LICENSING MATTERS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9317, 11 June 1891, Page 2

LICENSING MATTERS.

(BY TELEORAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Palmerston North, June 10. The Licensing Committee sitting at Ashurst to day granted a new license to Thomas Nelson for a hotel,, to bo called the Commercial, with four guineas cost against the opponent, whose objections wore deemed frivolous. Mr Baker appeared for the applicant, and Mr Fitzherbert for the opposing parties. A renewal was granted to Alfred Graiuer for the Gorge Hotel. (from a correspondent.) It Is said that a Mr Tait, of Wellington, baa arranged for the purchase of the Commercial Hotel, Ashurst, in the event of the license being granted, the price running into font figures.

(per press association.) Hokitika, June 10. The Licensing Committee met to-day to deal with applications (or lioensea. The Chairman informed the meeting that he had applied to the Borough Council as a local body receiving the revenue arising from the licenses, for copies of the Aot, These were not forthcoming, and as he was ignorant o( the intricacies of the law relating to licensing, be did not think himself justified in dealing with applications. Other members oonourred, and the meeting adjourned for a week to enable copies to be obtained, It ie underetood that the police report is favourable, and that all the licenses will be renewed. At Rose all the applications were granted. Christchurch, June 10.

The Sydenham Licensing Committee met to day and sat for four hours hearing the eight applications for licenses in the district. Petitions and counter - petitions were presented in reference to all applications. Messrs Harper, Fisher, Stringer, Hoban and Hunt appeared to support them. A large quantity of evidence (or and against waa heard, and the Committee reserved its decision till 10 to-morrow morning. Tho Rev L. M. Isitt (chairman) stated that they would proceed on the lines laid down in Mr Jnstioe Denniston’s judgment and not rofaso licenses only on Prohibitionist grounds, Napier, Juno 10. The Licensing Committee met to-day, when the Chairman announced that the Committee had personally inspected every hotel in town. Several were particularised as excellent in every respect, but in the oases of others the licensees were warned to make improvements generally in connection with tho conveniences and drainage or in the provision of more fire escapes. The license of one house, the Napier Hotel, was with* held, but would be issued on the hotel being entirely rebuilt. All the other licenses were altered from 12 to 11 o’clock. The Chairman stated that the Committee were quite aware there waa no provision for 11 o’olook licenses and that the holders of such could go on selling up to 12 without punishment for trading after hours; but strict watch would be kept, and any publicans selling after 11 woald get only 10 o'olook lioensea when applying for renewals. ,