licenses. The Magistrate in his judgment held that a placp where liquor is sold under conditional license was only to be considered as licensed premises 'in so far as offences against the public order, illicit sales, and adulteration of liot'or were concerned. In respect to prohibition, orders and breaches of such orders, he did not think pfaces to which conditional license referred could be deemed licensed premises. He thought, therefore, the defendant did not enter licensed premises. The information was dismissed.

In view of the magistrate's decision a member of the Hawke's Bay Licensing Committee has filed a, notice of motion that the (committee refuse any more conditional licenses if th© judgment is upheld. ;