Liquor Acts Amendment Act of 1926 (17 Geo v No. 3) (Qld)

11630 LIQUOR. Liquor Acts Al1wndment Act. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, LIQUOR. 17 N G o e . o 3 . . V. An Act to Amend "The Liquor Acts, 1912-1923" in THE certain particulars, and for other consequential LIQUOR ACTS AMENDMENT purposes. ACT OF 1926. [ASSENTED TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1926.J B E it onacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, _ by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - Short title 1. This Act may be cited as "The Liquor Acts c a o n n d struction Amendment Act, of 1926," and shall be read as one with "The Liquor Acts, 1912-1923,"* herein collectively referred to as the Principal Act. Amendment 2. In section four of the Principal Act, before the of s. 4. definition of "Inspector" the following definition is inserted:- Guest. " "Guest," used with reference to a lodger in the premises of a licensed victualler or to a resident member of a club means a person who in the company of the lodger or resident member on any particular day other than Sunday partook of and completed the regular meal in the licensed or registered premises at any time not earlier than half-past five o'clock nor later than forty..five minutes past seven 0' clock after noon." In paragraph (c), in the definition of "Lodger," in the said section, the word "six" is repealed and the word "eight" is inserted in lieu thereof. Amendment 3. In section thirty-seven of the Principal Act, of s. 37. after the words "licensed victualler" the words "or wine-seller" are inserted. Amendment 4. Paragraph (b) of section forty-six of the Principal of s, 46. Act is repealed and the following paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof:- " (b) Any elector of the local option area as defined by section one hundred and sixty- three of this Act in which the premises in question are situated." * 3 Geo. V. No. 29 and amending Acts, supra, pages 5527, 6250,9207, 9569, and 10654.

LIQUOR. 11631 1926. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 5. In paragraph (i.) of section fifty-eight of the Amendment Principal Act, the words "fifteen pounds" where they of 8. 58. twice occur are repealed and the words "twenty-five pounds" are respectively inserted in lieu thereof; also, the words" one hundred pounds" are repealed and the words " two hundred pounds" are inserted in lieu thereof; also, after the words "licensed victualler's license," wherever they occur, the words "or wine-seller's license" are respectively inserted; also after the words "licensed victualler," wherever they occur, the words" or wine- seller" are respectively inserted; also, after the words "licensed victuallers' premises" the words "and wine- sellers' premises" are inserted. Paragraph (iii.) of the said section is repealed. Paragraph (ix.) of the said section is repealed, and the following paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof;- " (ix.) For every booth authority- Where the authority is granted in and for the City of Brisbane as defined by "The Oity of Brisbane Act of 1924,"* at the rate of • four pounds for every day or part thereof of the period for which the authority is granted in respect of each and every bar which will be conducted under the authority; Where the authority is granted elsewhere, at the rate of two pounds for every day or part thereof of the period for which the authority is granted in respect of each and every bar which will be conducted under the authority." 6. In subsection two of section eighty-one of the Amendment Principal Act, all words from and including the words of s. 8I. "Provided that" to and including the ,vords "in the afternoon" are repealed and the following provision is inserted in lieu thereof ;- " Provided that nothing in this section shall relate to the consumption of liquor by any bona fide lodger or his guest if the liquor is not consumed at any bar of the licensed premises." * 15 Geo. V. No. 32, 8upra, page 11140.

11632 LIQUOR. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, In subsection three of the said section, after the words "this section" the words "shall for the first offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five pounds nor less than ten pounds and for the second or any subsequent offence to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds nor less than twenty pounds" are inserted. Amendment 7. In subsection two of section eighty-eight of the of s. 88. Principal Act, after the words" permission respectively" the following provision is inserted :- "An application for such special permission may, if so desired by the applicant, include permission to consume, within the hours to be covered by the per- mission, in such room or place, liquor which has been actually procured from the licensed premises and actually stored in such room or place at a time when such licensed premises are by law permitted to be open; and the special permission may, in the discretion of the court or officer of police, be granted so as to include such consumption.', The following provision is added to the said subsection :- "The special permIssIOn with respect to the con- sumption of liquor in such room or place herein referred to shall be strictly observed by the licensee and all other persons concerned, and in the case of any contravention of such special permission in this regard the licensee shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence, under section eighty-one of this Act, of permitting liquor to be consumed on his licensed premises at a prohibited time, and every person found in such room or place at any time when the licensed premises are required under this Act to be closed shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence, under section eighty-five of this Act, of being found on the licensed premises at a prohibited time." 8. Mter section eighty-eight of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted :- Wine-Reller " [88A.] No wine-seller shall on his licensed premises snuoptptloysfell oor sell o or s d uppl , y o . r permit to be sold or supplied • to any &c. person (not bemg an employee of the wme-seller) any food, except food supplied for immediate con- sumpliion on the premises with wine there supplied.

