A MUNICIPAL HOTEL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1923, Page 3

A MUNICIPAL HOTEL.

A fE KUJTI PROJECT. TE KUTTT. Feb' 28. At a meeting of To Kuiti Borough Council. Cr Morton referred to the Licensing Committees' report presented t i hist Parliament, which recommended that in the event of the defeat of prohibition. some revision of the Licensing Law would have to lie granted to the King Country. During the last five years 238.975 gallons of beer and spirits were imported into the King Country, at an estimated cost of £221.02,. Me consider'd that in the event of local option being carried in the King Country. it would he a good opportunity tor the Borough Council to try the experiment of municipal control ot liccums. Ho would move a. motion to read: “That, the Te Kuiti Borough Council urges the Government to give early effect to thd recommendation of the Licensing Commission m reterenoe to loIa I option for the King Country, and in the event of restoration being carried to grant a license to the le Kuiti Borough Council. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. I ILLICIT LIQUOR. i DUNEDIN. Fob 28. I Peter George Petersen was lined £101) in the Police Court for slv-grog selling. Al l usd had been previously convicted on a similar charge. , i SUPREME COURT. NEW PLYMOUTH. March 1. . At the Supreme Court. Joseph Uarnitt on three charges of forging and uttering, was sentenced to one year on each charge. For theft of a cheqiionooi; to one month, the scnti nres to he

i oiioui'i'ont. and he was declared an habit tinl criminal. William l.amb. for carnal knowledge, on two counts received live years each, to 1,,' i eiicuvrent. John O'Grady for aUeinpted un-nat-ural offence was ordered two year' r.'lei'inaiive detention. : WOOL SALES. CHRISTCHURCH. March 1. !

At the fourth wool sale there was a fill ring of buyers, bul the d, nianil was in,i s,, brisk as in the previous sale and was inclined to drag at times. There was. an all-round casing ol priiiM although line wools were le-- nlleeL'd than coarse, hilt the weed gain rdliy wa-> not in siieli good ennditiou as previousjv As the sale progressed and some bettor lots were offered it was evident '(from the prices pnfd that the demand yvas quite as keen as at last sale for all super (levee wools, though cross bred was not ipiilc so linn and lor all shabby wools, the demand was weaker, prices luting Id -to ELI per Ih lowei than at the previous sale. 'I here were :i good many passings. Merino liner i,lade up te 27 Ll. C'orriedale 23.1(1. half l.red “(ill. three-quarter bred 19,1. and cross hi', <1 1(3:1 d.