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PART V, —GENERAL REVIEW OF PRESENT POSITION OF THE TRADE (EXCLUDING THE WINE INDUSTRY) CHAPTER 14.—BREWERY PRODUCTION AND THE CONTROL OF HOTELSBY BREWERS AND WHOLESALE MERCHANTS 334. We proceed now to a general review of the present position of the licensed, trade in New Zealand, excluding the wine industry, which we shall deal with separately.. Section 1. —Brewery Production, and General 335. As at the 31st March, 1946, there were in operation 42 brewery licenses,. 140 wholesale licenses, 948 publicans' licenses, and 150 accommodation licenses. Two of the brewery licenses are in the Invercargill Licensing District, but no other licensee are required in that district. The Invercargill Licensing Trust acts under its own statutory authority. At present it sells liquor in two Trust hotels, with accommodation • in three saloons, without accommodation ; and in one restaurant, without accommodation--336. The following table shows, in detail, the number and the situation of the brewery, wholesale, publicans', and accommodation licenses, according to licensing; districts :

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Licensing District. Brewery. Wholesale. Publicans'. Accommodation. Total of Licensed Hotels. North Island Bay of Islands 10 10 20 Marsden 1 4 7 11 Kaipara 9 12 Auckland 16 61 61 Remuera 1 1 Otahuhu 4 4 Waitemata 9 9 Onehunga 6 a Franklin 6 f> Thames .. .. .. 1 35 38 Hauraki 4 6 Hamilton 5 5 Raglan .. 6 8 Tauranga 1 5 8 Waikato 7 1 8 Bay of Plenty 18 6 24 Rotorua 1 10 4 14 Waitomo 2 2 Gisborne 1 5 13 3 1ft Napier 9 20 20 Hawke's Bay i 6 10 5 m Waipawa 2 13 13 New Plymouth i 2 11 11 Stratford I 12 12 Bgmont .. .. .. 1 14 3 17 Waimarino 2 2 Patea 1 *3 14 3 17 Wanganui .. i 7 14 14 Rangitikei 19 i 20Manawatu i 12 12 Palmerston North 4 15 15 Pahiatua 2 24 24 Masterton (no license) l Otaki 1 15 is Wairarapa 1 20 i 21 Hutt I 1 7 7 Wellington 3 20 46 46 Wellington Suburbs .. 1 2 North Island totals .. 21 85 485 57 542 1