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349. Ballin Bros., Ltd., owns 13 hotels and is financially interested in 7 hotels. These hotels are distributed among the provinces as follows :

350. The Tui Brewery, Ltd., owns a part share in one hotel in the Wellington Province. 351. Westland Breweries, Ltd., in Westland owns 6 hotels, leases 4, and is financially interested in 23, and, in the Nelson Province, owns 2, leases 1, and is financially interested in 3, a total of 39. 352. Macarthy's Brewery, Ltd., does not own or lease any hotels, but is financially interested in 2 in the Wellington Province. 353. C. L. Innes and Co., Ltd., neither owns, leases, nor is financially interested in any hotels. 354. The Dunedin Brewery and Wilson Malt Extract Co., Ltd., owned 6 hotels as at 31st March, 1945 (3 in Otago and 3 in Southland), but has sold the freehold of 3 of these hotels since that date (2 in Otago and 1 in Southland). 355. The number and locality of the hotels of the Hotel Companies are as follows : 356. Hancock and Co., Ltd., owns 43 (12 jointly), leases 30 (9 jointly), and is financially interested in 10 hotels (7 jointly), all situated in the Auckland Province. 357. The Campbell and Ehrenfried Co., Ltd., owns 32 (3 jointly), leases 4, and is financially interested in 2 (both jointly) hotels, all situated in the Auckland Province. 358. L. D. Nathan and Co., Ltd., owns 15 (5 jointly), and is financially interested in 2 hotels, all situated in the Auckland Province. 359. Northern Properties, Ltd., owns 7 (1 jointly), and is financially interested in 3 hotels, all situated in the Auckland Province. CHAPTER 15.—THE INTERLOCKING OE BREWERY AND WHOLESALE COMPANIES 360. New Zealand Breweries is linked through its directorate with the principal hotel-owning companies in the Auckland district, e.g. — (1) Mr. H. C. McCoy is a director of the following companies : New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., the Campbell and Ehrenfried Co., Ltd., Ohinemuri Hotels, Ltd., and Pilling Pty., Ltd. (2) The Hon. Eliot R. Davis is a director of New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., Hancock and Co., Ltd., United Investments, Ltd., Davis Consolidated, Ltd., Ohinemuri Hotels, Ltd., and Hotel Auckland, Ltd. (3) Mr. A. E. Bollard is a director of Ohinemuri Hotels, Ltd., Campbell and Ehrenfreid Co., Ltd., and Pilling Pty., Ltd. (4) Sir Ernest Davis is a director of Hancock and Co., Ltd., Hotel Auckland, Ltd., United Investments, Ltd., and Davis Consolidated Ltd. (5) Mr. Oliver Nicholson is a director of Hancock and Co., Ltd., Hotel Auckland, Ltd., United Investments, Ltd., and Davis Consolidated, Ltd. (6) Mr. W. W. Warnock is a director of L. D. Nathan and Co., Ltd., and Ohinemuri Hotels, Ltd.

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Province. Own. Lease. Financially interested. Total. Auckland 3 3 Hawke's Bay 1 1 Taranaki 1 1 Wellington 2 2 Marlborough 3 3 Canterbury 5 5 10