THE LICENSING LAWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10692, 13 August 1912, Page 5

THE LICENSING LAWS

(By Telegraph—Tress Association.)

AUCKLAND. La st, Night.

The abolition of private bars and six o'clock closing on Saturday were measures advocated at a meeting held to-night. The Hon G. Fowkls presided, and with him were Bishop Crossley, tho Revs C. H. Garland, I. Jolly. Knowles, Kempton, and others. Bishop Crossley moved. "That this meeting requests the Minister to legislate during this session of Parliament: (a) to secure the non-employmenjb of unregistered barmaids; (b) to abolish private bars: (c) to so legislate that intoxicating liquor shall not be supplied in'private rooms to any customer save bona fido lodgers; (d) that a public bar shall mean one room opening immediately to a street and that the said bar shall not be obscured, but shall be visible from the street."

The Rev. Garland seconded the motion, which was carried with one dissentient.

The Rev T. Jolly then moved, 'Va) That this meeting "requests the Premier to secure a necessary amendment of the Licensing Act as will provide for the closing of liouor bars on all licensed premises at 6 p.m. on Saturr.—Hnn'p: that in the event of manner provision for * ceneral Saturday half-holiday it should in' Mid" the bars of all licenced premises."

An amendment "that in the opinion of this meeting all bars should close at G p.m. on five nights' in the week and on Saturday afternoon ; also that tliey should observe all holidays «"R----other retnil businesses with the exception of fruiterers" was lost, and tho resolution was carried.