LICENSING COURT.

(Beforai -CaptainfFflJSEß, 8,M,, Chairman, and! ■■' '■•'• Commissioners WORKMAN and Souier.) 'i - ; ■■' i The quarterly licensing meeting was j •held: at the Court-house, • : Bhqrtland ): y i es-1 terdayafternoon. ;?:>,:■.;,;.,;,,;., i; .,„'rt '/..,<} j following Applications for.transfers | -in the Thames district ; wero. granted,:—j Eobert Samuel ''Brown; - >:Willdughby: Hotel, Shortland,- "to Charles Mor.! rowi /Frederick;.'Burdett 'Butler, Nil! rDe'sperandum, Grahamatown,: to., John ;Endean; James Might; :,Coote, : Ex-; ■■celsior 1 , Shortland, - to John Granaty; : ■ Johnindcan, Shotqyer, Grahamstown, to; • : -Anna.';Allum ;•• Wijliam Hawk,. Glasgow! Arms, Grabamsiown., • toO. Butterworth;! Charles Monw.-Priuce Arthur, Short-; land, to John ?3?ogarty; ; John Nicks,! 'Victoria,;'Earaka'road, to John Benney;! MathewriVaughan, ,Eoyal, Tararu, to; -Edward .Johns;, Francis J. Wardell,' Governor' Bow'en, Grahamstown,' to. ' George Symington-; John Wilson, ; Sara-■ 'cen'g Head, Shortland,-to John O'Con- , nor"; Annio Zeigler; Boyal, Shortland, to •'•'John'O'itallor'an..'

, For the district of Hauraki there wore only two'applications, ono of which' was | ..an applicatioh"uuder the head of"New! ' application for an old house," by Mr John J. Bo wo in respect to the .New Caledonia Hotel. A certificate had been; granted to Mr Bowe at. last meeting, but' as ho had Been effecting repairs and' alterations')'.-he-had. not taken up the! ...license. ' The application, which was! unopposed, was granted. The second wss "an" applic'aiibn for the transfer of th'cl license* of : tho Hape Hotel from Bobert Boberteon to Georgo Banks, which was also granted. • • •"