CITY HOTELS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 131, 5 June 1928, Page 11

CITY HOTELS

ANNUAL MEETING OF LICENSING COMMITTEE The annual meeting of the Welling-, ton Licensing Committee was held at noon to-day, Mr. W. G. Biddcll, S.M., presiding. Tlie other members of the committee present were Messrs. M. A. Carr, G. Petherick (who has been a member for 28 years), J. W. Ellison, F. Moadowcroft, and W. I. Clark. . ' The following transfers were granted:—National Hotel, W. H. Richards to ,T. Quinn; Central Hotel, F. Rennio to L. W. Cross; New Zealander Hotel, F. B. Broughton to C. M. Brough. New applications for old houses were granted as under: —L. W. Cross, Cen-' tral Hotel; E. Welch, Now Clarendon Hotel; G. J. Young, City Hotel; H. Hyde, Panama Hotel; J. EUurtiy, Princess Hotel; J. J. Quinn, National Hotel; T. B. Dwan, Albion Hotel; T. A. Baxter, Pier Hotel; M. Ryan, Imperial Hotel; C. M.. Brough, Now ■ Zealander Hotel. In regard to tho application of Michael • Gourlay for a new license for the Prince of Wales Hotel, Inspector Rawlc said that Gourlay had been twice previously convicted for breaches of. tho Licensing Act, and the hearing of a further charge ' was., to tako place on Bth June. An adjournment to the next quarterly meeting was granted. In the case of Alastair M'Donald, who applied for a new license for tho Carlton Hotel, Inspector Rawle said that the alterations were not yet completed. An adjournment. to 2nd July was granted. The following licenses were renewed:—J. Dwyer, Midland Hotel; P. H. Hayward, Forester's Arms Hotel; J. Dealy, Railway Hotel; A. Gustofson, Post Office Hotel; T. Coltman, Grand Hotel; M. Hen dry, Royal Hotel; C. Gordon, Thistle Inn Hotel; N. Milligan, White Swan Hotel; J. J. Timmons, Empire Hotel; N. Ryan, Royal Tiger Hotel; J. J. Firth, Western Park Hotel; K. Kennedy, Te Aro Hotel; W. Beveridge, New Occidental Hotel; J. Quinn, Cricketers' Arms Hotel; T. Weatherburn, Dominion Hotel; J. J. Oliver, Alhambra Hotel; W. Hannafin, Brunswick Hotel; M." O'Reilly, Wellington Hotel; T. M. Brennan, Britannia Hotel; B. J. Kelleher, Albert Hotel; L. Sleightholme, Cambridge Hotel; S. J. Whiteford, Duke of Edinburgh Hotel; E. CHarnett, Masonic Hotel; E. Ivory, Caledonian Hotel; C. .Boyle, New Commercial Hotel; rP. J. Griffin, Grcsham Hotel; J. M<Pariand, Hotel Cecil; F. E. M'Parland, Tramway Hotel; T. D. Kelleher, Victoria Hotel; S. Edilson, Terminus Hotel; A. Lulham, Gilmor.'s Royal Oak Hotel, Ltd.; B. Ryan, Metropolitan Hotel; R. Fairweather, Barrett's Hotel. " Wholcsalo licenses were renewed as follow: —W. D. Dobson; Murray, Roberts, and Co., Ltd.; Levin and Co., Ltd.; Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd.; A. Young and C. Young; Alexander Young; E. T. Taylor and Co., Ltd.; Ellis and Maiiton, Ltd.; Gilmcr's Royal Oak. Hotel, Ltd.; Reginald Collins, Ltd.; Lacry, Boveridge, and Co., Ltd1.; Tui Bottling Co., Ltd.; Penfold's Wines, Ltd.; HaMwicke and Robertson, Ltd.; H. W. Preston; The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Assn., Ltd.; J. M'llraith; W. H. Moss, Ltd.; Gollin.and Co., Pry., Ltd.; Johnston and Co., Ltd. Alterations to the Tramway Hotel ai.d the Clarendon Hotel wero approved. ' .