A TRAVELLER'S RIGHTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1049, 11 February 1911, Page 5

A TRAVELLER'S RIGHTS.

4 IMPORTANT LICENSING BE- , CISrON. " . -j ' tßy TelceraDlirPress AsEoeiation.). *\y \ Christchurch," February 10. ' At llio Magistrate's Couit to-day Mr. 1 Biiley, SM., gn\o his reserved decision j i,i the case of tho Polico v. Morton in. j which tho defendant was charged with a. j Lieach of Section C 5 of the Licensing, ] \ct, 190S, in failing to provide,a meal t j tor a traveller. Tho o\idence, said the • ; magnate, went to show that a traveller j called at the hotel at about 330 p.m. \ on the day in question- and was told : thero would be no nieal on until's.3o p.m. - \ Tho man then asked for, and got'a drink \ of .water and went on his way. Tho magis— t trate contended that it would be un- i reasonable for a traveller arriving at tho , -j time the man did to expect to be provided with a hot rtmnei, or set meal, but - o\ery innkeeper should r havo something , that he could gi\o to a'traveller whocame at'outside hours.- As the defendant -■ was the licensee, who. had hitherto con-' ducted his premises \cry v?ell, and seeing that ho himself was not consulted in the » matter, tho ease would bo met with a j fine of'los./and costs. 1