LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15632, 2 June 1911, Page 3

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

CHRISTCHURCH. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Christchurch Licensing Committee was held yesterday] ' present —Messrs H. AY. Bishop, S.M. (chairman). C. E. Salter, Henry Norwood, R. M. Spiers and I. J. Ar Bride. The following transfers or licenses were confirmed: —Masonic Hotel, E. J. Power to C. A. G. Lange (Mr Cassidy); Oxford Hotel, R. A. Hearn to H. M. Cohen (Mr Wright); Warner’s Hotel, C. E. Meredith to A. Palmer (Mr Cassidy). Renewals were granted as follows: Oxford Hotel, H. M. Cohen (Mr Wright); Waltham Arms, J. H. Spence; Caledonian, S. Spedding; Wellington, G. Loudon (Mr Cowhshaw); Occidental, B. Perry; Clarendon, D. Collins; Eastern, J. Thornton (Mr Hoban); Excelsior, Mrs A. R. Bouse (Mr Hoban); Queen’s, F. M. Drewitt (Mr Hoban); Zetland, A. J. O’Malley (Mr Hoban); Shades. G. L. Raynor (Mr Hoban); Rotherfield, J. Geddis; Jioyal George, W. C. Toms (Mr Lane); City, J. T. Sutton (Mr Cassidy); White Swan, D. Spenco.; Market, O. Lidrtiard; King George, L. W. Johnstone (Mr Wright); White Hart, A. W. Lane (Mr Cowlisbaw) ; Coker's, H. J. Moon (Mr Cowlisbaw); Storey’s. G.S. James (Mr Cowlishaw); Provincial, G. lies (Mr Kirk); Royal, E. Tattersall; Gladstone, R. Hadfield; Sundridge, G. Hall; Carlton. F. Davey (Mr Lane); Lancaster Park, J. Bryan; Tattersail’s, E. G. M’Cullough (Mr Malley); Southern Cross, T. G. Fox (Mr Cassidy); Dominion. •E. E. Daniels (Mr Wright); New Albion, J. Surman (Mr Wright); His Lordship’s, M. Laliman ("Mr Lane); Imperial, A. S. Beardsley (Mr Lane); Foresters’. J. M’Neely (Mr Lane): Warner’s, A. Palmer (Mr Cassidy); "Club, A. J. Lawrence; United Service, M. Lyons (Mr Cassidy); Star end Garter. P. B. Flood (Mr Cassidy); Railway, R- D. Petrie (Mr Cassidy); Cafe de Paris. T. A. Cloudesley (Mr Cassidy):.Al, W. 11. Overton (MrCassidy) ; New Zealander, J. Power (Mr Cassidy); Masonic, C. A. G. Lange (Sir Cassidy): Prince of Wales, C. W. Hammond (Mr Cassidy); Crown (F. \ ale); Grosvenor, P. S. Flood.

Undertakings to effect repairs or alterations to the satisfaction ot the committee, after the. coming local option poll, were given in the cases of the following hotels Occidental, Royal George, Sandridge, Star and Garter and Imperial. = , The renewal of the license of the Empire Hotel, C. Campbell (Mr Harris) was adjourned for three months. The chairman of the committee said that there was a complaint against the hotel, and while it was before it the committee would not grant a renewal to the present licensee. Mr Harris said that the present licensee’s lease would expire in three months. Eleven wholesale licenses were renewed. Tho committee then rose.