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;Statutory Interpretation;3;Statutory Interpretation;Statutory interpretation;Statutory interpretation;Statutory Interpretation;Statutory Interpretation;Statutory interpretation - Syntactical rules;Example;Statutory Interpretation - Syntactical rules;“If any person sell or expose to sale any of the said articles or other provisions usually sold in markets in any of the streets lanes entries or other public passages or places other than the places which may be so appointed by the Commissioners as aforesaid except in his dwelling house or shop every such person shall on conviction thereof for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of five pounds.” The charge was that the appellant sold butter in a place other than that appointed. When the case came before the Justices, objection was taken for the appellant that no offence was disclosed by the information or evidence, and so the Justices held; but Cussen, J, was of a contrary opinion, with considerable doubt, and made absolute an order to review, and imposed a fine. The appellant is a produce dealer in a large way of business at Geelong. He occupies large premises of irregular shape, with about 100 feet in frontage to a street called Little Malop Street. Part of the premises extends back to another street, and all except a passage leading to that street at the back is roofed in. The interior of the building is used for receiving and storing produce sent to the appellant for sale, together with produce of his own. The premises are closed and locked at night. The appellant holds auction sales once or twice a week, and on other days sells by private contract. Besides selling the goods of other people he sells large quantities of butter of his own manufacture, sometimes more than a ton in a week. This is seldom, if ever, sold by auction.;The first question is as to the construction of s 25. The appellant contends that in the phrase or other public passages or places, the word public qualifies the word places as well as