High Court of Australia
re
H.C. oF A.
1909. — CareL v WILiaMs,
HH. C. oF A. 1909.
ee Sypvey,
August, 4, 5.
Griffith C.J. Barton and O'Connor JJ.
HIGH COURT
(1909,
specific performance of the consequent
contracts.
Respondent Williams to
pay costsof swit up tohearing. Further consideration reserved, with liberty to
apply.
Respondent Williams to pay
the costs of the appeal.
Solicitors, for the appellant, Hilis & Button. Solicitors, for the respondents, J. V. Tillett, Crown Solicitor;
B. A. McBride.
C.A. W.
(HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.}
MUTUAL LOAN AGENCY LTD.
DEFENDANTS,
APPELLANTS ;
AND
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR NEW)
SOUTH WALES. PLAINTIFF,
i RESPONDENT.
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
Applicability of English law in New South Wales—Prohibition of lctteries—10
1 Wm. IIT, c. 17, secs. 2,* sec, 24,
*10 & 11 Wm. III. c. 17. Whereas several evil disposed persons, for divers years last past, have set up many mis- chievious and unlawful games, called lotteries and have thereby most unjustly and fraudulently got to themselves great sums of money from the children and servants of several gentlemen to the utter ruin and impoverishment of many families
. by colour of several patents rants under the great seal of Eng- for the said lotteries, or some of
or lan
3—42 Geo. III. c. 119, sec. 2+—9 Geo. IV. c. $3,
them for remedy whereof be it enacted « that all such lotteries, and all other lotteries, are common and public nuisances, and that all grants, patents and licences for such lotteries, or any other lotteries, ave void and against law.
2, And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that from and after the nine and twentieth day of Decem- ber, (1699) no person or persons what- soever shall abel or privately exer- cise, keep open, shew or expose to be
9CLR.]
OF AUSTRALIA.
Lottery—Mutual loan society—Ballot for loan without interest—Funds raised H.C. or A.
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