AFTER-HOURS TRADING
SHARP PENALTY SUGGESTED LOCKING OF BAR FOR PERIOD (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Mar. 20. In evidence before the Licensing Commission to-day, Superintendent G. B. Edwards said he thought it would be a deterrent to breaches of the law if after a conviction bars were padlocked for a time fixed by the magisThe penalties for breaches had not been changed since 1881, and, light as they were, the maximum was-seldom imposed, Superintendent Edwards added. He thought the seriousness of offences should be brought home to offenders. He did not think the extension of hours to 8 p.m. would decrease after-hours’ trading. Questioned regarding criticism by Mr Si. L. Paterson, S.M., of inadequate police supervision - - and- winking-. at offences, Superintendent Edwards said he was an inspector in the' Hamilton district for four years and a-half, and did not have a complaint from Mr Paterson. He agreed with Mr Paterson regarding hotels ignoring their obligations to provide accommodation and meals. The difficulty respecting meals was often attributed to lack of staff. . .v: :V
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25799, 21 March 1945, Page 4
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