LICENSING MEETING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3161, 4 September 1867, Page 4

LICENSING MEETING.

A MEETING of Justices for the transfer and issue of publicans' licenses was held at the Resident Magistrate's Court at noon yesterday, before Thomas Beckham, Esq., 8.M.,1)r. Home, and Thomas Saber, Esq., J.P.s. TBANSFEBS. The following applications for transfers were granted : — Naval Hotel, Karangahape Boad, from William Coppell to Dennis Markham. Q.C.E. Hotel, Shortland-street, from S. P. James and Son to John George Freer. Albion Hotel, Hobson-street, from Thomas Johnson and Thomas Shove to James Ciayton Brown. Fitaroy Hotel, Wakefield - street, from T. G. Seccombe to James Patterson. Victoria Hotel, West Queen-street, from John Hancock to W. B. Montgomery. Queen'i Hotel, Kyber Pass Eoad, from Peter Bobertson to W. H. Bipley. - Sootia Hotel, Hobson-street, from T. W. Brown to Xiachlaa McLiver. Waitemata Hotel, Queen-street, from John Copland to John Hancock. Greyhound Hotel, Queen-street, from Isaac Richardson Vialou to I. Vialou. Lion and Lamb Hotel, Chancery-street, from Peter Pope Fagg to T. and S. Morrin. Anchor Hotel, Queen-street, from Henry Cooper to Frederick Williams. Albion Hotel, Hobson-street, to James Clayton Brown. BUSH LICENSES. The North Auckland Hotel, Stokers Point, was licensed to Philip Callnan, at £15 per annum, the former license having lapsed through non-application on renewal day. An application was made by Edward Leyland, for a license to a house at Port Tryphena, Great Barrier Island, to be called the Tryphena Hotel, and supported byapetition signed by six masters of coasting vessels in the habit of putting in there through stress of weather. The application was granted on payment of £15 per annum, licensing fee. UNSUPPOBTED APPLICATIONS. The following applications were unsupported, and consequently not granted : — Albion Hotel, West Queen-street, from Alfred George Davies to Albert Butler. Boyal Oak Hotel, Cook and Chapel-streets, from B. M. Hawkes to Alfred George Davies. The application of Alexander Wright for a transfer of the Wynyard Hotel, Abercrombieitreet, from William Mills, was made too late. This concluded the business.

The rope which has been manufactured at the Kaiapoi Flax Works, and which has been the cause of tome discussion as compared with manila, is mado in the ordinary manner from flax, dressed by the ?rocess of which a detailed account was given in the *reM, of February 13, of the present year. After passing through the process referred to, the flax fibre is subjected to the hackling process, by which the long fibres are retained for the manufacturing of rope, the refuse finding a ready market at a low rate to upholsterers, it being a cheap substitute for the purposes of their trade. The whole of the hands at the rope manufactory are fully employed, though the flax-dressing maohinery is at a standstill for want of requisite repairs, which are in progress. At present, we believe, Meisrs. Jenkins, Jones, and Co. are engaged making rope to supply a Government contract, and to assist in distingushing this rope from any other a few red fibres are being manufactured in it, and mixed with the other. The rope walk is about 600 yards long, and the present machinery, -which is rather of a temporary nature, will no doubt soon give place tomore permanent erections for carrying on the manufacture. — Canterbury Prest. WhendoesanM.P. display most physical strength? — When he moves the house. Why is a gamut like a gambling-saloon ?— Because it's fall of sharps and flan. Why is a fast hone not a fine horse ?— Because he's » coarser (sooner).