HOTEL LEASES.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 128, 2 June 1920, Page 5

HOTEL LEASES.

OWNERS' AND LICENSEES. ' / Subsequently the chairman moved as follows:— "That legislation should be introduced giving Licensing Committees the power oi supervising leases given to the licensees of houses, in order that they might see that the rentals licensees are required to pay, and the conditions imposed on them by landlords, are not unduly Jiarsh and do not tend to influence licensees w break the law to make their lioufc* pay." ,' Mn Boilings said.he thought that such an extension .of power would have a* good effect. Under tfi» present' conditions the owners of tho houses—in many cases the brewer?— i were reaping large profits at th«t i expense of 7 the licensees, making it impossible for latter to do their duty honestly and honorably. ; these . circumstances the licensee* carried the whole of the burden, and to a large extent this Vas why so many breaches of the Licensing Act occurred. ■ ' ■/■•'' Tho motion was earned unanimously. ■, ■..■' _ • - The chairman s remarks evoked «; demonstration of approval from tht? considerable number of licensees attending the meeting. C \ ;