GRANTING OF LICENSE.

Grey River Argus, 9 July 1926, Page 5

GRANTING OF LICENSE.

COMMITTEEM AN CR IT I CIS ED. BY A COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ANCKLAND, July 8. The absence of Mr A. Thompson from the - meeting of the Auckland Licensing Committee when the Ambassadors Hotel license was granted, was considered at a meeting of the Executive of the Council of Christian Congregations on July Ist. Resolutions were carried at that meeting relative to Mr Thompson’s explanation of his absence, and, on the next day, these were forwarded to him by letter Mr Thompson was given time in which to reply to the resolutions before they were published, but, as six days have elapsed without his breaking silence, Dr. 11. Ranston (President of the Council) has decided to make the Council’s resolutions public, a course of

which Mr Thompson has had six days notice. The text of the resolution

carried on July 1 are as follows:— That the Executive of the Council of

Christian Congregations regard as entirely unsatisfactory the explanation made of this Council by Mr A. Thompson respecting his absence from the Auckland Licensing Committee when it was dealing the

second time with the Ambassadors Hotel license, and, further, having seen a copy of a letter endorsed by Mr Thompson, and signed by his solicitor, which is in substance the explanation given to the Council’s representatives, this Council is strongly of opinion that the reasons given do not justify Mr Thompson’s absence from the meetings and that therefore ho does not stand acquitted of a grave dereliction of public duty.”