WON'T PLEASE ANYBODY

Chronicle (Levin), 5 September 1946, Page 6

WON'T PLEASE ANYBODY

Hl'XLDlX, fcjept. 4. Muri y eont ment 011 the lioensing rejio rt is varied. On the question of acquisition of the b reweti ea oue representative oi' the trade suggested that the Commission ltatl got hold of the wrong end of tlie stiek iu [iroposing publie ownership of bcewcries 4as ■ a.^solution of the liquor [troblenis. lie jtointed out that, in pruportion to the turnover of capi 1 al 111 ihe operalions of .Ijreweries, the 111dustrv was not gettiug the major sliart; oi' ihe prolits I'rom the liquor trade, lie stated also that uwuership of liofols by brewery eouipanies was not the oa.tise of irregulanties in the hotel trade. Ilotels owded 'fty fe-ewdihes weyeyon the uhiHoy^iteTt'&r eWn'dtioted thhn ot liers. ' 'Tife report won 't [dease ihe people and won't [dease the publieun, " satu oue hqtelkeeper when he was asked 10 fouiux'ehf^rt th^.hoyrs. it was ed thfe even ifc^thc* -'trade itself llieie was i(&jJj-o ni] d ittp-'agr eeitje.ji t qfi the'questioii of'The mosijsuitiibid trai^ing'hour.s, Init it tyjpareml#! wffs agfoed^.thai;'uf,t% liotels w'ere to opeh at*YiTght, Saturda\ nig'ht was oue period i jj tJie weelt when ooth ihe hotelkeepers and the publuwould desire that entrv into lioeuseu [ueiiiises '1 Ve pp'rmitted. It was coitstuered that "staggered" lioitrs sueh as the report suggested would require an inerease iu hotel rtall's, again raistng tlie vexed question of costs. To the reeomniendations rogardtng hours, it was stated strung ojiposition I rom tlie einployees eould be expocteu as it was well known that they weie makittg an ell'ort to have their" hours regulated so that they eould worw "straight" shifts. Oue oi the biggest reslaurateurs tn the Dominioti, Alr. P. Barling. of ttie Bavoy, expressed doubt whether Xew Zealanders would appreciate the sale 01 light liquors with meals. In CoJitinental coujit ries, he said, nieals wero social oecasions, and lliev spent titi hotu o\ er ti meal, but here liieir ubject was to be served and get away (juiekly.