ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 103, 3 May 1930, Page 9

ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALES

HEAVY FINES AT NELSON TRADE WITH A RELIEF CAMP. [ Per Press Association. } NELSON, Alay 2. Several cases of illegal sales of liquor were before Air T. E. Alaumsell, S.iVl., to-day. W. Barakat pleaded guilty to two charges of illegally selling liquor. Th? police stated that a constable had purchased wine in small quantities from defendant at a time when several men and women were ou the

premises being served. Defendant was lined £.lO on the first charge and £2 on the second. W. Lawson, brewer, of Wakefield, was charged with selling beer, the delivery of which was not made from a brewery, depot or bottling store. In 'imposing the maximum penalty of £5O, the Alagistratc said he was satisfied that defendant was carting liquor to a relief camp and touting for orders and selling wholesale and indiscriminately. “These relief camps arc certainly not brewers’ benefit instituti >ris and I am going to take a very serious view of the case,” he said. Harold Inwood, of Gowan Bridge, on two charges of selling liquor Without a license, was fined £lO and costs on each charge.