BEER SLOPS

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24568, 17 May 1945, Page 4

BEER SLOPS

FURTHER EVlbil TO COMMISSI®

BARMAN CROSSEXAd (P.A.) AUCKLAND^^P The cross-examination ofaJsS barman, John Alexander it&gH who yesterday told the Roy27Sß| sion oh Licensing that he had seen beer slops put back for resale in four Auckland was resumed at this morning 3P of the commission. .fll Before the continuation of examination by Mr H. F. presenting the National CamuSSß Licensed Trade of New gaSSai witness asked if he couldadffpl information he supplied yesferihSi “They are taking the me so I will take my SoviwiS them," he said. * ■ & The witness then made refe»&si notices concerning in hotels, but was interrupted Si O’Leary, who asked for ttuSi notice of new charges. ™ The chairman (Mr Justice' suggested that the witness ply details of fresh charges to m2 assisting the commission, and then! examination then continued. vTaSIJ Asked whether, when a had ever made out a slip for-SSi so that credit could be the manager, the witness nidbra not seen one. , tP Suestioned as to how dreftfll aced in barrels, the wlmStl there was a tap in the top ofttil rel which, at one hotel, hJpjjß knocked out after 6 pm, aodl&aS poured through a funnel. faTS practice was followed at tWftiS hotels. To Mr Willis, counsel commission, the witness rektedmil cident at a hotel when structed by the licensee to fill jg given him by a woman with ,*? He refused to do this and S3l jar with fresh beer, n”* “Threatened by Liceta^;.. Asked by the Hon. F. ' member of the commission .mtM of the licensee who the gested had threatened Mm fi&S suit of his appearance, named the licensee of an fhaSa hotel, who had accused him-o|S3 mg. Mr .Young: Did he The witness; He said he'fwEfli, to chop me to pieces. - The witness said be hadStMA plained to the police, M committee, or the HeuthltanS regarding his accusetiowk’ jf To Mr P. Coyle, another the commission, the was not receiving financUOHS in making the charges. -sBBB The chairman: Have youHni this, practice with other htofflSß if so what, is their viewpnfofcT?. ™ 1 The witnessr Yes. I have fiiinto it. Some are very muchlaM air about it. Others seemiw'Mki the right thing to do. often nope to become HdjMSgßiS selves one day, but'if thwpSaSfjp objections to certain Would feel they had achieving that ambition,' don’t seem to raise objectioafcAJi 'Die chairman: Have dttMwmut complaints? The witness: Yes, to seen a customer put give a start, and is wrong with this bett^M many actually object. The witness who would be willingio smiKM before the commission iL-thair BSp were suppressed, as of victimisation; . ,4. Hie chairman* replied not guarantee that,'bdt would consider it. HoweVMrUoyS not fear victimisation tor duty as citizens. ’' , , , U'.n'fU -/M. Dtepoanl’ of BtS|» The next witness was liam Read, licensee of Castle Hotel, owned Ehrenfried and tampany;LW%)cwl held the position for nlnt v during that time nb convicw|j||i been recorded against him tmWM Licensing Act. Beer dregs, wqSBM lected in stainless steel trays, hH posed of by being thrown- dflMi drain, or into a bucket, Which emptied. The witness said nftJWi tions wex'e to'make e carehKttSM wastage of beet on offlcial WißHi claimed this' wastage ffamTmlil and compeniktioh wss Mr O’Leary: Have <‘.«MHH mltted the use of dregs! ’ f v{gSi The witness: No. 1 wodw aWfflM countenancedit for a Mr O’Leary: j What. vfm&i&m effect on Wholesome MTOalfelaßl if contaminated beer were added? 1 ' The witness: I am.sufe MESH er would not accepHt ; JGsa Continuing, the barman, either the man relieving him, open a keg. The weekly salary, and m&lpJjyiM would be of no To Mr O’Leary, had heard rumours of tice of using dregs off Other Barmen’s Frank James Bartom J}w gffl of the Edinburgh Castle HyPgBH had not seen dregs. years at that, hotel M barman might readily transfer of beer from one other as the pouring baot.MH beer. • „ .. - s To Mr Hardie Boys dregs were not usedTO cove?|H| ages due to dishonesty. *' ilnw To Mr Coyle the witnw.sag* he found a barman using.«nwj would take him to the him dismissed. The ÜBC colouring agent was a gooojmga to a pipe from the drip waste " ‘ i'l'lif™ John Francis Burrell saoL formerly a barman at me Castle Hotel when there. Manderson was barman. The witness WyQmjjThim to use slop beer. , Alexander Watt, Britomart Hotel, saw system when ManderronjejgS/U place the hall to one ItW-Sfi left in each barrel WBS’Hpj®ffij) kegs. Slops were new WgrajJS derson had alleged. ThaffiyfjjSi duced 12oz brown and used in his bars. Herschel Carnot R an ®*SsL mtA barman at the .denied that he had ever back into a barrel. .'sr&a.*i of Francis Joyce MarsdegjaSSrTfljq the Exchange Hotel. Qwßßfc late he had never poured other kegs. Condy’s used every morning trays. Manderson must hawwj?.7vj taken in his allegation. ' Harold Percy Standing JWUS.i the licensee of the .AlwfflMfSajpl though not at the time of mentioned by Manderson. no use of slop beer in “ s j*r ifl Timothy Titus Cragg supervisor for Hancock ana Ltd., on the liquor side. a sible care was taken to ji use of slops. The witness - finished his evidence when w mission adjourned.