R v Letsabo [1912] ZATPD 89 (2 August 1912)

Criminal Law.-Liquor Laws.-Native.-Possession of
Liquor.-Liquor Buried Outside •Hut.-Presumption.-
Ordinance 32 of 1902, sec. 48.

The finding of a quantity of liquor buried in a small enclosed yard surrounding a Native' s hut is prima
facie evidence that the Native was in possession of
such liquor. The fact that the liquor was found
during the absence of the Native for a short while is
immaterial.