WELLINGTON HOTELS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 213, 2 June 1908, Page 4

WELLINGTON HOTELS.

LICENSING COMMITTEE. ■ ANNUAL MEETING. The 1 annual: mooting of. tho. Wellington v . Licensing Committee was held yesterday, Dr.. M'Arthur, S.M., presiding. Tho mom-, bers present, woro: —liessrs. J. SmitKj . - Hoby, C. H. Jones, J. R. Jones, and A. J. Peth crick. . . \ TRANSFERS. Tho following transfors of licenses wore, .. granted:—Panama Hotel, D. llaher to J. C.: Mason; Alhambra Hotel, T. Wilkinson to . G.-A. Adams:. Brunswick Hotel, IY-Butler to P. W. Corby RENEWALS , Ronowals of licenses rrero granted-asfot-. low.— 'x •• S. Gilmer, Royal' Oak 'Hote}; Aj 'R, V. Loddor, City Buftot; T. G. Ashman, Albert j E. Keeney, Thistio Inn; A. : Smith, Cncifct- ; ers' Arms: .0. r Boauchamp, Tramway; H, ?;.M Goodwin, Cambridge; M, M. Nathan, .Clar-. endon; J. C. M»3on, Panama; A. W.. Harrison, Palace; W. J. Borti,. Albion; J. J. Firth, Caledonian; A, Eo Brogan; - Princess;• J. Naylor, Clyde Quay; J. Pealy, Railway; A. M. S. - Nannestad, Shamrock ; J. Dwyer, Royal; A. M. Gow. Ccntrivl; H. Whelaiv Whito Swan: .R. , Dwyer, Commercial; ..B,„ O'Brien, . Victoriji; C. M'Enroa, Britannia; M. Ryan, National; G. A.: Adams, Alhambra-; P. Rogers, .Foresters'.-.-.Arms.; .E..-W. Soiield, Empire; F. F. Dakinj Royal Tiger; R. Buckeridgo, Shepherd's Arms;'P. W. Corby, Brunswick; E. Wilson, Club; R. Dwyor,; Dnkb of« Edinburgh;'--Fu>";Dobson, W. M. Nidd, Wellington; W. -M. ■ ■ Kelly, Barrett's ;J. Beyeridgo,: Grand; W. J. Jorgenson, Imperial; J. Ormsbcq, Motropolitan; M. J."Donnelly, ;New-Zealander P. J. Griffin; Pier; A. M'Vinnjsh, Post Office; 'jJSullivan, Princess „;Thcatro j: il. Dooley/ Star,\.ind Garter; -J; Currari,-,'Tor- . minus; M.' Nathan;: To v.Aro; iA. Qujn'n, Princo of Wales; -T. 'Taylor, ; '- • WHOLESALE LICENSES, v.,' .. , Wholesale licenses renewed were' l as.:fol-' . low:—A. D. 'Konnedy.; Gollin and'Co'/Praprietary Ltd.; J. J. Dudgeon; A. .. not;;'F. P. Perrin; J. Johnston and Co.,' Ltd.; A. E. Schidtz; Murray Rob- ■ erts and Co. ; E. T/ Taylor and Co.; Lovin and Co., Ltd.; C. F. Priest; The Wairarapa r Co-operitivo:-Association Ltd. • L. 'P. O'Brien'; D,. Anderson,and Son/; H. W. Preston; ■W: and G.- Trirhbull' and Co.'; W. ' Swallbone; Laery and Co., Ltd.; W. M. Bannatyno and Co.; C. G. Humo/.H. Wnllerman; W;,.D. Cook;-'T. -W. Young; E. Focke; A. M. Samuel; J. Taylor. . PACKET LICENSES.

