"DRASTIC MEASURES"

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 132, 7 June 1939, Page 13

"DRASTIC MEASURES"

AFTER-HOUR TRADING

WARNING BY LICENSING

COMMITTEE

"There seems to be a great extension of after-hour trading and the committee wants to warn licensees that if it does not stop drastic. measures will have to be taken," said Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., chairman of the Wellington Licensing Committee, at its annual meeting today. Mr. Stout said that the police might exercise a little more supervision to prevent after-hour trading, which had increased largely in the last twelve months.

Concerning the condition of hotel premises Inspector Sweeney said that the police found everything satisfactory except .at Barrett's Hotel, where necessary fire-escape facilities were now being provided.

Reference to after-hour trading at the Gresham Hotel was made by Mr. Stout in adjourning for three months the application of E. F. Ward for a renewal of his licence for the hotel. If there was no improvement the committee would have to ask the owners to get a new licensee, said Mr. Stout. The applications of A. G. Ward for a renewal of the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel licence, of J. O'Hanlon for a renewal of the Victoria Hotel licence, and of D. Cremins for a renewal of the Dominion Hotel licence were also adjourned for three months. RENEWALS GRANTED. The following licences were renewed: — H. J. D. Tower, St. George Hotel M. M. Dwyer, Cambridge Hotel; M. A. Carr, Empire Hotel; W. O'Grady, Thistle Inn Hotel; T. J. Brennan, Te Afo Hotel; J. McKay, Clarendon Hotel; S. Dunn, Carlton Hotel; K. Kennedy, Post Office Hotel.; li. Smith, Terminus Hotel; J. R. Lane, Western Park Hotel; J. Ryan, Metropolitan Hotel; M. .H. Carroll, Princess Hotel; S. McDonald, Gilmers Royal Oak Hotel; C. J. McParland, Tramway Hotel; K. Berryman, Brunswick Hotel; M. C. Dwyer, Midland Hotel; M. Hendry, Royal Hotel; T. Coltman, Grand Hotel; J. Scriven, Prince of Wales Hotel; 0. C. Cox, New Commercial Hotel; A. W. Harris, Pier Hotel; C. S. Cook, White Swan Hotel (change of name to Wakefield Hotel) ; V. Boland, Royal Tiger Hotel; T. Wolfe, Imperial Hotel; G. H. Bassant, Hotel Waterloo; D. O'Flaherty, Shamrock Hotel; Mrs. N. Ryan, Panama Hotel; 3T. W. Young, Caledonian Hotel; J. A. Ward, Masonic Hotel; W. A. Bell, Cricketers Arms Hotel; R. T. M. Edmonds, Cecil Hotel, A. B. Duff, Britannia Hotel.

New applications for old houses Were granted as follows:—J. E. Moffltt, New Occidental Hotel; R. M. Cox, Alhambra Hotel; E. T: Smith, Albion Hotel; H. Dealy, Railway Hotel; T. A. Candy, Foresters' Arms Hotel; R. McMullian, Hotel Regent; W. McLennan, Barrett's Hotel; L. F. Cudby, Wellington Hotel; C. G. Scanlan, National Hotel; W. G. Pope, Clyde Quay Hotel; E. R. Waters, City Hotel.

The following licences were transferred: — Thomas Brook Lee to William George Pope, Clyde Quay Hotel; Arthur George Rayward to Leslie Florence Cudby, Wellington Hotel: A. F. Falconar to .T. E. Moffitt, New Occidental Hotel; J. A. Robertson to E. T. Smith, Albion Hotel; R. Stewart to E. R. Waters, City Hotel. WHOLESALE AND PACKET LICENCES. Wholesale licences were granted to Levin and Co., Ltd., Tui Bottling Co., Ltd., Johnston and Co., Ltd., W. L. Mcllraitb, Hardwiclce and Robertson, Ltd., New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., H. W. Moss, Ltd., E. T. Taylor and Co., Ltd., Wairarapa Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., Reginald Collins, Ltd., McCarthy's Brewery, Ltd., Burns Philp and Co., Ltd., Gollin and Co. Pty., Ltd., Frederick Dobson, Reid and Reid, Ltd., Murray Roberts and Co., Ltd., Dominion Breweries, Ltd., T. and W. Young, Ltd., H, W. Preston, and Philips and Pike, Ltd.

Packet licences were granted in respect of the ships Rangatira, Wahine, Tamahine, and Maunganui.

On the Bench with Mr. Stout were Messrs. G. J. Petherick, W. H. Denton, R. Darroch, A. Longmore, and F. P. Walsh.