LICENCES TO SELL LIQUOR

Southland Times, Issue 23333, 18 October 1937, Page 8

LICENCES TO SELL LIQUOR

NECESSITY AT TOURIST RESORTS (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, October 16. The granting of licences to sell liquor to tourist resorts in licence areas is to be urged upon the Government by the South Islands Travel Association. The question was introduced at the annual meeting of the association last evening by Mr E. C. Lawrence (Pelorus Sound Tourist Bureau). It was useless trying to get tourists from overseas unless they were to be provided with the facilities to which they were accustomed, said Mr Lawrence. It was essential all facilities that were available abroad should exist in New Zealand resorts as otherwise the efforts of the association would not be wholly successful. He suggested that temporary relief for this year only should be granted until the whole problem could be dealt with. Mr J. Manson (Hanmer Springs) said that in private hotels at large resorts the manager had no control over the liquor consumed on the premises. It was not the overseas tourist who brought it in but the local person. The tourist was one who went to the manager and asked where he could get it. At his hostel, said Mr Manson, a revenue of over £4O a year was obtained from the sale of empty bottles which people left in the backyard. The motion was carried unanimously.