LICENSING MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8583, 3 June 1891, Page 6

LICENSING MEETINGS.

AUCKLAND SOUTH. NO SUNDAY TRADING. ALL HOUSES WELL CONDUCTED. The annual meeting of the Auckland South Licensing Committee was held yesterday in the R.M. Court-house. Present: Messrs. J. J. Holland (chairman), T. T. Masefield, C. Wright, A. Porter, and J. T. Julian. Mr. J. B. Stoney was the Licensing Clerk. Inspector Broham and Sergeant-Major Pratt represented the police.

The Chairman said the committee noticed with pleasure that they had a perfectly clean sheet from the police before them; there were no notices of Sunday trading, nor anything against any of the houses. The same warning, however, which had been given on the previous day to the North Ward in regard to Sunday trading applied to each of the Wards. The committee had found the houses in the South Ward clean, orderly, and respectable all through, and there was no objection to any one of them. . Renewals.—Renewals of existing licenses were then granted as follows.' Inspector Broham offering no objection:— and Family Hotel, to Patrick Brodie; Freeman's Hotel, Michael Dervan; Prince of Wales Hotel, Charles Henry Dodge; Market Hotel, Andrew R. Dunn ; Carpenters' Arms, Archibald Hill (Mr. Gregory appearing in tho absence of the applicant at the Supreme Court); Rising Sun Hotel, Matthew James McMahon; Anchor Hotel, Thomas Pheelan; Rob Roy Hotel, William Regan; and the Robert Burns Hotel, Charles E. Stone. In regard to the Carpenters' Arms, the Chairman said the committee noticed that some papering and painting were required, but he believed the matter had now been attended to.

EDEN TERRACE. The adjourned meeting of the Eden Terrace Licensing Committee was held last. evening, there being present, Messrs. A. j Porter (in the chair), A. Atkhi, J. J. Jenkiue, and A. Williams. An application from Louis Ballin for a renewal of the license of Ye Eden Vine Hotel was granted on the usual terms. The committee expressed a firm intention of enforcing the law "during their term of office. ' ".,

OTAHUHU. The annuallicensingmeetingof theaboredistrict was held on Tuesday, at noon, in the Court-room, Otahuhu.* Present: Messrs. S. Lukel.chairinanJ.Atkiuson.Gordon.Absolum, and Qi B. Hutton. The report of the inspector being' favourable, certificates for licenses were granted to the Star Hotel, Mr. Kelly, and the Criterion Hotel, Mr. James Willis. The licensees promised to do their best to observe the Licensing Act, and not allow drink, to be sold during prohibited hours. Mr. Gordon moved the resolutioKShe had already given notice of last meeting, " That this committee urge upon the Otabupu Road , Board the advisability'. :of 'extepdjiig.-i'the boundaries of the *Otahuhu 'Licena^tiK'iDistrict. "In support of his motion, Mr^iiortlon , statedithat the Mangere - Licensing came almost "'to the centre of, the Otahuhu township.- The motion was seconded by Mr.Absolum, and carried. The Chairman of the Otahnhu Road Board, Mr. Atkinson, promised to bring the resolution before the Board at its next meeting, and arrange for a conference. After an inspection by the committee of both the, hotels, this , - meeting was declared adjourned.—[Own Correspondent.] ■ ■ ■.. • : . ■

THAMES. [from our own correspondent.] The annual meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Thames Licensing District was held at noon yesterday, in the Courthouse. All the committee were present, viz., Messes. H. C. Gillespie (chairman), W. L. Thornnrn, J as. McGowan, A. Butler, and J. West. Upon the committee, taking their seats, the Chairman remarked that they were pleased to notice by the report of the police that there had been far less Sunday trading during the past twelve months than for the previous period, and that no one had been convicted of supplying prohibited, persons. Still there was a good deal of Sunday trading going on yet, and the committee had come to the determination to cancel the license of any person at the next annual meeting who nhould in the meantime be convicted of any breach of the licensing Act, and this warning was given them so that they would know what to expect. The committee also thought chat the Licensed Victuallers themselves should see that only good tenants occupied their houses, and thus help in the attemi.t to suppress _ all illegal practices. ■ The general business was then proceeded with, when all the applications for renewals were granted, although several were granted subject to certain repairs being .camed.out to the satisfaction of the police; -Two applications • for transfefeof licenses were also granted, viz., from Geo. B. Howard, Pacific Hotel, to H. J. Nathan, and T. Garrctt, Exchange Hotel, to R. Gnthrie. At the conclusion of the ordinary business, Mr. Miller asked that the hotelkecpcrs should be granted permission to extinguish their outside lights after midnight if they thought proper to do so, but the committee declined to make the concession. In liis annual report to the committee, Sergeant Gillies pointed out that the population of the Thames licensing district was 4002, and that there were 215 licensed houses, or one publichouse to every 02 persons.