: Packot liconses woro granted for tho. following steamers:—TJlimaroa, ,Victoria, Wimmora.,' Ar&hura, Ponguuv Mapounka,"Tikapuna, Itotoiti, Patcena. . APPLICATION ADJOURNED. £ , In tho. caso of tho.;apphcation Vfon/a re- . nowal of tho license. of the Hotel' Cecil, tlio ..police report was that thero was no hotwater service to tho hotel bars. Mr. M'Grath,. on "behalf of tho applicant, Mr. : F. .-M'Parland, explained that no hot-water service existed on the ground-floor, and that to: connect ths bars with such a service, would .. entail very considerable ; expense, 11 owing ■.'•■• to architectural difficulties. In ;view; of; earlyrebuilding proposals of a portion of .the house, it woujd bo a- hardship if this; oxponss had to .be incurred", especially as his client kept an ample local supply of hot wator at each of the bars,' • v.' v - ! . Dr. said; the necessity vfov the • soryice had been mentioned twelve months ago. .' ;;; -.y...'; / •' Mr. .-M'Grath, ;in■ ■ further'.-- tho Botich,'; said his blionf intended to ktart: rbbuildirig at. an early date. , JEhe.licenseo.gaye evident,' .repeating what hisfjcouiisel had said, and stating ho.'now h|jd :; the plans - for .-a -'now building. Replying 'to •M#.-- Hob'y, Mr.. M'Parland said ho. could noti'stato precisely when• tha'rebu'ildmg ■ operations would commenco. He hoped it would •bo within*,the : next 'twelve 'months.^ The application was adjourned for a weoiT to enable: the . applicant to obtain an cstimato of tho cost of installing tho necessary serrieo. - WINE LICENSE. ■~ ' An: application for a , Now Zealand Wino . . Liconso, cams from E. Weiss. .Tho applica-, tion, howovqr,;wasvoo± hccompaftiod. with thb' necessary cortificato from-the Magistrate. ■Mr. D. MrtFindlay said ho was thero to -. support a : Similar ■ application 'from, Michael : Traoy. 1 Ho made application to waive cor-, : tain formalities, viz., a non-compliance with* certain.sections of tho Act of. 1881.;,;. Ih/,ris- - to his particular application, .tho pro- • . visions .■ could :bo waived; undoria -: ; scotion.- of-- ■ ..-tho 18S5 Act, which gave.;.th'e,,Chairm'au. audj i . two members of tho -fiench .tho'-.rigktv 'to. , ..set aside, such informality-if' fied .it:was not tho outcome of-.wilful neglectii , Ho submitted that tho present opportunity. ' would be tho' ; last under "which any application could be made to the. Bench,- as -their; term .was noaring espiry, and at' last- election ''contihuanco'.' was carried. It'.was' the duty of tho pro'sent 'committee to', contimw' , tho. licenses ,at . their' numberi He showed' that -the; wino ' industry ";was ". an .. one. iln regard to . Mrs.' Weis's's :-case,J-lief- '■ i liconso had been fprfeited"'b'&auso''':sh'o'''ha"d i 1 ; ' . sdld-.wine, which' 'greater'iiuantity'i . of spirits than 20' per ccntr -The Court,' how-.I evor, had 'holdvthero was'absolutely no-crim-inal'.intent. . : Hb asked that the above for- • ■ malitios be waivod to allow'him to submit: particulars which would justify'the granting . of tho license to a thoroughly reputable person. He aTguod that .the salo of goodj'iwhole-i • some Now' Zealand wine should bb bhcouraged' for the sake of' the'public and ' for the - good' ■■■.■ of tho industry. ■ • '• "■ ■ ' 'Viti.y- ---■ V ; , Tlio Chairman 'intimated"that- 'tlio fbrinaftf' tics would bo • waived, and- that 'Mr. : Find■ lay's ; application;' would; bo duly hoard "011' Juno 8,-at 2.30 o'clock, .. ' : ->i ■ In connection ' with' tha .'above - caso/ Mr.-; M'Grath, reforring to a;remark by Mr.;Firid : ' lay, said tho'. Licensed ' Vifctuallbrs' 'Associa- ». tion: \yished to. remove, any' iinprqsSipn- - they wore opposed to 7the;:g^t}>iß-.^ 4 .W' .: wino license.':' Mr.- Findlay, replied' that; he liad intendea 1 ■ no such inference. Licensed Victuallers'; Association had' nothing to do with the oas^.