HOTEL HOURS.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14408, 19 May 1917, Page 6

HOTEL HOURS.

(U-iiTED Pkjsss Association.)

'"v 1f , Ounedin, May 18. i. ho j.»luyor_ has received the following reply, from oir J. Allen regarding the six <rclock closing of hotels:—"The Government has no po>ver by War .KcguJation or otherwise to deal with *six o'clock closing. An amendment of the Jaw would be necessary to deal with the .matter. _ The Government has no power to submit the matter to a- referendum without direction. Parliament-will "be called together at the usual time next anonth. It is considered necessary that ■the Prime Minister and Sir Joseph Ward should be present in Cabinet when the1 early closing question is discussed. The matter will be brought before the Prime Minister and. "Sir Joseph Ward immediately on their re,turn. J' .