HOTELS AND LICENSES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 528, 8 June 1909, Page 8

HOTELS AND LICENSES.

MEETING OF DUNEDIN COMMITTEE. EIGHT APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES REFUSED. (dt telegraph—press, association.) Dunedin, Juno 7. At the annual meeting of tho Duncdin Licensing Committeo to-day, eight applications for publicans' licenses for tho following hotels woro refused as follow:— Adelaido (Colin Campbell). Caledonian (J. Race). Scotia (J. J. Roughan). Douglas (J. Geddes). Shades (J. Barclay). Duke of Edinburgh (D. M'Konaie). ■ Groat Northern (J. Toomey). Queen's (J,. Crane). Tho following six applications aro under consideration.:—Central (Haydon), Gladstone (Collins), Wain's (Binstead), Prince of Wales(Gray), Royal Albert (M'Gavin), Rainbow (Gleoson). ' It is understood that two of these applications will be refused. Applications for .bottlo licenses will bo' iaken on Wednesday. j , All applications for wholesale licenses and application for packet licenses for Manuka were granted. ■ MORE EVIDENCE NEEDED. > ' Auckland,: June 7. ~ The Manukau. Licensing Committeo in ; timated , that further evidence would be ro-1 quired ' respecting five 'hotels—tho Wairoa ' ' Hotel, Wairoa; Drury Hotel, Drury; Harp i of Erin and Prince Albert, Onehnnga; Royal I Oak, Onehunga. I 1 ' ~— — —— • I THE CLOSING HOUR.' ' I Nelson, Juno 7. j Before the Licohsing Bench to-day, coun-1 sol for 'the publicans notified that they did I not intend to apply for an' elevon o'clock , extension; consequently ten o'clock closing | rules from next month, without action by | tho Bench. - i Westport, June 7.' ' The Buller Licensing Committee refused' en application for a new license at Mine Creek. Elevon o'clock extensions were granted where (applied for. THE TIMARU HOTELS. Timaru, Juno 7. The annual meeting of, the" Timaru Licenling Committee was held te-doy. Tho police report was favourable in all cases except three, wherein ancient wooden buildings were reported, and out-of-date fire escapes of knotted rope. The case of ono of these— tho Hibernian in town—and the cases of tho other two in tho country were adjourned-. All other liconses wore granted. A BORDER LINE'HOTEL. Inveroarglll, Juno 7; At the annual meeting of the Awarua Licensing Committee to-day all the applications for renewals but one were granted, and that one was adjourned ponding the comple- . tion of, rebuilding. An for a license for tho old Waikiwi Hotel, which is near the border of tho No-Licenso area, was 'refused after argument. ' , PALMERSTON: ELEVEN O'CLOCK LICENSES. " Cdt tilkohaph— spjcul comiesfondsnt.) Palmorston North, Juno 7. The 'annual meeting of tho Licensing Committee for tho electorate of Palmorston North was held at noon to-day. Presont: Messrs. A. D. Thomson, S.M., W. Beck S W.\Luxford, D. Matheson, C. Dunk, and H Palmers. Transfers were granted as follow: Masonic Hotel to J. Pawson; Post Office Hotel to M. Dumbloton; Family Hotel to C. W. Merrylces. , All applications for renewals were' granted, subject, to compliance, with somo minor suggestions in tho police report. Sub-Inspector O'Donovan said, in regard to the conduct of tho hotels, that there had been no broaches of the law by tho licensees for a long tune past. There had been'no increase in drunkenness, tho figures for tho last three years showing • a slight decrease. They we re as follow:—1906, 333 cases; 1907, 332 cases, 1908, 308 cases. Eleven o'clock licenses wore granted in each mstance but the committee expressed the opinion that there were more drunk people about at lato hours than there should Jβ. and they hoped that the licensee* would tako notice of what was said. • • ' - -

KING- COUNTRY LICENSES. '

PROTEST BY THE NEW ZEALAND' i-;-VKH^a;;AIiIANOB/:V- :^';^:: ':-' "'.•.-

s : ;Thf execniive if'tfce New : Allianoe meetmg^yesterday..evening,' : , carried V-uhanji m °^?/%' following iesohitioili— '' : .\. v- ;__. Itameeting of the'NewZealand^Alliaiice the granting, of wholesale licenses -forthe sale ° f ' ; w qu S"- ; m -%Ki% ; :Country.: v.lf' regards gro^iolatto!^ ; thS pact the Maon : 3 S^:|K e^:members; ; this executive' :%ZsTifciSPZ the. matter, under theino! &*(^^ rn6 ?-^ ne ? I '■■«.» « clearly

;■,;- ■'.;.:■•; *; : ;hutt committee- v : v ; ' -i :;.^ ] f ' ;■,:■■;: maintain^ their He K 0;::;; censees that it/was within' -the power of the" ■ ■■: comm l tteo i ;to; prohibit' licenses ract .;;:;:; : oourse. j] {The.:committe e ' would W ? to ■ ; v ~: : Bider.the: matter if complaints of a formal W -y:*?*™* reached .J.'J.l'Sh Vv.;.said; of-the ■^ 0 hl3 i J he PfoprieW of the : . v .:Trentham. Hotel, and he woM take! note of £:.;. -:, the .committee's .remarks;; 'Speaking -from his .; : P^T 1 .?5P enence ; the Jiquor was of a' very ?:: VQ*y&™M Tin,'chairman 5 ! :- - ; ; i? 6 ,,? 01 ?" 11 ,^.. do not-formally take notico f v ■;■?': P hl^yb ? t .?V. l a just as:well to knowVhat i ;; V; L+v T alr /- W c h en'applicatibn was made ;V ■:^^T^ Taas %9iJif license of,the.Railway -g?W^er:HutV from' C.'M'Manns to l" ::'... % aiggott,.- the-,chairman said that complaints .--. ■■■■; a iad.;been, made' about "fhe; hotel, and' Mr' ■ M.f- S A*^ 1 ' 1 ha7 ° :to ' very careful.—Mr. . , . Mbrath, who supported the application, fe- . ; '' terredvto .the-cases: which, had. been called ■-.;.'.--, uponm tho >lagistrate's Court earlier in the :!:.■;.. inornmgi and stated that the accused Aubrey ;.';,,' plead guilty. ,■ prof tr Wilson, had his client'along' s6 .-..y. , : tnat. the, case might, be'gone on with iii : ;:■; order that no wrong should be.done to tho ,;.:.-. licensee. '' Mr/ Higgott-was working' vory ■ ; danl to keop.a particularly good nemo for the :•:,, house:—The chairman, did not consider it a /;■;■;'.:■■.-:■ wise.proceeding:t6.'aUow.sech informations to ■ ■••i/r'-be withdrawnummediately before the sitting , -:,:; 'of the Licensing Bench.:; The transfer would ; ::-..;-.-'■;■ be granted.-: : , ",:';■ " ; ■ ; : ',' ! ■■'■ r'- ■■■-..: r : ;.-., ... The transfer. of-licenses was approved in ~, ' ■ tho.following cases: Taita HotoL J. M'Grath ;- -?? li/rP^ffi™'- •■'■' Bailw £? : Hotel, Lower ■■■<;■■■ Hutt ,C. M'Manus to ;F. Higgott; Bellevue <:■? ' Hotel, Lower Hutt, W. Gandar to E. X' ■■;'■'."" VAristis. , ;-:--- ■■'::■ :';;;;■■ ;■.;■;■;■:;■■■;.;:, ■■ >",

.rho committee: granted the ■ following renewals:—Bellevuo Hotel,- E. J. Anstis; Cen- •-■ tral Hotel, Lower Hutt, M;- JJHodgins • Vio- ,■ ;tflria Hotel, Petpne,'N. Sullivan;r Railway I ■■-..Kotel, -Lower Hutt, F. Higgott; Taita Hotel, AV.'Branigan; Cirand National Hotel, Petone, ■- W. Redmond; Empire .Hotel,; Petone,: H.J, ■ Palii'.dr; ProTincial Hotel, Upper Hutt, 0.-H: /.Williams• '■- Family-Hotel,.Lower. Hutt, J. -.-'■:-Young j-.Trentham Hotel.: C. Benzie; Central .-jHotel,.Petone, :W.',R.;Wilßon. : ■■■'■ "■;'■ .'■;■• Renewal of ;a; wholesale: license'was granted le;iees,,- :■;'■■.-;:. : ;. v : '- ■■■■.-...,. ,r'-, -