LICENSING COMMITTEES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1083, 8 December 1910, Page 22

LICENSING COMMITTEES.

AUCKLAND. The quarterly meeting of the Auckland Licensing Committee was held

on Tuesday. Present: Messrs. L. J. Bagnall (who was in the chair in the absence of Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M.), J. M. Mennie, W. Somers, J. J. Holland, and Dr. F. W- King. The Police report submitted by Sub-Inspector Hendry, adversely criticised the drinking that went on on Saturday night, complaints that too much drink was supplied beng preferred against certain hotels, in which the Sub-Inspector said the whole floor space was taken up by bars, and just prior to closing time people procured liquor and drank it in the streets. The Sub-Inspector qualified his report, however, by the statement that he was satisfied the licensees did their best, to conducjt )thelj.r houses properly, and Dr. Bamford, who appearpeared for one of the licensees, said that under the circumstances, he did not propose to address the Court, the complaint having, in effect, been withdrawn. A similar procedure was adopted by other counsel who were appearing for other licensees concerned, and Mr Bagnall, as chairman, accepting the qualified statements, said the Committee wished to impress upon licensees the necessity for using every reasonable precaution in the general conduct of their business. The transfer of the license of the Clarendon Hotel from Norah Lynch to James T. Henshaw, was granted.