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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22021, 2 August 1933, Page 11

A remarkable licensing anomaly wind) exists on the borders of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire was mentioned at a recent sitting of the Maidenhead licensing justices. Counsel applied on behalf of licensees for an extension of closing hours on week days during the summer until half-past 10 o'clock instead of 10 o'clock. in hotel near Maidenhead bridge, counsel said, was in two licensing areas, and to mark the boundary a nail was driven in the counter. If river enthusiasts stood on the right side of the nail, lie said, the barmaid would serve them, as they would be in Buckinghamshire, where the closing hour was half-past 10 o'clock. If they were on the left side she discreetly advised them to move into Buckinghamshire. The extension of hours was granted.