PENINSULA LICENSING COMMITTEE.

The annual meeting of the Peninsula Licensing Committee was held at the Anderson's Bay schoolhouse on Saturday, and attended by Messrs A. Nicoll (chairman), R. Inglis, AM'Kay, and T. Robertson, jun. - t T^ e fPOliCv- r?. porf;of the houses in the districts, which was laid before the committee, was very favourable, showing that the houses were conducted in the best possible manner William Donaldson, of Highcliff, applied for L PI= US hoeDSe; aho for an accommodation

Mr M'Kay said he was in favour of grantinsr an accommodation license only, as he could not see how the amount of businees traniacted * PubUca^ license befg granted. The house was, no doubt, of great convenience to travellers, but it was required houTe* 8 * accommodation than a public

After some consideration of the matter the committee decided to grant an accommodation license only, and fixed the fee for the same at

Thomas SmithsoD, applied for a renewal of a publican s license for his premises Some discussion took place as to whether a license should be granted ;if the house was riot tour miles distant from any othsr house of a similar character. v- -.

Mr M'Kay. remarked that he thought the house was nearly, if not fully, four miles from another licensed house, and it was ultimately decided to grant the application * ■'•••"■-. The Chairman said before the committee dispersed he should like to refer to the manner in which Constable Hartnell had performed his duties He had not been over-officious, but had done his duty well, and the committee would all agree with him (the chairman) that the constable was a credit to the district. ' Other members of the committee having also referred m complimentary t«rms to the manner lw W,^1 h th.c c°nst*blehad discharged hh duties, the latter thanked the committee for their kind expressions of opinion, and the meeting terrni-