Licensing Presecution

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1335, 25 May 1905, Page 2

Licensing Presecution

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By Telegraph.—Press Association,

Auckland, thia day. Actino on a judgment by Mr. Stanford, Stipendiary at Now Plymouth, that the Licensing Act recognised the oxistonco of the bom fide traveller, Herbert Hay, londlord of tho St Heliev's Ray HotoJ, served n party of Auckland oMuraioni-iU on Sunday, Decomber 25th. Ho was charged to-day before Mr McCarthy, Stipendiary, and ploaded guilty to hooping the hotel opon and serving beer duriug prohibited hours, The Crown Proseoutor said ho recognised that Mr Hay had been misled by tho Stanford judgment, and he did not press for moro than a nominal penalty, The Magistrate imposed a fino of one shilling and costs, remarking that defendant had committed an offence undor tho sanction of a magisterial judgment, The license would no; be endorsed.