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Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1920, Page 10

The practiee of women drinking in hotels wag referred to at the meeting of the Auckland Licensing Committee last week, states the Herald. In a report on the subject, Sub-Inspector Wohhnann stated that generally the improvement noted in last quarter's report had been maintained, but a few licensees continued to countenance, and even encouraged, this class of trade. An appreciable numb*? of the women Whom the police had seen frequenting certain hotels were prostitutes and their associates. On one day last month the police saw 13 women enter one hotel in 15 minutes. On a recent visit seven women were foijnd\drinking in one hotel, and five in another, while ili a third instance he saw eight women ■drihking in a back room of an hotel. In ■contrast to this regrettable state of affairs, the licensee of one hotel which in past years had been a resort for women had practically cut out this trade entirely. The chairman, Mr. E. C. Cufcten, S.M., said the committee had no power to prohibit the practice of women drinking in hotels, but felt very strongly about it. If the committee had an opportunity to deal with the matter it would do so. PILLHEADS, Menu Forms, Cards—all manner of printing executed with deipatch and at reasonable rate*. 9»Uy Ktwt JebUipp