LICENSING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 9430, 3 June 1891, Page 6

LICENSING.

MEETING OP COMMITTEES.

Tbs annual meeting of the Licensing Committee for Christchurch north-east waeheld yesterday; when the whole of the members, viz., Mr F. J. Kimbell (ChairW(ih)l and Messrs E.Westenra, J. Y. Boss, J. P. Jameson, and B. W. Humphreys, were {iie6ntl ! ' The police report on the various buses having been considered, the followfay licenses were unreservedly granted: —.V. ; T: Warner, . Commercial j Henry Haddrell, Market; Joseph Perkins, Albion; W;,.Savage; Star and Garter; Jane Simmons, Oxford; Patrick M'Gillj Garrick. For permitting bad characters to frequent fbolr premises, Henry A. Sent,'Palace; Thomas Brooks, Central; and Eubina Cbaloa,Criterion, were cautioned, but the licenses were renewed. Charges of Sunday trading having been preferred against l£ : iD. Oaudwell, Yiotorian, and J. Sweeney, Golden pieece, the licenses were only renewed - 'on' the understanding that no illegal trading be permitted. The applieation of William M’Leod, Foresters’ Hotel, wis' adjourned till Jane 16, as a case was pending against the licensee.

THE KAIAPOI ELECTION. 'Modi-interest, w»b evinced in this election, which took place yesterday. Prom the opening of the poll until the close traps and buggies were busily engaged in bringing up voters, and the neighbourhood of the polling booth presented a very lively anuearance. The proceedings were Inos/ orderly. Several clergymen were prominent in the interests of the prohibitionists during the day, and that party had a further accession of strength in having a number of lady canvassers. As the time approached for closing the booth a good deal of excitement was, shown, as it was felt that the voting would be very close; The victory was , secured, though by a Strrow majority, by the moderates, who returned, four of their men. One prohibitionist,' Mr Barnett, secured a seat. The result, which was declared about 8.10

,/i-THE MALVESN ELECTION. The election of a Licensing Committee for the Malvern district resulted in favour of the Moderates. The numbers polled ■wefce as follow; —G. Eutherford 9-1. J. Fraser 81, J. Cunningham bl, C. Beach 70, C/ Gamble -75, J. J.ebaon 73, J. W. Prea-tidfc-o 69, G. Eobertsoa 68, J. Maxwell bo, A..J. DaVey 51. , The annual meeting of the Malvern Licensing Committee was held at the Eoad Board Office, Sheffield, yesterday. Mr George Eutherford was chosen Chairman for the ensuing three years. The police reports were favourable, renewals of all the licenses in the district were granted. The Committee decided to give permission to licensees to extinguish lights Bt the hour of closing. [Bait PbKhh Association.] • ' WELLINGTON, Junk 2. At Psathorston the police reported un'favSur&bly on the manner in which all the hotels'in the borough had been conducted, and the Chairman of the Licensing Committee said that if the houses were not better conducted during the next twelve months',they would be closed if it' were within the law. BLENHEIM, June 2. The Licensing Committee yesterday granted renewals of all licenses, hut cautioned the police to see that Sunday trading was put a stop to. At the Awatero licensing meeting to-day the Chairman alluded to ths shocking quality of ths liquor supplied in some country houses, and suggested that the police should have it analysed occasionally. TIMARtr, June 2, A’ Prohibition League was formed hero last night, to educate public opinion in ■view of the next election of a Committee. The Eev W. Gillies is Prasident.

pan.; Was as follows• ... 122 BohertCoup ... ... Edwin Feldwick ... 120 W. Bckersley ... 113 Carl Hansen ... ... 112 T. Barnett * ... no , John . Bradley ... 109 W. Donbleday ... 109 George A. Ellen ... ... 109 ,T. Capel "David Brown... ... 108 ... 104. The result of the local option poll was as follows s— IXTBLICANS LICENSES* For au increase 44 Againsb ... 100 ■ NEW ZEALAND WINE LICENSES. For, an increase ... 39 • = Against ‘ ... 85 * v.i ’ ACCOMMODATION.LICENSES. ?, T For i an increase 40 J : Against ... 84. • , BOTTLE LICENSES. ... .3? ’ -'For an increase Against ... 85