GIRLS IN BARS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 916, 8 September 1910, Page 4

GIRLS IN BARS.

JA LICENSEE W ; Hd,-HAD ."STUDIED '/;;: ;/'-/;: -/-./THEy-ACT.";/ '>■/;.;..- /' ..-_; -.;. ■■ (By Telegraph.—Press Association!/. ■'"'•■ - //;/:.-;: ■•'■- Auckland, September' 6. .'; ; i At tho quarterly',-meeting of the Auck-' land .Licensing. "Committee 'held " to-day the. police' reported" on/the; Albion Hofelj Hobson Street/ conducted, by . ; Wm; ; Ji Priest, as follows::—"i'he licensee'of I'this. . :Jiotel^;persists in- ■;employing: liis 'young, children,. (girls aged -li.and '~15 .years) selling.' drink in;' the ■ public • bars . of his -. liotely.-. Tho police, have cautioned him, : ISnt' without effect.. We submit that this is mb'st'improper'conduct on the parfc-of .the licensee."• • /■ : ■' —. / •The.' licensee refuted''the.'allegation 'of/ "persistence/ , -.and, stated 'that tho girls had not worked in'the .Jiar since,he,,was , cautioned. by the" pblice.";/ .:■'■ ■■' ■ " ~, ;.'" / ] ; Sub-Inspectoi' -Hendrey.' siitl' that ; Afhen , ' : thp./police , cautionei', KiestiKthevlatt'e'r saiclyyli© .had.: stutlied ittie Iji.ccnsingi.Apt/, ' avid:,. as tliere .. iva?/,no ■.' prpvjsion: to prcyen't• hisVchildreri selling -'.in- -the ,'bdr 'lip, would; continue.'letting;;'tb'em''<;do,: so 'until ; , the; ■ Licerisi.n.g. Committee/'instructed. him' to " ■the.'contrary! >'■■■:' -■''■■' y ■■/'''■;;■■.-■ '''■'.' . ■■•' Mr:' Ciitten; , ;SlM I .;',* »&\3- 'th'e'-feimmitWe ' thought .'that '■• as tlio 'licensee '■■ ; not offendyagairi-T-j -/iviLy -"•■;;■/':'.: ;;■;;' Tile-licenseei: Ipght. Irask- atthe'Bjrls ,will lj'e.,allow.ed:'tc> assist?;? ' J| :. SuMiispectpr : 'Hendre y :,.l 'should , ' say 21 lyfaTe'.'/ , ! 7 .^.-,■''!:'^.i'-'-'lft'.'-iJIj-:-.,-:••;■■; ' ■■"■■).'.■ , -; : . .Mr/'Putten:..■.The/Haw!;allows'.them 'to work' at the age. of-16, but if- the; I-icens-. ing < Committee .• thp.ught: that ,f'■.th; ; girls . were too young ito assist in 'bars they: - -may cxpress/.tneir, views. ■.:':■.; './"" l -.'.: