LICENSING COMMITTEES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13193, 2 June 1906, Page 3

LICENSING COMMITTEES.

.?*s■ WA ITEM ATA. ' ' '"'7: py|.||||§ The annual meeting of the Waitemsta Licensing Committee was held at Devon port yesterday at ' noon. Mr. Dyer, S.M. (chairman). Messrs. %T. C. Mucky, .1. Kelson, A. Alison, R. 11. Duder, and it-ft E. E. While", were - present. , * , i " ,v:4j| Transfer: An application tor transfer of the 1 license of the Hot Springs Hotel,' Waiwera, irom ya|||| John Mcnzics to Thomas Mincher was granted. Mr. Nicholson sipjienred in support of the appli- '' cation. Thomas Mincher wu* also granted a " IfiS license in respect Ito the hotel. ; : ■'.© New Application: Jasper . Montgomery --(Mr. , -<■ l r > Manila) applied for a license in respect, to the ''IfM 3f|ll Masonic Hotel, Devonport. There being 110 police objection, tho license was granted and leave >< given to extinguish the street light at ten .p.m. > |S Renewals : The police reports being favourable and no other objection being raised, the 'follow- , ing applications for rcnejvalß of publicans',' 'licenses were granted Edgar 11. White, Esplanade 'I Hotel, Devonport; Usury Stanley Booker . (Mr. , "||i Whitaker), Lake Hole),' Tafcapuna, leave' to ex- j,'rj tinguish light at ten o'clock also granted; Alex- »*, ,0 & ander Stevenson (Mr. Whitaker). Lucas', Creek \ r Z Hotel, Albany, leave to extinguish light at-10 "Wit p.m. granted; Thomas W. Allen, Northcote Hotel, , <- Northcote; Thomas W, Deacon, Riverhead Hotel, " J Riverhead; Joseph Scholium (M., Whisker), ' V $ Wade .Hotel, Wade, leave, to extinguish light'.at 1 ; if? 10 p.m. granted; Thomas W. Deacon, jun., White ; ;*§ llotse. Hotel, Kumeu, leave to extinguish light ,','g at 10 p.m. granted; James Titford (Mr. Whitaker), $, ; for accommodation-house, I'uhoi Hotel, Fuhoi, I tieSm leave to extinguish light at 10 p.m.-,»Uo granted. In the case, of the application ot Henry Bronn. ■,{gap for a renewal if the license 'of' the ''Kalis Hotel, Henderson, Mr. Nicholson, who appeared for ? the applicant, itated that some suggestion a* to p 4 additions had been "held " over' for the quarterly meeting. Sub-f-tspertor Gordon. who represented ' tho police, said the police report was to the • effect that seven or eight rooms, including kit- 4® chen and ballircom, were required in addition to the present building, which consisted of seven a rooms. Mr. Dyer, P.M., said a similar .'report was brought before last meeting, and (bo reason-, it stood over was that, flic local option poll was to- Ix; taken and the owner did not care about going to large expense, "in view of the uncer- iim tainty. The Bench now .required these ad- f ditions erected. Mr. Nicholson said that what- - 'is ever the police required would lie done as soon • »*.'vß a.s practicable, say, six months. The Bench granted the renewal on condition that the ad- v 1 ditioim were carried out within six months . • Packet Licenses: Mr. Gregory (for Mr. Cotter) te appeared in'support of the following applications • for renewals of packet licenses We'nzt Schisoh- ) l>a, a.s. Kotili'.'William J. McManns, s.s. Hawaii; Alexander MeKenrie, e.s. Gael; John MeKenr.ie, *' " ''-0 s.s. Orowa ; and Edward J. Wann, s.s. Kapanui. , t The police reports were all favourable. Sub- B®j Inspector Gordon said no report .was to hand > 1 Vra from Waipu, but till the other reports were favourable, and if there had been anything.ojit , of the way at Waipu it would have, been 're- f, ,-S^i ported before this. The police reports showed v ?Jjg that liquor-selling at the wharves, which ■ had -J%m lieen tho grounds of objection before, had not been oljserved at all since. . Mr. Dyer remarked that he. frequently travelled on these vessels, and S as far as lie knew the recent action by the police I's /,Si, was quite effectual and the bars appeared now ■ to be well .conducted;' Mr, Edson; It is quit* , M a change since our last two years' reports. We , 'item had very bad report® then. The application* "'i I .'r|w were granted. , < > THAMES. [BY TELESRA.rH.-OWS COIini!SPONDBST.] Thames, Friday, r ; The annual meeting of the Thames ' Licensing 1 *>V Committee took place to-day, Mr. R. S. Bush presiding. Applications for renewals of all the existing licenses were granted, subject ,in some > cases to certain improvements being, done to 1 "i.sl the premises, as recommended by the police. In the case of J. M." Agnew, of the- Cornwall Arms s£U?%g| Hotel, the police report stated • that the. house '' K'sf was old and did not comply with the, provision# £# of the Act. The renewal was granted on the guarantee given by Mr. Myers that the company would at once, erect a new building on the Pollenstreet frontage at a cost of at least £500 and in ■ ' such a manner as to form the nucleus of-*. '■ larger building to be. added at a later date. In the case of the To ate a Hotel, which was burned . CirSl down some months ago, and for which a permit ' had been granted to cany on the business i» j temporary premises, the license was renewed on !(, condition that the liew building was erected by * J the time the permit-expired. The police .report •"?pg pointed out that there were strong grounds for suspicion that a considerable amount of Sunday and after-hour trading was carried on in a number of hotels. It waa decided that the whole, ot ' 1 i*3 the licensees of hotels in the district be cau- - - j tioned that all caaes of convictions for Sunday , of after-hour trading occurring between this and the next annual meeting would be taken into consideration bv the committee at that meeting < when dealing with applications -tor renewal I J licenses. ~i:l " 1 ' •• SOUTHERN COMMITTEES.' '' [tiY TELEGRAM.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] . fj Gisbors*. Friday. fe • At the meeting of the Waiapu Licensing BencH to-dav the police reports on a number , i of country hotels were unsatisfactory, and, im- . nrovements in character and accommodation were called for. In a number of ea«e« the Bench adjourned consideration till the 29th irart. , Wellington, Friday. • '/M At. the annual meeting of the Newtown Licens. \ ing Committee to-day all the licenaes were re- ,[ newed. There were no applications for extension. of the closing hour, and ten o'clock closing will therefore continue. - ' "**' ! ===== . .