TRANSFER OF LICENSE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 9

TRANSFER OF LICENSE

AN EAST COAST HOTEL QU EST lON FOR A UTHO RITIES [ Per press Association.] GISBORNE, June 19. The Public Wvks Department has notified that tho Opotiki County will be expected to take over the new highway from Alatawai via Waioeka "to Opotiki in September. When the matter was mentioned to the Bay of Plenty Licensing Committee, comment was made that as soon as the present route via M.otu was no longer used, the Alotu Hotel, one of the finest, in the, East Coast, would be more useful at Matawai. nine miles nearer Gisborne than Motu, but the Uw restricts. the removal of an hotel license mure than one mile. j he committee unanimously decided that jt be a recommendation for con sich union by the proper authorities that the necessary amendments be. made it the. Licensing Act to authorise the rcensing committee to permit the r Tioval of any i'ass of license granted in respect to premises within its district tc any other premises in Ihe district without restriction as to distance. The Police Inspector and Magistrate spoke in support of the recommendation.