LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 8 June 1923, Page 5

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting was held yesterday at the Courtnouse, when there were prese.it j,Lr. J. S. Barton, S.M, > (chairman), Messrs E. Dixon, E. A. > Pacey, J. JB. Aiurdoah, H. Graves,, and . v C. J. Hawken. l* Applications for licenses were grant- ° ed as follow: Mary Cramp (Central 'J Hotel), Robert Dare Wilson (Com- * mercial Hotel), W. Jury (Egmont Hotel), John Harrington (Railway Hotel), J. M. Anderson (White Hart Hotel), S. J. Whiteford (Albion, Patea), John Norton (Central, Patea), P. S. Finlayson (Masonic Patea), John Lynskey (Clarendon, Warerley), K. ■_ Gawne (Commercial, Waverley) • } J. W. L. Mills (Waitotara Hotel), *L Neilson (Railway, Waitotara), P. F s Farnworth (Kai Iwi Hotel), J. H. s Adams (Alton), A. E. Howie (Manutahi), Johnston and Co. (wholesale), s Levin and Co. (wholesale), Gibsons, | Ltd. (wholesale) C. M. Riley (wine s license). j The transfers of Jane Hook to R. D. - j Wilson (Commercial Hotel), and H B 1 Card to M. Cramp (Central Hotel)] were authorised. .. . ; In the case of the Dominion Hotel some evidence was heard as to an un- • dertaking by licensee (P. Cox) that a t certain person should not return to the f hotel, (because of trouble in tie mant agement. Mr. Beechey said that the 3- man in question had stayed on as »• > boarder, and they did not know if he - could be forced to go. He said a newlease was being arranged. > ■ te^ consultation the committee de- ' cided they were not prepared at present to issue the license. They adjourned the present application for fourteen ■ days, and that then a license could be r applied for. ! In regard to th© Kakaramea Hotel the chairman said that the houise had been proved to be old and decayed, and was not fit to use for a livinc house. ** I Mr. Ryan said that the house was on lease with an option of purchase clause. The lease had only eighteen months to run, .and if there was any delay in getting the license the owners would have to build. A report had been received from the architects tfiat the house i could be renovated to. make it in good order. , The chairman said they were net prepared to issue a license under the present conditions. It was essential that the owner, mortgage ' and licensee should face the position The committee were justified in wit^.oklmg, and they had decided to adjourn the matter, for three months, en condition that a definite scheme wa< CT awn teed. feurtit.n- ---: The committee then adjourned.