PAROA DISTRICT.

Grey River Argus, Volume 21, Issue 3059, 5 June 1878, Page 2

PAROA DISTRICT.

C. B. Montagu, Mount Yernpn Hotel, applied through his solicitor, Mr Perkins, i for a reduction of his conditional license, fromL2o: a : year to LlO a year. Mr Perkins urged that this waß a caae which deser,ye,d ;the particular attention of the Court, inasmuch that the applicant, who had formerly received, a subsidy from the Provincial Government of L 25 a year, ha d« ao w • ceased to en j6y this ferry : subsidy, although he was still compelled: tot keep a ferry .on the river at all hours. iFurther : since the wire bridge "for ithe tramway had been constructed, the chance passenger trade 1 had been [entirely idi-f jverted from the applicant's premises,, iwhilat immediately/on the opposite side Jof the river ' there was a licensed house, ■for which ;only LlO a year was paid. The learned.. counseLendeavored-to .show, ..that, ithe Court had full power toissue in" this" and similar casea M'fß.ushi Licenses," and to fix the amount of the fee to be paid; but the Court,. held,, that, with eyery dis-. position to meet the' case, it had no le^al;, authority to iasue.a^keuaaunder LpO'a year. The application was accordingly refused,;and a L2O license.granted: • \. ] Charles Flowers, New Riv.er.fr-Applica^ tion, granted. '.v • - -.--• : ; - '- ' Kirn Williams, TramWay Hotel, — Granted.^ : .."' ' ; Charlotte /Davidson, ■Parpa. Hotel.— Granted. ■'' •■ ] •:'.'. " '...'!:''' ' Margaret Irvin, Junction 'Hotel. — Granted." . ; , ' v ... , Hugh Bamhill, Union 'Hotel, Welshman's.—Granted. „,; , ;! John. Hughes, Tramway Hotel, Ruther-glen.-^-Granted., ; : ■