Invercargill Licensing Trust

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The Invercargill Licensing Trust is a Licensing Trust in the city of Invercargill, New Zealand.

It has a monopoly on the development of premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages, and associated accommodation, in the city and uses the profits from these to fund school, sports and cultural groups, and welfare bodies. Along with its Charitable Trust and Sports Foundation it provides donations and sponsorships of approximately $3 million annually to nearly 500 organisations.

[edit] History

The concept of Licensing Trusts in New Zealand was first introduced by the Invercargill Licensing Trust Act 1944, and was developed by the recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission on Licensing 1946.

[edit] References

  • History of the Invercargill Licensing Trust (Invercargill, 1955)
  • Pubs, Pints and People: 50 Years of the Invercargill Licensing Trust, Clive Lind, (Invercargill, 1994)

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