WAKATIPU LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2662, 2 June 1908, Page 4

WAKATIPU LICENSING COMMITTEE.

The Wakatipu Licensing Committee held its annual meeting to-day when there were present: Mr J.' S. Evans, S.M. (chairman), Dr Douglas and Messrs J. L. Scott, P. de la Perrelle, A. Ford and J. F. Johnston. The following applications'.were granted: PERMANENT TRANSPEBS. David "Richardson to Richard J. Kelly, Ballarat Hotel, Arrowtown; John Laffey to Edward M. Bellamy, Junction Commercial Hotel, Cromwell; Arthur John Pope to George Dempster, Supreme Court Hotel, Queenstown. NEW LICENSES. Publican's.—Catherine Jopp, BoyalOak Hotel, Arrow; Evangelecia Roberts, M'Bride's Family Hotel; George Dempster, Supreme Court Hotel; John Malcolm, Commercial Hotel, Pembroke; Patrick Delargey, Commercial Hotel, Waikaia; Richard J. Kelly,Ballarat Hotel, Arrowtown; James Young, Dawson's Hotel, Cromwell; Ed. M. Bellamy, Junction Commercial Hotel, Cromwell; Michael Louis Spratt, Welcome Home Hotel, Lowborn. Accommodation. —Alfred H. Moorhouse, Junction Hotel, Parrawa; Hannah Taylor Soper, Lake Wakatipu Hotel, Kingston; James Anderson, senior, Macetown Hotel; John M'LoughUn, Nevis Hotel; Thomas W. Holden, Half-way House Hotel, ClydeCromwell Road; Mary Sachtler, Queensberry Dm. RENEWALS. Publican's.—John Gee, Riversdale Hotel; William Holland, Antrim Arms Hotel, Frankton; Alex. W. Scott, Deep Creek Hotel, Gibbston ; William H. Robins, Railway Hotel Riversdale; William Cruickshanks, Crown Hotel, Waikaia; Alfred Groves, Mt Earnslaw Hotel, Glenorchy; G. T. L. Searle, Eichardf s Hotel, Queenstown; Samuel Simmonds, New Orleans Hotel, Arrowtown ; Henry A. Wicks, Ferry Hotel, Lower Shotover; Margaret M'Chesney, Junction Hotel, Arthurs Point; Patrick M'Carthy, Mountaineer Hotel, Queenstown; Felix Donnelly, Globe Hotel, Cromwell; Donald M'Rae, Bannockburn Hotel; Geo. A. Neill, Victoria Hotel, Cromwell; Richard May, Golden Age Hotel, Cromwell; Wm. Monteith, Wanaka Hotel Pembroke; John Willoughby, Cardrona Hotel; Mary Johnston, Victoria Bridge Hotel; Thomas Wilson, Glenorchy Hotel; Patrick Ford, jon„ Empire Hotel, Waikaia; Patrick J. Rodgers, Royal Mail Hotel, Lumsden; John Macpherson, Elbow Hotel, Lumsden; Joseph M, Crosbie, Railway Hotel, Lumsden. Accommodation. —Alexander M'Caughan, Garston Hotel; Eliza J- Johnston, Otago Hotel, Skippers; Denis Corcoran, Royal Hotel, Waikaka; George Tullock, Longridge Hotel, Balfour; Albert F.Taylor, Railway Hotel, Mandeville; Lawrence Bell, Welcome Home Hotel, Long Gully ; Wm.

A. H. Schieb, Albion Hotel, Luggate. WHOLESALE LICENSE. David A. Jolly, store at Cromwell. BOTTLE LICENSE. W. E. Allan, Pritchard's Store, Arrow-

town. EXTENSION OF CLOSING TIME. The hotelkeepers in Arrow, Cromwell and Queenstown applied to have the closing time extended till 11 o'clock. The police of Queenstown and Cromwell objected to the applications on the ground that there was no necessity for same. It was stated as a principal reason that all coaches and steamers arrived early enough to allow travellers to get into the hotels by 10 o'clock, Messrs Brodrick and Turton, solicitors, appeared for their clients in the towns mentioned and advanced reasons why the extensions should be granted. The Chairman, on behalf of the committee, stated that this being their last year of office they were not disposed to make any alteration this time. But should they be elected again their decision now would not be binding on them next year. In fact the Chairman said that there was a consensus of opinion that the ten o'clock closing time was late enough and unless sufficient reasons were advanced next year for extending the time to 11 o'clock the applications would not be granted. The police reports concerning the licensed houses were satisfactory. Messrs W. Turton and A. M. Brodrick appeared for the applicants.