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Is it not possible that Chinese liquors are sold in these places ?-I say that if they do sell these liquors they are liable to a very heavy punishment and they will lose their licences. The risks are therefore considerable.
If a man gets a meal there are there no means of getting a bottle of beer ?—No intoxicating liquor may be sold.
They cannot send out and drink it on the premises ?--Yes. They may do that.
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Mr. MCCALLUM-A man is brought up drunk to the station; is he examined by a medical officer, or is he simply put into a cell?-He is put into a cell, but not medically examined.
Do you classify them as "drunks," or "drunk and incapable ?"-" Drunk," "drunk and disorderly," and "drunk and incapable."
And none of those cases are seen by a medical officer ?—Not unless a man appears to be ill.
Have the Police any reason to suppose that liquor is supplied in brothels-shebeen- ing, as it is called in Scotland? Is there an illicit sale of liquors in brothels ?—Yes, if I refer to a special class of house-
Have the Police any reason to suppose that is carried on ?--Well, I do not know about the Police. I myself have reason to suppose that it is to some extent.
But not to any great extent ?—No. I mean to say it is no more than in the way of entertainment. You would not call it beyond the entertainment of guests, I should
say.
What I am thinking of is this, that men from ships may come ashore and get into these houses, and really get drunk on the liquor they get in there ?-I do not know; I doubt that. I do not think that in the lower class of houses there is much supplying of liquor in brothels.
Either European or Chinese liquors ?—Yes. I should not think drinking is carried on to any very great extent in that way.
It is possible for a grocer to hold a licence to sell both European and Chinese liquors, I take it ?—No, Chinese liquor is excepted.
He gets a licence to sell European liquors and then he applies and gets a licence to sell Chinese liquors, and both may be sold on the premises ?-But he cannot. A grocer's licence does not permit the sale of Chinese spirit, and a Chinese spirit licence does not permit the sale of European liquor.
It struck me just now that it might be so.
Rev. R. F. COBBOLD.-You can get what you want by comparing the names in these two lists.
Witness-He is asking me if it would be possible for a man to hold two licences for the same premises. I should object to it if there was such an application. I do not know of any instance. Is there any instance there?
Rev. R. F. COBBOLD.-It would take a long time to compare. There are 224 in one list and 282 in another.
Dr. HARTIGAN.-282 selling Chinese liquors ?
Rev. R. F. COBBOLD.-Yes.