Supplying Liquors to Aboriginal Natives (1838)
GOVERNMENT:
Sir George Gipps 24/2/1838-11/7/1846
See Chapter 2
As
to supplying Liquors to Aboriginal Natives
"Acts
and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South Wales and Acts of
Parliament enacted for, and applied to, the Colony. Aboriginal Natives. *
2 Victoria, No. 18, sec. 49. An Act
for Consolidating and amending the Laws relating to the Licensing of Public-houses,
and for further regulating the Sale and Consumption of Fermented and Spirituous
Liquors in New South [26th Sept 1838.] (see Gazette 23 Dec
1849). XLIX. And whereas, the introduction of intoxicating liquors among the
aboriginal natives of New South Wales and New Holland, is productive of serious
evil to the said aboriginal natives and others: Be it enacted, that if any
person whosoever, whether licensed or unlicensed, under this Act, shall sell,
or supply, or give any spirituous liquor, or mixed liquor, part whereof is
fermented, in any quantity which shall produce intoxication, to an aboriginal
native of New South Wales or New Holland, he or she shall for every such offence
forfeit and pay (over and above any penalty which may be incurred for the
sale of such liquor without a license) a penalty of five pounds, to be recovered
before any one or more Justices of the Peace.
George
Gipps, Governor. * See post, Licensed Publican."