ANNUAL LICENSING COURT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5399, 4 June 1879, Page 3

ANNUAL LICENSING COURT.

, „- , .Tuesday, Jone 3. (Before' )tfr KeAny,* CMirman ; and Messrs J. Rhodes and J. A. Smith, Commissioners.) :.!'; 11 '"' • —Napier District. ' ' '

'-■'■>- NEW APPLICATIONS. The following applicants obtained licenses, but in all cases for existing houses :— John Ashton, Napier Hotel"; Richard Barrows, Caledonian Hotel ; Wm, Young Dennett, Masonic Hotel ; James Johnston, Star Hotel ; Wm. Thomas Limbrick, Royal Hotel ; Wm. Mayo, Empire Hotel ; Garrett Murnane, Victoria Hotel ; John" Rpulstqn, City Terminus. Hotel,; .Charles, Henry Smith, Shamrock- Hotels Aw&toto.; ' Daniel Young, Ferry Hotel, .Western Spit. . ( 2l:l\\ 'Si'.". . I fin the application^ jot \v"iUiam Young Dennett, of the Masomc fiotteli Inspector Scully said that the applicant^had ; a' house' h§re before, which was not' well conducted, but he (Inspector^ * Scully} "oWeWecl that the Masonic Hotel was conducted: inja better manner, and was likely to con- , tinue so. : '-....* '," „ ',",'u , .* j...,", ,.„'. *.'/, to the application of William Thomas Limbrick, Mr Garlile said he had been asked to appear on behalf of Messrs Neal and Cloße,-the owners of the Royal Hotel, to explain that the lease of the present ocoupant (Mr Biggins) expired at the end of June, and though j^r.Higgins had also applied for the license^' he" would withdraw that application, ,

_ £: .Thfl [ fpllp.wing=transfers were granted : — H-/ A O.'' tf Cautf6n to ! T. ! Rbiiiston'; City Terminus Hotel ;. W. T. Dennett, to J. JohHston.'^tar l Hotel' i' ''£" JotimtWV Daniel Ferry Hotel ; J. M. Parser tb'G-? Murri'arie', 0 Victoria ll Ho'tel'; ' ; J. R. Scott to W. L. Dennett, Masonic Hotel; Robert Bristy to William Richard Barrows, Caledonian Hotel,

RENEWALS,

All the existing licenses were renewed, but there was .some discussion/as to! the license of the Foresters' Arms, ocoupied by Michael Hayden. Mr Cooper, architect, said he appeared on. behalf of Mr Hayden. rr r— • - , . The Chairman said theßenolTc'ouid riot Hear Mr Oddper, Xexcep't as i.a witness. The bench granted a renewal of the license on the last occasion, on condition thatjkhejiouset r was re-built. Nothing had b'een^doSe i to it;, "arid it was now ma very delapidated sUte. -Had the applicant any excuse to make? *-•

E^Mr^Ha^derP'iaia the property- did not belong to him, and he, hoped, that the Bench would remember ''that " "times had changed somewhat " since last year., . The Chairman suggested "■ th'aV ; Mr Hayden should obtain some legal assistance. ' .... i ... -. ... —

Mr Maqdpnald, , who was in Court, was then instructed by Mr Cooper. He stated that the.plans were already prepared, but thaVtHe permanent level of the street (Shakespeare-road) had; not yet been fixed, and if the house were built now it might, like the Criterion, be in a hole, in a short time. As soon as the levels were fixed a new house would be built.

The Chairman said the renewal would be granted on the distinct understanding that a new house should be built as soon as the level of the street was ascertained.