FAIR PLAY IS BONNY PLAY.
(To the Editor, of the Evbhihg Stab.)
Si B,—The extract in the morning paper from the Auckland Star states that the coarse pursued by the Licensing Commis> sioners is open to criticism, which it certainly is, and a great deal more; and the action of the Resident Magistrate
particularly so, as it is evident that the secret inquisition of three, prrjudgod tho case, and, as the Star-states, the Resident Magistrate being new to the district acquiesced in their ruling. It is rather a nice way for the Chairman of Commissioners to shirk his responsible position, instead of showing his brother Commissioners their duty. The idea of asking the unfortunate man they intended to sit upon, what houses he would like shut up, is something like asking a man which pocket he would like picked first, as they were three to 1, and meant it. The whole affair from i the beginning is most disgraceful, and ! any sensible man wiU agree with me that j the sooner the law is altered the better, j What is to prevent the Commissioners '■ shutting 15 houses P Nothing, it seems, but their own will. Is it right that any three or four men should .have such authority? I say certainly not. All business is conducted on the principle of supply and demand; why should this trade be exempt as long as it is properly conducted. More particularly as it is heavily weighted by license fees, &c, in any case the supervision and cancelling of licenses should be carried out by a, majority of the popuktion, and the matter not left to four men4li§ecide on what is right. It looks to me as if all the Commissioners have seen their error, and are individually endeavoring to make their case right, having given a decision in a hurry, and as usual in such cases determined to stick to it, right or wrong, and run the chance of iliding out of the difficulty in time.— Yours, &c, • Fair Plat. Tararu, 26th June, 1880.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3588, 26 June 1880, Page 2
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