CONDUCT OF HOTELS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11371, 2 September 1908, Page 3

CONDUCT OF HOTELS.

AUCKLAND REPORTS

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. At a meeting of the City Licensing Committee the clerk produced a letter from a temperance society on the question of the conduct of the Auckland hotels during the past three months or so. The letter, which was forwarded by the Auckland Young Men's Temperance Club, stated that with reference to the report of the Young Men's No-License Club, which was considered at the annual meeting of the Committee m January, they have given careful attention to the conduct of the various Auckland hotels. Their members had visited the hotels at irregular intervals, and the reports were m. almost every instance considered to be very satisfactory, and were totally at variance with those furnished? by the Y^ung Men's No-Licens c Club. There had been observed every disposition on the part of the hotels to conduct their business on good lines, having every regard for the obligations due by them to the public. The licensing laws were strictly observed, especially as regarded the. hours of closing and the refusal of iiquor to persons showing any sign* of intoxication. Even dluring the pressure of fleet week the hotels were conducted m a maner which called for the highest praise from prominent visitors and from, the public. The reports right through fully substantiated those of the police at the annual meeting. In' conclusion, they would point out that the Auckland j hotels were satisfactorily conducted and i were a credit to the town.

A member pointed out that a statement had been made m the South describing the. fleet proceedings as "A bacchamal Orgy." Mr Dyer: You don't want to take any notice of these irresponsible statements. The police know the hotels did their best to conduct their business m a proper manner.