LICENSING MEETINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 138, 10 June 1905, Page 3

LICENSING MEETINGS.

SOME tJNFAVOUKABLE REI'OKXS. ■ At the Ohinemuri I-iceusinj: (.'iiinmitt'Pe's ■ annual meeting last Wednesday the pnlie« reported farcmmhly of all the holels. The committee fji-anted transfers to K. F. Mor.arty, Tiarua Hotel: 11. .1. Walker. Kannrranjra Hotel: S. L. Ryurave. Waihon Hotel: J. A. Tullocli. Waioroufromai Hotel: and a 1 wholesale license to ilie I'uerou lirewerj' Company. An application for a reduction of the license of £10 on the Whunguninta :ii-couiin<idntion house was refused, the Chairman reiuarkins; that if it was not ■worth £10 it was not worth at all 1 A similHr application for v reduction of the JC'2~> ilcemics en ihc ln'tpls at. Wuitduuri was also refused. The conduct of the Rob Hoy Hotel (Wβi- , hi'i and the Central Hotel were the chief matters discussed by the Hay fif Plenty Licensinj; Cominittei" .it their annual meeting at Taiiransa last Wednesday. Serjeant Khfcban reporte<l that the Rob Uoy liotel : was loosely conducted, and that rowdyism I was prevalent. Tiv licenser (Mr Kelly) i denied the accusation, and after conalliPI ration the coniinitlee decided to renew the I license un condition that if fhe report, nt 1i hi next nuariffly meetinir tsnsuti"I ftn-tery the ninlior wniilii be riH-onsHltT'il. , The complaint .-lzain.st the Central Hotel 1 had reforriu-u U< .-'r.inia- t; .\i..=.jli<itnr for fhe (Mr Poweri denied iliat Sunday trading took place. Sergeant I SheehHii explained the nature of the coai- ' plaints, and thi- commtttex" renewed the license on condition that if the report at the next quarterly meeting were unfavouri able the matter would be roconsidered.