HUTT HOTELS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 221, 6 June 1918, Page 7

HUTT HOTELS

REPORT OF THE POLICE

"CONDUCT SATISFACTORY"

The Halt Lioensinß Committee met yesterday. Tho boncli consisted of ilessrs. W. (i. liiddell, S.M. (chairman, 'J. W. M'fiwan, Cotton, J. Cotton, W. .IVearne, and M. Weloh. . The chairman stated that the police report for tho quarter was very satisfactory, and that tho committee expressed the Siopo that tho satisfactory way m which the licensed houses had been conducted 'during tho last quarter would continue Tho hours for the sale-of liquor had beon curtailed, and the results had beon shown to bo beneficial" in I his vaj-tme convictions for drunkenness had beon somewhat reduced. Other war regulations affecting hotels had Won brought into force, but they, no doubt, would not remain in forcu after the war. In tho following cases licenses .were cranted or renewed j-Believuo Hotel, A. St. Ledger; Central Hotel (Pelone), V. Haddock; Central Hotel (Lower Hutt), I , L Simpson; Empire. Hotel, H. J. Palmer; Family Hotel,' F. Pftg&t Jonc3; Grand National Hotel. A. A. liichardsou;. Provincial Hotel, M. E. Young; Railway Hotel E. T. Bland; Taita Hotel, Myra Campbell; Trentham Hotel. J. W. Robinson (transfer). : Wholesale licenses■A. Y. Lees. . _, , ' In the matter of the' Empire- Hotel, Mrs Palmer was permitted to carry on the house in the absence of Mr. Palmer at the front. • . The application of W. F.-Flynn, of tho Victoria Hotel, was objected to by the police, who said that since tievr report on the conduct of the hotels in the 'dis; trict had been mado certain charges nau been preferred against the proposed licensee. The charges would be heard on Juno 20, and the snggestion wns made to tho committee that the hearing of the application might be adjourned till after the proceedings. Mr. P. Young (counsel for the applicant): That is a most unusual application ! , r Tho chairman: What is tho naturo or the chargeP • . , Mr. Young said that the charge had to do with serving a soldier with liquor, ho thought. However, the proposed licensee- was not the only party to bo considered; there wae tho owner. .- . Tho police representative: There are four charges. - .. ' Mr; Young: AH arising out of the one Incident.

The chairman (after a consultation): •Tho committee thinks that this is a case which .affects to some extent the suitability of the candidate, and the adjournment asked for by tihe police will be made. The adjournment will be to 'June'2o.