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ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS COMMISSION.

The Commission met on Friday, the 25th February, at 2.30 p.m., at the Magistracy.

Present:The Honourable H. E. WODEHOUSE, C.M.G. (Chairman).

Dr. W. HARTIGAN.

Mr. H. McCALLUM.

The Reverend R. F. COBBOLD, M.A.

Mr. F. BROWNE, Secretary.

Absent. Mr. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C.

The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G., was called and examined.

The CHAIRMAN-You are Captain Superintendent of Police ?

Witness-Yes.

As such you have general control over the licensed houses for the sale of liquors? --Yes.

Amongst those houses are included public-houses ?—Yes.

According to this return they are twenty-five in number. Just look at that; I think

you will find the number is correct; it is taken from the Justices' return.-Yes. Some of these are not licensed now.-The "Travellers" and the "Grand.”

So there are twenty-three ?--Yes.

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In what does your control over these houses consist? To see that the conditions of the licences and the provisions of the law are carried out.

The conditions of the licences are contained in Ordinance 21 of 1886 ?—Yes.

Are there any special conditions for public-houses not contained in the body of the Ordinance ?—There are no special conditions except those contained in the body of the Ordinance.

I will just turn to the body of the Ordinance. It says: "licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall be carried on

regulations:-

"The business of every subject to the following

"(1) No liquor shall be sold or drunk on the premises licensed except "between such hours as the Magistrate shall enter on the certificate to be "granted under clause 12.

"(2) No disorder shall be permitted on the premises.

"(3) No person shall be allowed to become drunk on the premises, nor

"shall liquor be supplied to any person who is drunk.

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(4) No game of chance shall be played on the premises.

“(5) A decent and suitable privy and urinal shall be maintained in a state

"of cleanliness and good repair for the use of customers.

"(6) The licensee shall not abandon the occupation of his house, or permit

"any other person to become virtually the keeper thereof.

"(7) The licensee shall not employ any person to sell or dispose of any 'liquors outside of his licensed premises, nor shall. he allow or suffer

any liquors to be so disposed of on his own account.'