"RING THE CURFEW!"

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1686, 28 February 1913, Page 4

"RING THE CURFEW!"

WHEN SHALL BILLIARD-ROOMB close; ' Recently representatives of Wellington billiard-saloon .keepers vlai(cd on the Wellington City Council unci nsked that the time fixed for the cksing of billiardrooms should be altered from '10,30 pill, t'o 11 p.m. ' 1 . ' • Yesterday's special meeting of the courtcil was prasenfcd with the following 'report: from the Reserves Committee, which ( had been appointed to consider the application ' . '■That' the application of billiard-room proprietors' for an 'extension 'of. time for 'closing billiard-rooms, frafn 1 30.30' p.ih. until 11 p.mi l , be not acceded tfi." The adoption of the report was moved, and,then an, amendment w|\s put forward to the effect' that tho request Should l» acceded to., ... . A division on the nmondnient f rcsultcd • — Ayos: The Mayor (Mr. M'Laren), Councillors Coheir, Fletcliei 1 , Fuller, qnd Tregfiari' No'esj' Councillors Atkinson, Frost, Oodber. Smith, and Trevor. The Mnyor gave his vote against tho amendment, and the motion was then earned. Councillor Fletcher: 1 would like to add thai tho curfew bell bo rung at S o'clock, and that "lights, out": bo ordered at time hour. / - , - '; .Councillor Fuller: I think I must put in a rescinding motion. It'is only'right, as wo have only half a council present to-day. \ ..." "