A LICENSEE'S TROUBLES.
PECULIAR POSITION CREATED. ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN HOTEL (Pee United Press Association.) . WELLINGTON, March 3. Ihe peculiar position of C. E. Falkner, licensee of the Albert Hotel, which has “ een demojished for the construction of the Majestic Hotel, was considered by the Licensing Committee to-day. Falkner is a young man, an engineer by trade, and prior to taking over the Albert Hotel he had two licenses in Taranaki. Coming to Wellington, he promoted a company which he induced to build the Majestic for him, and the arrangement was that he.was to have a five years’ license with the right of renewal. He had to subscribe for 3001 shares of £1 each, of which he had paid £750, Palkiner having been convicted of breaches of the licensing law, the committee at its last meeting declared him unfit to hold a license, and the company determined the contract and called on him to pay the balance owing on .the shares.
Mr J. J. M’Grath, who appeared tor Falkiner, said he was now a ruined man. The lease had been given tn another man. Mr M'Grath asked that Falkner should be allowed to carry on till the new man arrived in July to demonstrate that he was fit to hold a license.
On being informed that the company had no objection, the committee decided to allow Falkner to continue till the end of the licensing year.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20966, 4 March 1930, Page 3
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236A LICENSEE'S TROUBLES. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20966, 4 March 1930, Page 3
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