ROYAL COMMISSION ON LICENSING

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24677, 21 September 1945, Page 4

ROYAL COMMISSION ON LICENSING

♦ HEARING OF EVIDENCE COMPLETED (p.A.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 20. The hearing of evidence by Royal Commission on Licensing « completed in Wellington to-day, »» the Commission adjourned until ucio her 15, when counsel will begin final addresses. Five counsel *“{ speak, and they are expected to ta at least a week. They are Mr J. D. v* lis, assisting the Commission, Mr » F. O’Leary. K.C., and Mr P. B. Coo**. K.C., for the National Council of «>* New Zealand Licensed Trade, and F. C. Spratt and Mr R. Hardie Boy* for the New Zealand Alliance. The commission was originally ** report by September 1. the date was extended to December 3 < and it now appears probable that further extension may be Since it opened on March 6 the Commission has sat on nearly 100 day*, and has visited Auckland. Rotorua, * Kuiti. Christchurch, Invercargill, a Dunedin. The evidence amounts more than 45 volumes of typewritten foolscap pages, each volume about inch thick.

Bitumen For Roads Bitumen may be used only for maintenance and not for the new ,, sea Vo2 of roads, the Building Controller «•* evening advised the Waimairi Counv Council. The need for sealing Reeves road, from Marshland road the Burwood Hospital, was urged Cr. W. J. Walter, and the council tided to apply for sufficient bitumjj" to seal a length of one mile °i road. The chairman of me works co mittee (Cr. W. Laingi said the counw engineer had been instructed to PIT pare a priority list of roads for m** tenance sealing in the county. Public Works Department would authorise the sealing of new roaas.