A referendum on the hours for the sale of liquor in hotel bars was held in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

on 9 March 1949. Voters were asked whether they favoured continuing the closing of hotel bars at 6 pm or extending the closing time to 10 pm. The change was rejected by 75.5% of voters. This referendum voted to continue six o'clock closing of hotel bars, which had been introduced in 1917, and the

six o'clock swill The six o'clock swill was an Australian and New Zealand slang term for the last-minute rush to buy drinks at a hotel bar before it closed. During a significant part of the 20th century, most Australian and New Zealand hotels shut their public ...

. The Sale of Liquor referendum, 1967 approved the extension of hotel hours. The referendum was held in conjunction with the

1949 New Zealand gambling referendum A referendum on gambling was held in New Zealand on 9 March 1949. Voters were asked whether off-course betting on horse races should be allowed. It was approved, with 68% in favour. Voter turnout was 54.3%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof ...

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