MASTERTON LIQUOR CASES.

West Coast Times, 22 March 1910, Page 4

MASTERTON LIQUOR CASES.

ONE SUCCESSFUL. MASTERTON, March IS. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr C. C, Graham, S.M., Michael J, Chine was charged with bringing liquor into the Nn-licenso area of Mastertou without giving the ivi’C (ViuJ address of the person for whom it was intended. The facts of the case were, briefly, that defendant, who is carrying on business in Masterton ind sent for four gallons of beer—two for himself and two for a map na lied E. Henderson, whose address, it was alleged had not been given. His Worship stated that no doubt a broach of the law had been committed by defendant having omitted to put the word 'Mastcrti.n” on the order, but, beyond that, 1.-e did not think that there had been any intention to break the law. The case was dismissed.

,’olin Alfred Leahy appo.i'ed in Court ou a similar charge. The evidence was to the effect that he had purchased seme liquor in Carterton o i ehha’.f of a Mrs NeiMJon in his own ;mii\ Hefei dant was fined £5 and costs. A similar charge against Joanuie Leahy, w.fc of the former defendin’, was dismissed.

Kate Neilson was charged with keeping liquor for sale within the No-lic.-a-se area, of Masterton, two five-gallon kegs of beer having been found on the premises. It was shown that the beer had been purcahsed by and belonged to her hoarders and the case wa-s, accordingly, dismissed.