LIQUOR. 11633 1926. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. Any person who offends against the provIsIons of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. [88B.] No wine-seller shall, upon or in conjunction Rooms, with his licensed premises , have any room " chamber or faolcrobyideds,en &0., alcove which may be used or occupied for the consumption . of liquor by persons frequenting his licensed premises, whether or not such room, chamber, or alcovs.is separate from the place where liquor is supplied or directly or openly communicates therewith or is part or apparently part the:reof. Any person who offends against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds." In section seventy-one of the Principal Act, after C:0nsequen- the word "bar" where it twice occurs in paragraph (d) ~ ~ endment of subsection one the words" of a licensed victualler's of s. 7l. premises" are respectively inserted. 9. In section ninety-five of the Principal Act, after Amendment the words "forfeit his license" the following provision of .s. 95. IS inserted;- " If any wine-seUer- (i.) Wilfully and persistently neglects to keep his licensed premises open for public convenience during lawful hours; (ii.) Permits any person to manage, superintend, or conduct the business of his licensed premises during his absence for a longer period than seven days in anyone year without the previous permission in writing of the court; he shall be liable to forfeit his license." 10. In subsection one of section one hundred and Amendment twelve of the Principal Act, the words "permanently of s. ll2. disqualified from holding a license" are repealed and the words" disqualified from holding a license for a period of ten years from the date of the last of such convictions" are inserted in lieu thereof. In subsection two of the said section, the words "a correspondirg rEcord agairst the premises in whi(·h the offence was c( mmitted shall also be made in PaIt lI. of the register of licenses" are repealed and the words '

11634 LIQUOR. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, "the court sh'1ll call upon the owner of the premises in which the offence was committed (whether the licensee or some other person) to show cause why a corresponding record against the premises should not also be made in Part IL of the register of licenses, and upon hearing such owner (if he appears) the court may in its absolute discretion direct that such corresponding record shall also be maqe in the said Part H. of the said register" are inserted in lieu thereof. 11. After section one hundred and twenty-one of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted :- Application "[121A.] Every person desirous of obtaining a fcoerrtnifeiwcate. new certificate of registration as aforesaid shall- (a) At least twenty-eight days before applying for a certificate deliver to the clerk of petty sessions a notice in writing, and in duplicate, signed by or on behalf of the applicant, as nearly as may be in the prescribed form; Notice to bo advertised. (b) Publish a copy of such notice one day in each week, for at least three weeks preceding his application (and so that the last of such publications is not less than eight days before the time at which the application is to be made), in a newspaper published in the district, or, if none is so published, then in a newspaper which circulates in the district and the place of publication of which is nearest to the district. Applicant [121B.] Every such applicant for such certificate or to lurnish for a transfer thereof, but not for a renewal, shall, with testimonialB. his application, deliver to the clerk of petty sessions testimonials as to his character and fitness to become . registered. Such testimonials shall forthwith be forwarded by the clerk to the inspector, who shall report thereon to the court. Renewal certificate. [121c.] (1.) A registered spirit· merchant desirous of· obtaining a renewal of his certificate shall, at least fourteen days before applying for such renewal, deliver to the clerk of petty sessions a notice in writing and in duplicate, signed by him or on his behalf, and as nearly as may be in the prescribed form.

LIQUOR. 11635 1926. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. (2.) An applicant having delivered the prescribed notice shall be entitled as of course to a certificate for the renewal of his certificate, unless it is shown to the court- (a) That the applicant has become disqualified from holding, or is unfit to hold, such certificate under this Act; (b) That the certificate is liable to be canceIlea under this Act; or unless the court is authorised or required, pursuant to a local option vote, to refuse the renewal of the certificate. (3.) It shaH not be nee~ ssary for an applicant for the renewal of a certificate to publish any notice, or to attend at the hearing of his application, unless he is summoned by the court so to do, or unless notice of objection to a renewal of his certificate has been duly served upon him. (4.) In any case where a registered spirit merchant has inadvertently omitted to deliver the prescribed notice within time, the court, upon such terms (if any) as it thinks proper, may nevertheless treat the application as duly made for the proper sittings of the court, and may enter all necessary adjournments to enable the application to be heard and determined. (5.) If an application for a renewal of any certificate has been made, and is not finally disposed of by the court on or before the day of the expiry of the certificate by effiuxion of time, the certificate shall be deemed to be extended until the application is finally disposed of. During the period of such extension the holder thereof shall pay monthly, in advance, a proportion of the annual registration fee for each month during any part of which liquor is sold in the premises. If the application is ultimately granted, the renewal shall be for the period ending the thirtieth day of June next following the date on which such application was made, and the annual registration fee, or so much thereof as remains unpaid, shall be payable accordingly. [121D.] (1.) ·When a registered spirit merchant Tra~fer of desires to transfer his certificate to any other person, the coctlficate. intending transferror and transferee shall deliver and publish, as nearly aB maybe in the prescribed form, a notice of their intention to apply for such transfer, in the like manner and at the like times as are hereby required in the case of applications for new certificates.

.11636 LIQUOR. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, (2.) If no objection is made to the transfer, or to the proposed transferee, the court may, at anysittings or adjourned sittings, transfer the certificate to the proposed t,ransferee by an endorsement upon the certificate. (3.) If an objection is made to the transfer or to the proposed transferee, the application shall be heard and determined in accordance with this Act. (4.) Upon the transfer of such certificate, the ,transferee shall, until the end of the period for which the certificate was granted, possess all the rights of the original holder thereof, and shall be subject and liable to the same duties, obligations, and penalties as if such certificate had been originally granted to him on the date of such transfer. ' (5.) No transfer of any such certificate shall be made, nor shall any application for such transfer be entertained, until the expiration of three months from the time of the granting or previous transfer of such certificate. Removal of [121E.] (1.) The premises of a registered spirit certificate. merchant may be changed under the authority of a certificate of removal granted by the court at any sittings thereof. (2.) When a registered spirit merchant desires to remove his business from the premises occupied by him to any other premises in the same district, he shall deliver to the clerk of petty sessions and shall publish a. notice, as nearly as may be in the prescribed form, of his intention to apply for leave so to do. Such notice shall be published in the like manner and at the like times as are hereby required in the case of applications for new certificates, and the like procedure shall be observed as in that case. If the court grants the application, the authority for such removal shall be given by endorsement on the certificate. TemporMY (3.) If the premises are by fire, tempest, or wcehretirfeicate other calamity, or through alterations, demolition for premiees rebuilding, or other cause, rendered unfit for the carrying destroyed on of business, the court may at any time upon applica- tion by or on behalf of the registered spirit merchant, if it sees fit so to do,_ by order, authorise him to carry on

LIQUOR. 11637 1926. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. his business temporarily under his existing certificate in some neighbouring premises, for any period not extending beyond the currency of the certificate or any renewal thereof. [121F.] Subject to this Act, objections may be made Objections. to the granting, renewal, removal, or transfer of any certificate as aforesaid, either personally or by petition to the court. Such objections may be made by- (a) The local authority of the city, town, or shire in which the premises in question are situated. , (b) Any elector of the local option area as defined by section one hundred and sixty- three of this Act in which the premises in question are situated; (c) An inspector. The signatures to every such petition shall be verified by oath of some one or more of the petitioners or an attesting witness to the signatures. . [121G.] (i.) Anyone or more of the following ohjec-Gr?un?s0f tions may be taken to the granting of a certificate as obJectlOns. aforesaid, that is to say,- (1) That the applicant is a person of drunken or dissolute habits or immoral character, or is otherwise unfit to hold a certificate; (2) That a certificate held by him has, within two years immediately preceding the time when the application is made, been cancelled; (3) That the proposed premises have been the resort of prostitutes or of persons under the surveillance of the police; (4) That the applicant has been convicted of two or more offences against this Act within two years immediately preceding the time when the application is made; (5) That the reasonable requirements of the public do not justify the granting of the certificate applied for; (6) That the quiet of the place in which the proposed premises are situated will be . disturbed if a certificate is granted;

11638 LIQUOR. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, Or to renewal. (7) That the conditions prescribed by this Act, or any of them, have not been complied with by the applicant; (8) In the case of premises distant more than five miles from the boundaries of any city or town, the difficulty of adequate police super- vision and control thereof. (ii.) Anyone or more of the following objections may be taken to the renewal of a certificate as aforesaid, that is to say,- The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh in the list in the last preceding subsection; and (8) That the business is conducted in an im- pr Clper manner and drunkenness is· permitted therein; (9) That such certificate is liable to be cancelled under this Act. Or to transfer. Or to removal. (iii.) Anyone or more of the following objections may be taken to the transfer of a certificate as aforesaid as respects the transferee, that is to say,- The first, second, third, fourth, and seventh in the said list. (iv.) Anyone or more of the following objections may be taken to the removal of a certificate as aforesaid, that is to say,- . The fifth, sixth, and seventh in the said list. Notice of objections. Objection arising during the case and adjourn- ment. [l21H.] No objector shall be heard against any application for the granting, renewal, transfer, or removal of a certificate as aforesaid unless notice of the objection has been given to the clerk of petty sessions and to the applicant at least seven clear days before the time appointed for the hearing of the application to which such notice applies. Notice may be given to an applicant by a registered letter through the' post addressed to his last-known place of address: Provided that the court shall not be precluded from entertaining any objection which may arise during the hearing of an application, but the applicant shall then be entitled to an adjournment for such time not less than tbree days as the court thinks fit.

LIQUOR. 11639 1926. Liqu.or" ~ Llcts Amendment Act. The court shall forthwith, after such adjournment, cause notice in vvriting of the objection to be given to every person who in the opinion of the court is affected thereby, or, if he cannot be found, to be left at his last- known place of abode in the place where such application is made. Such notice shall also specify the day on which the adjourned application shall be heard. Every person to whom such notice is given, or who appears to the court to be affected by such objection, shall be entitled to be heard in answer to such objection. [121J.] When a certificate or the renewal, removal, or Grounds of transfer of a certificate as aforesaid is refused, the court ~ ~f~ ~: ~ :~ shall pronounce the decision in open court, and shall publicly. state the grounds of the refusal; and shall cause the same to be entered on the records of the court. [121K.] When the court grants an application for a Cel:tificate certificate, a certificate as nearly as may be in the to Issue. prescribed form shall be issued to the applicant upon payment to the clerk of petty sessions of the prescribed ~ . . In the case of new certificates, a duplicate of such certificate shall be transJllitted to the Treasurer by the clerk of petty sessions. The Treasurer shall forthwith, after the receipt of such certificate from such clerk, cause to be issued the certificate authorised by such certificate. In the case of renewal of certificates, the clerk of petty sessions shall, upon payment to him of the pre- scribed fee for such renewal, issue a receipt for such fee, and such receipt shall operate as a renewal of the certificate. Subject to this Act, every certificate as aforesaid Certificate shall commence and take effect from the date on which it ; ~ o: k3a: ~ . ect is therein stated to commence, and shall, unless previously cancelled, be in force until and including the thirtieth day of June then next following." 12. In subsection one of section one hundred and Amendment twenty-two of the Principal Act the word "fifty" is of s. 122. repealed and the word" seventy-five" is inserted in lieu thereof; also the word" twenty-five" is repealed and the word "forty" is inserted in lieu thereof. G

11640 LIQUOR. LiqtLOJ' Acts Amendment Act. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, In subsection two of the said section, the words " each of the premises must be registered" are repealed and the words" a separate and distinct certificate must be applied for and obtained in respect of each of the premises, and each such certificate shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be separately held" are inserted in lieu thereof. 13. The second paragraph of section one hundred and twenty-three of the Principal Act is repealed and the following provision is inserted in lieu thereof : - Fees on "The fee payable for every endorsement of transfer trreamnosvfearl.and of such certificate as aforesaid shall be one pound, and for every certificate of removal granted under this section the fee shall be five pounds." Ratification 14. All transfers of certificates of registration in ~ ~ i~ ~ a~ ~ f~ ~ e respect of spirit merchants and all transfers of certificates pa.ssing of of registration in respect of bottlers under Part V. of thIS Act. the Principal Act which were authorised or approved by the court prior to the passing of this Act, purporting to have been authorised or approved in the exercise of full jurisdiction in that behalf, are hereby declared to have been and to be and shall be valid and effectual for all purposes as on and from the date on which each such transfer respectively was authorised or approved by the court, and the fees paid to the Crown in respect of such transfers and every of them shall be deemed to have been validly imposed, collected, and paid. Amendment 15. In paragraph (b) of subsection one of section ot s. 147. one hundred and forty-seven of the Principal Act, all words from and including the words "Provided that" to and including the words "in the afternoon" are repealed and the following provision is inserted in lieu thereof :-- "Provided that nothing in this section shall relate to the consumption of liquor by any resident member of the club or his guest if the liquor is not consumed at any bar of the registered club, or to the consumption of liquor by members of the club and their guests at any hour later than eight o'clock at night on any day of the week except Sunday under a special permission in writing of the licensing court. The application shall state the special purpose for which permission is

LIQUOR. -------------------------- ]926. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 11641 required, and may be made by the secretary of the club at any time at which the police magistrate constituting the court is sitting in petty sessions. The court may in its absolute discretion grant or refuse to grant such special permission." In subsection two of the said section, the words "ten pounds and not less than one pound, and for the second or any subsequent offence to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds and not less than five pounds" are repealed and the words "twenty-five pounds nor less than ten pounds, and for the second or any subsequent offence to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds nor less than twenty pounds" are inserted in lieu thereof. 16. After section one hundred and fifty of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:- "l150A.JNotwithstanding anything in this Act ~ ntry ~ nd contained, any police officer may in the discharge of ~ ;~ 8o~ f~~ ~ his duty enter and inspect the premises of any registered club or of any club or association of persons using or occupying any premises for the purpose of playing the game of bowls or golf or other game or athletic sport approved by the Minister at any time during which such premises are open, or at any time when he has reasonable cause to suspect that a breach of this Act is being committed or is about to be committed in such premises. Any person who refuses admittance to such police officer or in any way prevents him from entering such premises, or obstructs or molests any such officer in the performance of his duty, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds." 17. The following proviso is added to section one Amendment hundred and fifty-two of the Principal Act :_ of s. 152. "Pro"dded further that no liquor shall be kept or stored (whether by or on account of such club or associa- tion or any of such members) in or on the premises of such club or association, or any pavilion or building used in connection with such premises by such members, unless a permit in that behalf as nearly as may be in the prescribed form is first obtained from the Minister. Such permit if granted shall take effect from the date on which it is therein stated to commence, and shall, unless previously revoked, be in force until and including the

11642 LIQUOR. LiquorActsAmendmentAct. 17 GEO. V. No. 3, thirtieth day of June then next following. The fee payable in respect of each such permit and every renewal thereof shall be five pounds. It shall be in the absolute discretion of the Minister whether or not he will grant or renew any such permit. Any such permit may at any time be revoked by him." Amendment 18. In the definition of "License" in section one of s. 162. hundred and sixty-two of the Principal Act, after the word" club," the words" Where a spirit merchant holds certificates of registration in respect of more premises than one, each certificate shall be regarded as a license, and the application of a spirit merchant already registered for a new certificate of registration in respect of additional premises shall be regarded as an application for a new license" are inserted. 19. (1.) Section one hundred and sixty-three of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof:- aLroecaasl. option appli"c[a1b6le3.i]n ( e 1 v .) erTy hloecaplroopvitsioionnasreoaf atshhiserePianrdtefsihnaeldl. be Every electoral district shall, save as next herein- after provided, be a local option area for the purposes of this Act: Provided that, where an electoral district is divided into electoral divisions, every electoral division of such electoral district shall itself be a local optio!}. area for the purposes of this Act instead of such electoral district, so that there shall be as many local option areas within such electoral district as there are electoral divisions thereof. (2.) The repeal of the said section one hundred and sixty-three and the substitution therefor of the provisions in this section hereinbefore contained shall be deemed to have been enacted on the sixteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. (3.) Nothing hereinbefore in this section contained shall be construed so as to abolish any local option area duly constituted prior to the date of the passing of " The Liquor Acts Amendment Act of 1926" or affect the result of any local option vote taken in any such local option area before that date and remaining effective at that date, or prejudicially affect any license (as defined by section one hundred and sixty-two of the Principal

