Liquor licences sought

Press, 15 September 1977, Page 3

Liquor licences sought

J An important object of the J Christchurch Technical In-,i Jstitute was to ensure that itp jwas working within the law:; while it trained its chefs, < members of the Licensing Control Commission were, J told in Christchurch yester- 1 day. The institute was one of 1 1 15 bodies seeking general ancillary liquor licences, 1 and was the only one to 1 have its case adjourned sine!l die. The commission decided that most of the activities in ' the students’ training restau- 1 rant would not require a li- I cence. The members said that if : bottles of wine were to be I sold on the premises, a legislative amendment to the Education Act would be nec--1 essary, before a licence i could be applied for. Earlier, counsel for the in- ■ stitute (Mr N. H. Buchanan) said such «n unusual appli-j. : cation had been necessaryi I because the institute did not . : want to break the law' in its! training courses for chefs|i ! and other persons preparing food. j Mr C. R. Hockley, a tutor, 1 said the institute also 1 wanted to hold certain staff i functions where bottles of i wine could be purchased. Decisions were reserved : : when seven bow’ling clubs 1 — Papanui, Christchurch- <

Richmond, Barrington, Mor-, rison Avenue, Edgeware, Stj Albans, and St Martins —i : applied for ancillary li-1 cences yesterday. Mr A. J. MacClure, a re-1 ; tired public servant, of Condell Avenue, objected to the application by the Papanui Bowling Club. He told the commission that all applications by sports clubs in Christchurch should be refused. A licence for the Papanui club in Condell Avenue would add to traffic problems in the area, he said. He also said that the rising accident and crime rates had been linked to liquor, and that studies had shown that alcoholism was affecting one in six New Zealanders. For the Hotel Association, Mr McGrath said that the 1 hours sought by the Papanui 1 club were wider than those {granted to other bowling clubs, and the club was tryI ing to develop its “social {sidelines” too much. The Barrington Bowling Club’s president (Mr C. Cox) said his club wanted a licence for the summer bowling season, but not for the indoor bowling season. The secretary of the Morrison Avenue Bowling Club (Mr E. C. Langdon) said the club’s bar would be open

.during the lunch-hour and {after games were finished,,; i but never while they were jin progress. ; The secretary of the Edgeware Bow’ling Club (Mr G.| ( O. Johnstone) said some ofi the club’s members visited! the club on Friday evenings to arrange their week-end! matches and to have al drink. ! Mr McGrath said the! Hotel Association was most!) concerned that some clubs! w'ere catering for members not present during the day, and who treated the premises like a chartered club. He said liquor was for those participating in the club’s ■ principal activity, and was not ' for social purposes during the evening. The Rangiora, Waimakariri, Rawhiti, Hagley, Harewood, and McLeans Island golf clubs applied for ancillary licences. With the , exception of the Rawhiti club, which seeks a limited licence, all the clubs said they would be happy with the hours granted to other golf clubs. Members of the commission said these hours were: 1 Monday to Friday, noon to 6.30 p.m., and at week-ends and public holidays, 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m., with an extra hour during daylight-j saving time. 1