WOMEN IN HOTELSL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 72, 24 March 1908, Page 4

WOMEN IN HOTELSL.

HOTKTi WITH MINISTER FOE .'JI/KGlCii The riesolutibn'passed "at vthe'jneeMng of .the- Auckland <X4censeil Association, iregaxqing itheipblice report i to -the Auckland Licensing- Committee on thesubject .of -women iirrnkiHg, in .hotels, as Already published, "has'been ifprwarded. . to'the Minister:for: rwith a ; further-ooaununicd,tion'-"wiieh states^—;"The Chairman of the Licensing itench.,' •wag.chTrrniiTii"ca.tecl : with,ap'd,cthat. gentle-, man , was-good enough/Jo ifuicnish a ; copy' . bf^tHe-police repdrt-'referrad "to."'-' The document was consMere'd at!;a. suhaegiient jneeting to-day,)wien. the fallowing Tesalution was also unanimouily carried: ■■ "That jaiEespectful'letter "te ! • : rto ithe HEfon. the, :Miniater ifor Jiis-E.-J? .- -.tice; jepbEtiin, qnestion was/; jjurrcarranteii, it' ■ . prov.en,.-yague, ;in 'Its - cjiracter, .and .therefore aajnst ;to r ..Ds-Jis licenEees,^ahd^unfair.todis.as . ..: . .citizens aid,-resißents at. ih& .!)<► ,-.- -miriipn.' ' .-. \fv'.'... V ;'_- ; .; ; ■ ; • was .given .that inch report -was io'.tie presented, and,-therefore bo ■j i,: -ntity for the statements 'to ■ : be combated and possibly refuted. r-.the' rpublication xif : the-.report " • . With, the -nttppifriiit dtemiigrinii Lily ','- . .Bench-and .police,.in flieipreat > thronghont the Dominion .(pattlcu"larty. a« it'was'not'ebrreeflj , v pnty • ttas r'given 'rise' to , pnblie • - • -comiQ«nt, which' might' :have ■ the ,• .-effect of being prejudicial;<ta .oat '..' . . interests hereifterl ....' ."-,'-: :'.; **Tliat no irregularity .was -pointed ,-ont, and consequently :no charge to an- :.■ . sßwex." : ...:■:■■■ .' ;.. ;" : . •' '•'■ ': • Jn the circmnstimceg, .sir, .it Js Jelt that w;erh»Te .a c griev:ance ,whi<*h rnittea to -yon; with i. regnai 'ttet yo» will coneider the matter, ranß'.issne instinctioiis-as -will -a. -rejpeti ao,l ' ot wiat we-ventttre -were Jadlscrset and grossly improper j>roceedin«s".' P.S.—A copy of the'police Teporttrferred to herein is encloired ieiewitju V; ... ' ' v - \"'""' ij-Av^