TAVERNS IN THE TOWNS
Sir,-Your editorial, under the above heading, states that "no civilised person could fail to be shocked by the results of six o’clock closing, or dismayed by irrational opposition to reform." Is it not a fact that, no matter when the pubs close, the result is the same? It is well within the memory of. many of us that 10 o'clock closing was the time when the drunks were more of a nuisance than they are today at six o'clock, especially to those who were returning home from the theatres and _ other entertainments. What reform is necessary, is not a great concession to an already overindulged industry, but a realisation by those who abuse its product that their conduct is antisocial, selfish in the extreme, and in many cases just plain beastly, and for the rest of the community who suffer as a result of this abuse by the minority, to show openly their contempt of those drunks and.
near drunks, and to voice their disapproval of their misconduct. Public opinion, in this matter, could do more in the way of improvement than the alteration or extension of hours, which probably would only result in making the situation worse than it is now.
CONCERNED
(New Plymouth).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 818, 1 April 1955, Page 20
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209TAVERNS IN THE TOWNS New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 818, 1 April 1955, Page 20
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