LIQUOR AT DANCES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 354, 11 September 1933, Page 6

LIQUOR AT DANCES

Control By City Council STRICT RULES PROPOSED Dunedin, Sept. 7-

The whole qusctipu of liquor in the Town Hall and, other licensed halls has been reviewed by the finance committee of the City Council following representations made by a deputation from the Council of Christian Congregations and other organisations. The committee now proposes the following recommendations to bo applicable in the case of all those hiring the Town Hall, the Concert Chamber, and other halls owned by the council where dancing forms part of the entertainment: —

“That any permit which may be issued for the consumption of liquor be restricted to ‘claret cup’ dispensed under strict supervision by the licensee.

“That in every case hirers be requested not to permit the issue of ‘passout” checks during the- progress of a function.

“That the police be asked to exercise strict supervision over motor-cars parked within the vicinity of the hall” The committee further recommends that the proposals, if approved, should apply also to all halls in the city licensed by the City Council: