§ 67. Mr. FOOTasked the Home Secretary the decisions arrived at by the several licensing authorities in the metropolitan area so far as the closing hour of public-houses is concerned?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIn 11 of the licensing districts in the Metropolis the permitted hours for the sale of intoxicating liquor end on weekdays at 10 p.m., namely:
- Hampstead,
- St. Marylebone,
- St. Pancras,
- Stoke Newington,
- Tower Hamlets,
- Paddington,
- Blackheath,
- Finsbury,
- Kensington,
- Newington,
- Wandsworth.
§ In six districts the weekday hours end at 11 p.m., namely:
- Holborn,
- Liberty of the Verge of the Palaces,
- St. George's, Hanover Square,
- St. James's and St. Anne.
- St. Margaret's,
- Strand.
§ In the City of London the weekday hours end at 10.30 p.m. The permitted hours on Sunday end at 10 p.m. in all the districts except five, namely, Black-heath, Fins-bury, Kensington, Newington and Wands-worth, where they end at 9 p.m.