WHICH CLASS OF LICENSES SHOULD BE REFUSED?

Evening Star, Issue 14002, 8 March 1909, Page 8

WHICH CLASS OF LICENSES SHOULD BE REFUSED?

TO THE EDITOR. Sir.—We have been asked to give a. definite pronouncement as to whether, if elected, we propose to refuse lioen<s-:i; of hotels that do a- large accommodation business with the travelling public or of those that do not do much of that class of business, and are mere drinking houses. ■ Until we h"ar the evidence of the police we cannot come to any definite decision as to which houses w-a should refuse licenses I to. However, other Ibinirs being equal, we are or" opinion that it will be ; n thebest interest,-- o! the City to refuse licen-es to those hotels which are situated in the residential area,, or aro away from the centre of the City, and thus not convenient for or much u.sed by travellers. Special reasons may weigh with us to vary this opinion in one or two instances-, but, imtd we hear the evidence, that is what we think. \\*e wi.-.h to make it rpiite cleaT, however, that we have not decided which licenses shall be refuged, and shall not decide this point until we have heard the evidence and made full inquiries.—Y\ e are, etc., George C.udf.r, Rebtrasd E. Dr. Latttour, S. C. Perr.Lirs, Wii.mam Kino J. A. Wilkinson.