LICENSING MEETINGS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 808, 9 June 1903, Page 2

LICENSING MEETINGS.

THE QUESTION OF CONDITIONS OF LICENSES.

PER PRBSS ASSOCIATION.

DUNEDIN, June 8.

At the licensing meeting, Mr Carew, S.M., read a separate s'atemen', contend* ing that in the matter of übolition of barmaids, and supplying counter luncbis it was for the Legislature, not the Committee, to interfere. The Committee bad no power to impose conditions. As to sec- ad bars, if such really existed, the police \u> 'r\ take action. The Committee decidtd all houses must have lights.

SIX HOTELS CLOSED AT NAPIER.

NAPIER, June 8.

The Licensing Committee to-day granted 10 o'clock licenses, and renewed the licenses of all hotels except the Marine Parade, Occidental, Exchange, Shakespeare, London, and Shamrock, the last mentioned being at Awatoto. The committee stated that there was a suspicion that Sunday trading and gambling had been carried on in some hotels, notwithstanding the law, and if it were found that these practices were carried on they would take stops to d al with the matter.

"WESTLAND.

HOKITIKA.'June 8.

The West land Licensing Committee granted all applications for renewals. One publican's and two accommodation licenses dropped out. The committee granted a new publican's license in a scat ererl farming dhtric , within thieequarters of a mi>e of an existing accommodation license, &nd in spite of objection from the pol co ai d the residents of the district that no second license was required, and a protest frem the Education Board, on the ground of its very close proximity to the school. At a later siuge of the proceedings, the committee reduced the fee of the existing accommodation license in the same district from JBIS to JES. The committee also refused two new accommodation applications.

NEWTOWN.

WELLINGTON, June 8.

In connection with the claims to compel the Newtown Licensing Committee to grant licensee to the hotel 9ot Newtown, it is understood that counsel for the different parties have agreed to consolidate the actions, but nothing further has been deci-led upon. It is not improbable that in view of the nearness of the next sitt'ng of the Court of Appeal, an application will be mnde to rrfsr the matter direcl^to the higher Court.

WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON, June 8.

At the meeting of, the Wellington Licensing Bench to dny, he following statement was read on b-half of the elected members of the Bench: — *'At this fiist meeting of ihe new Licensing Committee, ie appears fitting that w« should briefly outline the policy we have been elected to pursue. The electora, whom we here represent, decided, in November last, tiiat existing licenses should continue for another three years, and this mandate we fcul bound to respect, so fnr ac it is consistent with the accomplishment of thote urgent, and necessary reforms which we have been elected" to effect. We do not overlook the fact that a startling end damaging police repoit l«y latent in obscurity during the last general election, ( which, if it had seen light, would hivve I resul.ed in an unmistakable, reduclion vote. On this assumption we do not intend to act, but will exercise the power we have of refusing licenses only in so far as it is absolutely necessary io effect reforms in the matter of conduct nnd accommodation. We have mude personal visitw of inspection fo many of the 1 hoels, and Ivivh satisfied ourselves that j their conduct i.s of more enst quencc to the communi»y than thGir struc.ure or size. We are anxious not to impose on owners any obligaion with regard lo extension or rebuilding, wbHi some future lucal option poll may render a hardship or loss, and will consequently ba satisfied with a reasonubie amount of aecomujo dation, consistent with due regard to the law on this subjecr nnd to sanitary and fire escape observa»,c a. Dives and multiple bars are, we bc-liove, mi evasion of the law mid frauds upon tho revenue, aud we will "so our utmost endeavors to abolish th( in. analysis of samples of liquor secured from several hotels during the last two mon hs shows the need of systematic txatnina'ion, in o:dcr to guard against adulteration, and en attempt will be made tocope with this evil. To 10 o'clock licences we are pledged, and will tberefote refuse all applications for ex»ension to any later hour. Already we have been pleised ro note some improvement in the conduct of tbo liquor traffic in this coimnuni.y. and take this as e\id<nce that the piomise.s of some of the representative men in the 1 trade,' that they will endeavour to promote reform for their own fakes, are sincere "

Memorials were lodged against the following ho'els: Forotfrs' Anns, Masonic, Impeiial Clydh Qu iy, Western, Prince of Wule-, New Zealai.der, and the Ca'edo' hr, in ench in irstance on thu gruuuds of unfitness of promisee, and in some ca^ea because they are >l tied " houfes.

In his report to the Coinmittcp, •he Inspector of Police sttid : " With n-gard to accommodation for travellers, I might point out that eight hotels have an aggregato of 430 bediooms for the use of the public, whilst, the other forty have only 374 btdrooms, some of which are of very indifferent quality. There is clearly a shortage of accommodation in the city hotels, which is very marked in holiday time. As population is increasing rapidly, a corresponding increase of accommodation fur travellers ia necessary, so 'hat it would be only reasonable to insist that every new building should have at least thirty badrooms, in addition to those rt quired for licensee's family and servant*." The Commitree adjourned till Ttiesdny of next week the question of granting licenses to the following botelp, Bgainst which objections were lodged by the police or memorialists :—Nc-w: — Nc-w Z'-alander, Royal Ti(?er, lmpr-ml, Masonic, Clyde Quay, Prince of Wales, "Western, Caledonian, Metropolitan, Foresters' Arm?, and Panama. An application for a license for the Nag's Head was adjourned for thrrc months in oid»-r to see how the place is conducted, and in what condition it is in by that time. Tho Comnilttce also adjourned tho consideration of applications for licenses f-r the fo'lowing hotel?, pending mv» sitg'ttion imo the positioi and number of bars : — Hotel Cecil, Club, Roviil Oik, Empire, A'bcrt, Central, Oriental, nnd Pior. Tho Coin mittee dcciiU'd that nil hotels should cln*e at 10 o'clock in-tcad of 11 o'clock as heretofore.

CHKISTCHOItCH, June H.

Mr Bishop, S.M.. ent as tho Licensing Committee to-day to ean.sidpr ndjournul implications for iicpuses in tho Kiinpoi district whero reduction hud benn cirried. Licenses were refused io tlio June ion Hotel at Opoka, and the Ivnipoi llocl at K'linpoi. Thrpo applications wore deferred till June 29ih whon licenses will be issued if suiaftic ory niTimg'inents fo/ improvements huve bo^n tu-uip. Tho other applications were granted DUNKDIN, June 8.

As tho result of to-duy'n sittings of tho Ij'cenping CoiMiuittco IJI applications hold over to nllow of improvement* b ing effected w«tr« fur h»r ndj inrnctl, but tho liconuos worn promised if thn nitcr/Uions tiro mule. Thirteen iiconae.* were grnnttd Hubjpot to impiovel fire vrcapos, etc., three bring refused, nnd nine further adjourned wi'hout any imitnntum us io their nUiiunto f'»>o Out of thrsuninothe thrco which aio to bo cloned will be solictod.

Mmijiiuuts arc (cuviug JOnghiJtfl for Ciiiuum in unpremlentwl iuuu(lw*r.s. All the hoi'lbs on outgoing stcjiim-rs htvvo Ikw!u booked for somo weeks to co mo.

The new S». Mary's Church, Ha vrra, will be opened on Wednesday, Is- July.

Tho Now Phirouth News understands the Licensing ComtnUtoe do not propose to insist on endorsing conditions on the license of tho Hotel Commonwealth.

Meßbia Datson and Co., Manaia, announce that £600 will purchase goodwill of ieise of 103 aores, stock, furniture, and sundries.

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