LIQUOR. 11643 1926. Liqu01' Acts Amendtnent Act. Act) or provisional certificate for a licensed victualler's license actually granted before the twelfth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six; but never- theless in any case where such local option area is not itself the electoral district (or an electoral division thereof, as the case may be), the next local option vote that may be taken upon request under this Part shall be taken of the electors of the electoral district (or electoral division, as the case may be) in which such local option area was comprised; or, if such local option area extended so as to be comprised within two or more electoral divisions, the next local option vote that may be taken upon request shall be of electors of each or either of the said electoral divisions (as the case may be) as separate local option areas, and such original local option area shall be deemed to be abolished." 20. In section one hundred and sixty-eight of the Amendment Principal Act, all words from and including "In the cf s. 168. event of a local option vote" to and including "third year thereafter" are repealed and the following words are inserted in lieu thereof:- "In the event of a local option vote being hken in any local option area in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, the next local option vote in any area cannot be taken until the y\~ ar one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, and local option votes may be so taken in any area in every seventh year thereafter." 21. Subsection four of section one hundred and Amendment seventy-two of the Principal Act is repealed. of s. 172. 22. In Form No. 3.3 of the Second Schedule of the Amendment Principal Act, the words "and for registration of the of Sch. n. said premises" are repealed. 23. (1.) All increases in the fees payable in respect fIenecsret'olsteaskien of- effect from ( a) Licen;; '" :ed victuallers' licenses' , 1 19 st 26O. ctober, (b) Wine-sellers' licenses; (c) Certificates of registration of spirit merchants: (d) Booth authorities; enacted by this Act shall come into operation and take effect on and from the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six.

11644 Existing licenses. LIQUOR. Liquor Acts 4-mendment Act. 17 GNO. V. No. 3,1926. (2.) With respect to all licensed victuallers' licenses and wine-sellers' licenses and certificates of registered spirit merchants current on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, the following provisions shall De applicable, and shall be observed by the Court at its quarterly sittings under this Act in the month of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six :- (a) The court shall by its certificate declare the increased amount of fees payable in respect of each licensed victualler's license within its district, calculated for the periodof nine months beginning on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, and the licensee shall forthwith pay such amount to the clerk of petty sessions; and in default of so doing the license shall be liable to be forfeited. (b) The court shall assess the annual value of all wine-sellers' premises within its district for the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty:-seven. The decision ofthe court with respect to such assessmentshaU be final and without appeal. The inspector of the district and any wine-seller whose premises are being assessed shall in all cases have the right to appear and call evidence and address the court. For the purposes of such assessment the court may require the owner or the licensee, if a tenant, to furnish a true and correct statement of the rent and any premium paid or payable in respect of the licensed premises and such further particulars as will assist the court to fix such value; or if the owner is the licensee, to furnish such true and correct particulars as will assist the court to fix such value. Any such owner or licensee who being required as aforesaid refuses to furnish such statement or particulars or furnishes a wil- fully incorrect statement or particulars shaH

LIQUOR.-LOANS, GOVERNMENT. 17 GEO. V. No. 30, 1926. Government Loan Act. be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. The court f3hall by its certificate declare the increased amount of fees payable in respect of each such wine-seller's license (in accor- dance with the assessment of value for the year aforesaid) calculated for the period of nine months beginning on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, and the licensee shall forthwith pay such amount to the clerk of petty sessions, and in default of so doing the license shall be liable to be forfeited. (c) The court shall by its certificate declare the increased amount of fees payable in respect of each certificate of each registered spirit merchant within its district, calculated for the period of nine months beginning on the first day of October, one thousand nine hun- dred and twenty-six, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, and the spirit merchant shall forthwith pay such amount to the clerk of petty sessions, and in default of 1'30 doing the certificate (or, if he holds more than one, all of such certificates) shall be liable to be cancelled. 11645 LOANS, GOVERNMENT. An Act to Authorise the Raising of a Loan for the 17 Gea. v. Public Service of the State and for other N; ~ ~ O. purposes, and to Amend "The Government G~ ~~ ~ N~ ~ :T Loan Act of 1924" in a certain pa:rticular. OF 1926. [ASSENTED TO 29TH NOVEMBER, 1926.] W HEREAS it is expedient to authorise the raising by Preamble. way of Loan for the Public Service of the State of certain sums of money, amounting in all to nine million pounds, and to amend" The GO'l/ernment Loan