SIX O'CLOCK CLOSING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 70, 27 June 1916, Page 2

SIX O'CLOCK CLOSING.

"CLUB" DEPUTATION TO PREMIER. \ Per Press Association. Wellington, June 27. Another phase of the six o'clock closing question was put before the Prime Minister to-day, by, a deputation representing chartered clubs, which asked that if a restriction of | hours was decided upon, it shoukUiot i apply to clubs. 'I lie deputation represented about thirty clubs in the North island and Christchurch. The (dubs had a membership of over twenty 'thousand, and ! had capital invested in club premises 'and libraries, etc., between £300,000 and £400,000. Hit could be shown, said a member of the deputation, that any military necessity existed for closing hotels and clubs, no opposition would be offered, bat the deputation did not admit there was any such necessity. Mr Massey, in reply, said that if the ordinary licensed houses were compelled to close their bars at a eert-rn hour, he was confident that Parliament would make the law apply to bars in clubs, even Bellamy's ivould come under the rule. Ko was pleased 1 to hear what the deputation had to say, and would place their representations before Cabinet