ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 124, 3 June 1885, Page 2

ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.

City East L*cct>«Siv -" '";' ■ Tire annual toeoUne of - ' ; ;*- ; Licensing District Tl - M 1 M y : *a& -■■' Court at neon to-day. jil^M'-'-'' Joseph Newman (Chairman) j £T *"* ' B. Hill, J. Buchanan, and\ Cotter appeared on behalf 0 f *_. t• ' • " Victuallers' Association, and Mr,* 4 tendent Thomson rep. egenteH ~ "■»*--* There was a large aCfioft^ Victuallers and of the geS gj Mased a-terestwasms^^; Thomas Evans, Globe TW^i for transfer to J. T HuS ' %•*■ ' - for applicant. Temporary wir Cott<»-••'■' permanent. y Wan«fw _u<j e Patrick Kelly, Provincial Hotel V to James Lang. Mr Earl f_» ' **?*-* Mr Thomson said the pX_!M^t - tion. Transfer granted dn° &J* Hugh Mcllhone, Queen's -.«_._.\.:' transfer to G. Y. Dennis! ifc(L Ho**V , applicant. Transfer gtanted r --* tiois^r-saS^' MrJThomsonsaid this _C^,_SW go ng alteration, and fi« &U^ being provided. The house S^ conducted. The Chairman Sh*!?** in this hotel was all tßaU_%> Renewal granted. d hi^iH , Harry Bennett, Clarendon Hotir; "., cation for renewai. Mr CoW*. ®_!'applicant. Mr Thomson said three-*? ***. had been provided. The rh_.T W' eBC,P" there were one or two divisions ft ■'_*•■■"■ which the Committee would n 0K 6 **- being m accordance with thaTr? Thomson said he understood tL rwT ' tee required the partition^ tSfiT^r The Chairman : Yes. Mr Gitf» doira' that the proper course to adopt wM judicial interpretation of the AZz.- Bta the word " bar" in the Act MB* _< by a Court. It was not for eve^to* Committeo to decide what W,^fe* not a bar, and it wag left to tn«T„__!m authority to tell if a publican EftSW theASt, TheChairmaCSe'lfc had been gone into fully tiffSSft: considering tbe matter of urateßik.The Committee last yTfJ**. fused to renew the license 'u_l_t the- upstairs bar were reinov^S the same would be done in rajaS!.* 1 diviaionsinthebars, Mr (J.t(»^ffi.'was what was a rule of thumb. tvSi), > present Commissioner decided _«___*£! one side of Queen street might not bsSf out en the other. Last yeVoSiK tho street upstairs bars were allowed SiS on the other they were disallowed &S mitted that the interpretation sho^S left to the Committee The ChairmijS the Committee considered th 4 InSS r tion clear enough that a barshoalilS of one room opening on. the street,'*' Mtfi Hesketh appeared for the owner; aid _*S ' for a definition of the meantagofwijifer The Chairman replied tl_atVsS partitions in a room it Wonlife H into rooms. Mr Hesketh said hs did s| think the Committee had power"tom_k_ I those conditions with'the licenses. "DM _I j understand that if these 'conditions* Wm ! not complied with the license wonld_ot__ ! granted. The Chairman replied ffifeaj the intention of the Committee.. MtQjttet said in giving that definition ttw'didS I intend altering the definition given" by th» I Legislature. The Chairman qnoteS^o. 63 with reference to the objecton-to the granting of a license, Mr' Cotter read from section 81 a Hat of tho objections to tho granting of a license.".^ pointod out that the division in.tsrswjj not a specified cause of objection.*?* Ho Chairman said that the Committee aado tho condition because, they consider^ It within the interpretation of the vc!»ok They were prepared to gr^nttbeiiceiiww thoso conditions. Mr Cotter. 'said* he thought a test case should h__vo be__'i_k__ in the first instance, Renewal gquitfti; '• J. Caffrey, Auckland Hotsl, «M__t-_i for renewal. Mr Thompson saSf^t it ' would bo seen by the report that the 1.0.8' required renovating. The. _ros<SjjEws. unfortunate inasmuch as Mr w«njxl|mjl| had blocked up tho windows of:six bedrooms, and rendered them practically ase ; less. The licensee had o'tJy-a ebortisaift and could not do much unless the'ia^wss extended. Mr Cotter for applicant, Tip Chairman said a long petittep agaiiist thp granting of this license had bwri liaceii.K!, and he would ask the -Clerle::-i»Vread ' it. Mr Cotter objected to the Committee taking any cognisance -of ■ tjij 1 petition, It was informal as all the name. were on a separate piece of-paper rtothtf on which tho body of the petition -wm written. It was quite possible that lis signatures had been obtained for a petition favouring tho rene**._l of the license, Ea- [ sides the Act required that all names to petitions should have certain ■ particulate apponded to them, and that the*iiu»oi . without such particulars should ibeibitk out. Therefore all three names should bo struck out. The Chairman said the: _oi_v mittee did not agree to the interpretafipQ,,. Thorewasno objection to tho character»of the applicant. Mr Cotter, formally applied that all names to which tne 'specifieaj-r-------ticulors were not appended should be Bff_tt out. The same course was.adopted on Thursday With regard to t_» the schedule to clause 67. MrCottwasW " ■ did the. Chairman see the words'in tho. schedule, " signature of receiver of signstures." The Chairman said that theMjfction was fatal to the petition. The Ghairman said that the Committee h_d ; vlaW' the houeo, and finding that the wind-ira of six bed-rooms had been built i-j'iateijd^ to withhold the license." MrOtftwiAw/ there any other obiectsons? The Chut? man : Yes, we consider the house unnecei- ■ eary. Mr Cotter then applied for'Mi adjournment till next*Monday;■W^.'rt'' 10 a.m. for the purpose of 'answerlii^tM*. objections. John Darby, Greyhound Hotel, apphcation for renewal. Mr Thoin-Onfflattt passages and staircases* had been; frwlf papered. Tho Chairman said that;*" was one partition in the bar that wqinrw removal. Renewal granted.; , ■,/__!•' G. Y. Dennes, Queen's Head, appWjO for renewal. Mr Cotter for applicaotv* Thomson said there was no objeolw". though a fire escape was necO-Saff.;;'!'" Chairman said that the transfer ofli«_M had been granted last Courtdsy onthe» tion that there should be no Sunday MMTl»ey had found that Sunday Wdagliu since been carried on—perhara not M.sflM_.-.. an extent as formerly, but .conßideraWJ., They were therefore prepared to posl TO the matter under the 63rd sectfe., that tw house was not needed, and refu-0 v«ww» and also on the ground that there has : W Sunday trading. They had reColv^« • petition against the house which,;. Boweror, was informal. Mr Cotter said, to an. *PK cation for a renewel, the applicant brß?n*w faciei a right to a renewel unless t«™ *£ an objection, and they know^wtatho objection was. Surely the Bench we* not act as both accusers and judge?.- «» objectors should appear and _?w ewj and then they would to answer. The Chairman t-~«*?ff to refuse the license. Mr Gattsr^! . took exception to the remark, ™|2 should not "intend" to refuseitbj^ before they have heard the objMW'; « oath. He spoke strongly against ™ "back-stair's influence." Mrßetk« .: that the Bench should read thei «ff of the Act together and;noMW. ; If they had an adjournment-W«" jectors should appear and.'.?:»,, h ,, '• ence on oath. The Chairman said M"-* case now stood they were not PW^ d ■ , grant a license, but on an ad)ff St i» 1 the production of evidence, tbevm# » : .. . prepared to modify theirviewi.-,; iw . till June loth, at 10 a.m. At this««p the Court adjourned till 2 p. m. On resuming at two o'clock, - , -/v John Endefn, gailtvay■lteWß^ffl..: .: : application for renewal. JSmbW'^^jj J. T. Hurre)l, Globe Hotel, »PP^, for renewal. Granted. _.-.' - ijj,, A. Fernandeis, Brltomart Hotel, «PP"-** : tion for renewal. Granted. „-y Ciijj.. Zeziah Rowbotham, Swan ROta,^ cation for renewal. Granite* A^ applied under section 163 ■*«& be confirmed to the opplhfnrt MSfaf. ■ BW. Eamlty, WynyardArnM.WT: r renewal; Granted,11 w^l nodic-^® ' James Lang.ProvindalHoteLiW^^ ;; ,= for renewair ■ M* Earl »r »PP^t: - : Granted. ', , „ ... .nniicattoß A. Kidd, Commercial Hotel, .PV^f.for renewal. Granted. . .-.Ucatloii 1 G. B. Baxter, ft*gft^ for renewal, Granted; the ing that since the last m^J^the house had been much improvca--^ J. Matheson, Masonjo HoW, M^ t i^ :: for renewal. Mr Cottet *W«SS the . as the levels of Prinoes-street aw M^w , owners of the houee, the MMoniOßW^y^ prepared to erect a new house at ~. , £3,000. Granted, -■ , „ ,„,. SP ph>' F. O'Dowd, Caledonian Hotel,-api.., tion for renewal. Granted. . j^i, George Isles P-itf'S' application for renewal. V.^wetel, >P Elizabeth Patterson,/•**£*"<■;>. ,-A plication for renewal. Grantee- '" j

