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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7450, 14 July 1920, Page 3

elation than many other places, \ To Mr Webb—When he in speeted the building on. Mouday the ,bar was in an incomplete state. Men were still working on the premises. Mr Webb maintained there was no evidence to show that the building was completed Mr Richmond submitted that the onus was on the applicant to prove that the building was; completed. j Mr Reed said he had received a telegram from the architect that the building; was completed. To the Chairman —'The walls of the bar were not finished. There was no counter in the bar. The partition was not in between ihe store.-and the bar. To Mj.-yß.eed—He had no reason to doubt that the building would ' not be completed on Thursday. j Constable James P. Murphy, j deposed that he.had been station ed at Putaruru for over 2^ years. ] During that time he had not | received any complaints as tewj sly grog selling at MaUmata. j Had received complaints as to i drinking at Matamata. From January I to June 3. 1920,73 cases of ale and 21 cases of whiskey had been railed to Matamata. Most of the consignees were far- j niers, but some were business i people He had received no complaint as to lack of accommoda- \ lion at Matamata. | This closed the* case for the i objectors. Mr H amp son, as counsel for the owner, stated that if the license were granted the erection of the brick building would be proceeded with. Mr Hampson, in reply to Mi Mays, said the house would be a free one and the applicant will have an interest in it. The concluding address of Mr Reed, K.C., counsel for the applicant, will be published tomorrow and will conclude the report.