HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
i P.A. . DUNEDIN, April 17. A-nine-year licensing referendum to replace the present system of a poll every three years was advanced by! Mr. A. P. Greenfield, president, at a meeting of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce tonight, as a possible means of encouraging hotel proprietors and licencees to face expenditure necessary for the improvement of residential accommodation in their houses. The idea found less than general acceptance owing to diversity of opinion as to the cause of lack of first-class accommodation. High rents, short leases, and the desire only to sell liquor were some of the factors quoted as being the cause of the situation.
No action was taken,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450418.2.66
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 91, 18 April 1945, Page 7
Word Count
111HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 91, 18 April 1945, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in