“Shouting” And Counter Lunches Condemned
[Per Press Association. Copyright .] WELLINGTON, This Day.
The opinion that if New Zealand hotelkeepers did not voluntarily cease “shouting” drinks and providing free counter lunches they would be forced to do so by economic conditions, was expressed by the president of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, Mr T. Coltman, yesterday. He said the executive of the association believed that the time had arrived when something must be done to meet increased costs. The cost of food, s*aid Mr Coltman, had increased by 20 to 30 per cent, and that of labour almost the same. The price of liquor to the public, however, had not been increased. “Shouting,” said Mr -Coltman, “is a pernicious practice, which does not exist anywhere in the world except in New Zealand. In Australia, the giving of free counter lunches is absolutely prohibited by the Licensed Victuallers’ Association.” The association in New Zealand was trying to obtain uniformity, and the result would rest with the licensees themselves.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19390131.2.91
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 31 January 1939, Page 7
Word Count
165“Shouting” And Counter Lunches Condemned Northern Advocate, 31 January 1939, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.