The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1887. HOLDING OF PUBLIC HOUSES BY BREWERS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1569, 27 May 1887, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1887. HOLDING OF PUBLIC HOUSES BY BREWERS.

A Bill has been introduced into the House of Representatives by Mr Fisher, one, of the Wellington to prohibit the holding of public houses by brewers. It is extremely unlikely that the Bill will become law, this aession at any rate, but a tesume of it 9 provisions^. may be interesting. The Bill is a short one containing only four clauses, the first of which is, of coarse, devoted to setting forth the short title of the measure. The second clause provides that the terra "brewer" shall have the meaning given to it m the Beer Duty Act, 1880. Clause 3 enacts as follows: — It shall not be lawful from and afterithe period of the, coming into operation of this Act for any brewer tojown or acquire, or have any estate or interest of whatsoever nature, whether, at law or m equity, m any premises m respect whereof a publican's license has been or shall hereafter be issued; nor shall it be lawful after the said period for any brewer to own or acquire any estate or interest, whether at law or m equity, m any personal property m or upon any premises is respect whereof a publican's license has been or hereafter shall be issued ; provided always that, so far as concerns any premises or property as .aforesaid or any estate or interest therein which shall after the said period come to or vest m any brewer by will or intestacy, the provisions hereinbefore contained shall only apply where rsuch brewer fails to dispose of such premises or properly^ or bis estate or interest therein, within a certain period from the time when by will or intestacy he became entitled thereto. The fourth and last clause of the Act provides that every conveyance or other instrument of whatsoever nature, except a will as hereiubefoie provided, purporting to convey any such premises to or to otherwise ass ra to or to create m any brewer, or any person or persons m trust for any brewer, any such estate or interest as aforesaid, shall be absolutely null and void. We notice that the Christchurch Licensed Victuallers Association has protested against the Bill being passed on the score of its not being called for, but as we have before stated it is very unlikely that the Bill will be considered this session) its probable fate being similar to thnt of a great many other measures which have been brought down.