LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13092, 4 June 1913, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day. The Auckland Licensing Committee Licensed Victuallers' Association complained that certain . hotels m the city were conducted by persons having no proprietary interest.' This was inimical to the prpper carrying on of the trade, ami involved unfair cfimpetition with licensees having proprietary interests m hotels, and handicapped them. Mr Cutten, S.M., said the committee could, not take any action m the matter as the committee was purely a judicial body. He allowed Mr Earl, solicitor, to make a reply to the complaint. Mr Earl said that there were only four "managed" hotels m Auckland, the City, Central, Waverley, and Grand. He cited the Jatter as conserving the public interest. The complaint was purely a trade grievance. WELLINGTON, this day.

The Manuka, which arrived from Sydney this morning, brought gear' to be used for refloating the Indrabarah. It includes a, long, length of wire hawser, which is now being spliced on to a mushroom anchor weighing over six tons, made' m Wellington. Th© Terawhiti leaves for the Indrabarah with gear late to-night or early to-morrow morning. Joveph Houldsworth Smith, lie\itenant of the senior cadets, has been committed for trial -on three charges of indecent assault on senior cadets.