LICENSING COMMITTEES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15606, 2 June 1916, Page 2

LICENSING COMMITTEES.

CrnjISTCHTTRCH. The annual sitting of the Christcliurch Licensing Committee was held yesterday at the Magistrate's Court. Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., presided, with him being Messrs C. E. Salter, K. Matheson, and T. C. Field. An apology for absence was received from Mr J. E. Pethcrick. /

The following \ transfers were grantedOlarendon,\ John Beveridge to J. T. Souper; New Zealander, Bridget O'Neill to John Rea; Foresters', Jane McNeely to James Shanaghan; Railway, executors of R. D. Petrie, deceased, to E. E. Major. The ' following renewals of licenses wore also granted: —United Service,' J. Mandel; New Albion, J. Surman; Oxford W. G. Ives; Queen's, A. C. Hullett: Warner's 13. H. Price; Masonic, C. A. Lange; Dominion, J. T. Sutton; Market, A. Johnston; Gladstone. Alex. Young; Shades, J. de Malmanche; Royal, G. McDonald; White Swan, J. Savage: Al., W. H. Overton; Zetland, A. J O'Malley; Rotherfield, E. L. Barnes • Citv, T. Cotter; Clarendon, John T! Souper; Club. W. F. Grigsbv; Prince of Wales, P. Miller; Empire, A. H Cock; Tattersall's. F. Griffin; Cafe de Paris, A. Rose; White Hart, F M. Drcwitt; His Lordship's, E. C. McCullouch; Excelsior,. P. Mahonoy; Wellington. D. J. Kelleher; Cokor's. E. J. Massed; Railway, E. E. Major; Storey's, G. S. James; Grosvenor, T. Kennedv; New Zealander, J. Rea; Kin" George, G. A. Duncan; Imperial, J Jackson; Provincial. G. lies; Occidental. B. Perry; Foresters' J. Shanaghan: Star and Garter, B. P. Flood; Eastern. W. H). Young; Royal Georse, W. C. Toms; Lancaster Park, J. Bryan; Waltham Arms, J. H. Spence": Sandridse, G. Holt; Crown, J T. Bourne; Southern Cross, T.. G. Fox; Carlton, D. Spence; Caledonian, C. E. Soedding.' The. following; firms were quanted a renewal of their wholesale licenses: — Moling and Co,. Ltd., George Piercy and Co., The iTimaru Brewery Co., Ltd.. Jas. Shand and Co.. Fred. Cross and Sons, Roper and Son, Ltd., Warre, Hncklev and Co., J/td.. George Humphreys* Bernhflnd Ballin, Marmaduke Redmayne, and fralgcty and Co., Ltd. SELWYN. The annual meeting of the Selwyn Licensing -Bench was held yesterday, Mr T. A.'B. Bailey, S.M.. presiding. Renewals were granted to William H. Robins, Canterbury Hotel, Methven; itobt. F. Marsliall. Railway Hotel, Rakaia; John J. Coffey, Springfield Hotel, Springfield; Timothy Twomey, Methven; Harry Taylor, Rakaia; Arthur J. Johnstone, Sheffield; John Richardson. Bluff, Coalgate; Thos. W. Price, Hororata; Jas. W. Halliday, Chertsey. Senior-Sergeant Ryan reported most favourable on the conduct of all the hotels in the Selwyn licensing district, and the whole proceedings wore conducted well inside of ten minutes. It w?s decrided to endorse the remit from the Otaki Licensing Committee recommending that legislation be passed providing that where one district has more than the required number of hotels, provision be made to remove a license to another district.