Occidental Hotel, a^ph. ''' 'I*. «nawal. Granted. ' J^KoZl Ttame- Hotel, npplicn- ■'•%«*-* S (ira.itcd. renewal. Granted. ■ ;^hf Hotel, application for ,>^ jß _fwhite, City Club Hotel. Ap>J%£ f o r renewal. P^gall the business.

LloensU District. Sl^Arehill Licensing Committeo met at Ts e __ . office this afternoon. Mr A. Af .» the chair Sergeant _m M«-ented tho police. Theio W^_,ii applications for renewal frcm XL the Arch Hill Hotel, and from P&* for the Edon Vino Hole. M Heskoth appeared for both applicants. Specters report was favourably ,„ "?• MrKowo complained of Sun--*ti-Sg-itthe-A--h Hill Hotel, but Ml_SSintended that tho houso havo been B *_k t_n?duriog the last six months. Tho iffi said *at tho Committeo hadonco ES their intention to close tho houso Sat of Sunday trading but Mr MM taken tho hint, and during the "J--, months there had been less causo K td «mp!aint. The Chairman also N__ to some conplainta made Mr Warnock, and sail f* 1 had been found to bo without _ation. Hemovedtlmttho licenses boroS in each case, and therobeing no objecK___ey were granted, Tho lit c tsees were ited to provide fire-escapes at their f^u TheChaiiman then announced that ithough the Committee believed they were Sided to reduce the liquor traffic in tho ___t they did aot consider it fair to Mw bntel3 without giving reasonable S«, They naw wished to state that ft J°Vfl' B intention of thoCommittoo to star.d fnrreelection, and if accepted thoy would year refuse to grant any lie .uses what-