LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 142, 16 June 1892, Page 5

LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES.

At a meeting of the Sydenham (Glist-j '.^. church) Licensing Com mi^tee p'n June pth^' the^licensihgiaf jthei three1 renaainihgi'Mela jV> wasjrefuEed,,'jbheref6re^ af t&r" "June* SOtTnc^^? ":,,[ licensedChouse^will.existin/S^deiibiiMli/TJher**; 'population'of the (borough nub^ber^lCßuO^ *■'./■■. ■ .•■••" ;''::'^>V>'^r ■:-'7':^^\,a'^: | The Wellington,pity Council are gang ■ tbapply to iPariiamentfor legisla,tionj:tt|en-^j^: , able the ',WejHngtpjnr drainage scheme M Be'w£ carried out. It ia proposed to rai&o ahajju^ 6i -£175,^00 • ior; 'thef V necessary "'works^a^ / 'also to raise ■£25,0Q0:r6"n: a future . occadou|£ • for improvements. . ' \,j i ; j The election' of a, member^ of thej Wa te,-oi^ !.ma'taiCoanty,Council (Helensville^idiijg),^. vice Mr • Isaac} McLebfi resigned, place; on iJune'..-7 ■ at; Helensvilie, Jiatfdji;? resulted • jln; j;Mr V.John;,;; J:*;.'•-. Reynb\da^ • ■being elected. ■ {There were two candidatesifj-jri andthe polling was as follows >—J.. J^Rey^^ 'nolds,; 43 ; Alfred jßecroft;,!?. i MrCharlei-Wat Newman was Returning Officer. ; ;<> y:jif>a&lq!f . At the ordinary ' meeting of 'the Hospital **;. and Charitable Aid Board !ori; May J3qth}«°;T itVwas ■resolved "That:'iri; the(;evenb r!?qf^/ \ Geh^lrßo^thvdecidihg-tioform'a*cblony oV*i ■s.ettrerneiib within JSTew Zealand;1 in eorinec'-P'?* ;-tion-:withV.ni's oversea1 scheme,this'Bos#d liß'^v;, of opinion that,the Gdverhmenb '•■ gKo'uldlbbS '; & / tain from; the;SalvatibmcArmy(ia^guarante>' \ one connected!withlthe scneme,shallrfS| '/ at.^any. time become aHchargeion the ; Chari>H | ' tabliqirAid Boards ofthe^colony." m . rs»'od j # r ; ■ At^the last meeting of the ■Harbour Boar^|*> ;it was'.agreedto submit for sale-aliotment¥« In' '■■LQuay]street, at ' the^request^of^JthQl^^ -New : Zealand' ■' Loan : arid" V-Mercantilo *:| 'Agency 'Company' 1 and! '. the* •!'New^' ZeS-^.y ;:land v Shipping' CompSny, !fahd* that^ 'in the 3* { event ■■'' of /the ;appli<?atifcsl "becbmHi^^ purchasersi at rentals'nbw'^aid-UndeJreisiStPv j ' ing leases,.the'Board 1 acceptJstirrender>df'tt| such-leases:' ?. We hbw~learn>'thatifitiiis f;th'firw i intention' of^'the Companies named^in■thfef^'": eVen^bf'the^Quay-s'treet'-property•/be'ingf'ab- o^, \ quired,1: to. :erect<\' {t'hereoh'- N'j rlarge!i'wareli: tt !h6iuses; whichi'i^^ froml^fth'elr^proximity_: stijff*5tijff* 'the wharves \£ and the <jßailw£iyj':StafciqnY'!i' •will, beof immense'advantage'tblthe receh fi;™'; ; ;ing arid 'distribution of gbddßi'-: -^*j :•?•■ ftHJoJi ' I 'The-'annual /meeting>'of the Aucklan^|^ South, Nbrth, and^E'as't/Licensihg^^Com- >. mittees,*,was held:at:ttie!R/Sli;Cpurboji l iJa'fle v»--. ■ Ist. Mr j. J. Holland, Chairman of each. Sri ■ tliie. C.£ni)mitt_e^B; v.6t^ sibners ' had inspected " the' whole" of '"tneiF . hotele. They founds them, in betfcep cbn^ -r difci^ri fclmn in any former year. They 1; * \verb^ clean and tidy,!and, as far as the. Cbmmissiohers .'couldVse'ej'./were 'respectably^,,;, cohd'uefecil'; There wereTslight' ;com)3lain|ff^'; about one or two hotels^;but'nbt in respectf of any"'.'Vahb'■■•'of 'cleanliness''or furnishing. Mr Holland Slf urther stated'that 'the Gbtti;pi missioners: had receiyeel' a' petition cbiitaiwla ' ing:^soQ signatures asking for' van''•'e'xt(Bnsiott.*y of the hour for the'closing of hqtels tjndepo/ charge to il'p^tn.-'They^ had also^e^ ceivedpvptests against the'grantihg:;of thiasß*/ peti tioh from local ''bodies^ /minister s.'-and^? other private individuals.^l These 'prote'Bt^tfeseemed to outvveigh < ;the' ■petitioner: altogecherl in1 fact,"public opinion seemecfc* to be' veryr much against ; the xprJO**: posed - extension1 vof;;; hours; r; H?To eavftD/ I the / time of tbb Cour^'Tn 'dea'lin^di;/ i with individual applications or eleven*^ ! o'clock licenses/ he' would; rnbws;intiniate^ i that; the ;Commissiohers "■' had ■ decided''td9^ adhere to the'decision given • last' year (tow < ' adhere to 10 o'clock closing)./ Somes'of &f the ; Oommis'sipneta were l/of •' opinioa^ thab/ it was known ■ that some houses'^ did1 '"sell liquor . after ; hours, arn^v they 'would rather grant eleven o'cloc^a licenses than have that sort of? thing going*' j pn. In the present state of the law, Jfabw-Q ever, the Commitfea could' not agree totheii proposed extension. Inspector'Broham qi>M jected to 11 o'clock^ licenses^ ior sthe^'SStna^ v reasonj-that fche ltiwgave no power in suehl^.: an event to1 !'stop:the;-sale. of-liquor unwlsi; after 12 midnight! ; 'r.'-VVri''' J ;" !;;';'A 2*7?'i?^