LICENSED VICTUALLERS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1968, 15 June 1880, Page 3

LICENSED VICTUALLERS.

A meeting of the trade was held at Morton’s Hotel last evening, and was exceedingly well attended. Members of the trade from all parts of the city, the suburbs, and Lyttelton, were present ; also several gentlemen in the brewing interest. Mr J. W. Morton, president of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, was in the chair. The meeting had been called specially to consider suggestions on the Licensing Bill offered by a sub-committee previously appointed by general meeting, and to discuss the proposed tax on beer. The following alterations to the Licensing Bill were proposed— That more than one license may be held by one person ; that the time for making objection to a license be extended ; that no person under the age of twenty-one should be allowed to give a vote on the question of licensing or removing a license ; that, the fees for licenses be £25, £3O, £lO, and £SO, for ten, eleven, twelve o’clock, and all night licenses. Objection was taken to single women holding licenses. Sundry other amendments, chiefly minor ones, were suggested. It was resolved to communicate with Wellington on the subject. The next mat ter discussed was the beer tax. The meeting was unanimous in opposing the tax, and appointed delegates to proceed to "Wellington to represent their views on the subject.