CONDUCT OF HOTEL.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16813, 3 June 1926, Page 5

CONDUCT OF HOTEL.

OBJECTIONS BY POLICE. A LODGER'S ALLEGATIONS. WANGANUI, Wednesday. The Licensing Bench was engaged to-day in hearing objections by the police to the way the Commercial Hotel had been conducted. The proceedings were taken under Section 190 (J) of the Licensing Act. The objection was that the houre had been conducted ip. an improper manner, drunkenness being permitted therein; that during part of February, 1926, and from about April 26 to May 12 one William Stevenson lodged at the Commercial Hotel and handed over large sums of money to the licensee in advance for liquor and lodgings to bo supplied; that ho received and was supplied Willi intoxicating liquor, being frequently in a stale of drunkenness. Stevenson alleged that he handed over three sums of £SO to the licensee. These were cut out between (lie above mentioned dales. LICENSE RENEWAL DEFERRED. NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. The application of F. C. Emeny for a renewal of his license of the Oakura Hotel was adjourned until next quarterly meeting by Iho Taranaki Licensing Committee to-day, owing Lo an adverse police, report: Counsi I for the applicant pointed out thai the report, dealt with a suggestion that the licensee was in Hie habit of allowing Maori women lo frequent his hotel. The chairman said the committee strongly disapproved of Iho serving of Maori women wlili liquor and proposed '•■ adjourn the application for renewal for three months. Counsel submitted that the licensee was entitled lo his renewal, as there was no objection to if. The Chairman: lie is not going lo get a renewal just now.