QUARTERLY LICENSING COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 195, 5 December 1876, Page 2

QUARTERLY LICENSING COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. W. Parker, Chairman ; James Udall and John Boxton, Esq.'s, Licensing Commissioners.) Bottle Licences, john cahill, thames-street, Made application for a bottle licence for his newly opened premises. Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the applicant, and stated that Mr. Cahill had recently opened a large establishment in the principal thoroughfare of the town, and urged that the granting of the license applied for would be a general convenience to the public. The Chairman said the Court felt itself swayed by the reasons which caused them to refuse applications at the lasb sitting of the Court, and refused the application. ■W. H. DANSEY, THAMES-STREET. Mr. Balmer appeared for applicant, and stated that the grounds upon winch the applicatien was made was the great increase of the population in the vicinity during the past six months. He also drew the attention of the Court to a petition which was before it, setting forth the necessity for such a house as that for which application was now made, on account of the great distance at which it was reuioved from any licensed house. Mr. Banner also pointed out that the Inspector of Police rather supported than opposed the application. Application granted. JAMES FAMILTON, THAMES-STREET. Mr. O'Meagher appeared for applicant, and in supporting tiie case drew attention to a great hardship inflicted by the refusal of bottle-licenses to a certain portion of the' grocers. Some time since Mr. Familton tendered for the supply of stores for the Oamaru Hospital. His tender was the lowest, and would have been accepted, but fell to the ground on account of his inability to supply medical comforts. This, counsel contended, was itself a very great point in favour of all the respectable grocers of the town being put upon the same footing. Application refused. WILLIAM JAMIESON, THAMES-STREET. Mr. Hislop, for applicant, pointed out to the Pencil tbat the Act did not take away from thj Commission all discretion in the matter, as the Court seemed to think, and read that portion where it was set down as perfectly within the province of the Bench to grant licenses where they deemed a necessity existed. He further hoped that their Worships would accept l;is reading of the Act, and see a necessity the granting of the license under consideration. Application granted. HUGO LIPPERT, THAME3-SEREET. Mr. O'Meagher, in supporting the application, stated.that Mr. L ; ppert was a respectable foreigner, had been burned out, and phcenix-like had risen from Ins ashes. He would ask the Bench to grant the application on the ground that his cart went a long distance into the country, and the app'ication stood high on the list. Application refused. Hotel Licences, roderick m'kenzie Applied for a publican's and general night licence for a house in Thames-street, to be called the Imperial Hotel. Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the applicant, and pointed out that the police had presented a most favorable report, both of the conduct and conveniences of the house. He further laid before the Bench a memorial signed by a number of the most respectable residents and shopkeepers in the vicinity, who testified to the need of a respectable house, such as it was proposed to oj)eji. Application adjourned for a fortnight. STEWART RICHMOND Applied for a publican's and general night licence for a house in Kibble-street, to be called the Criterior Hotel. Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the applicant, and in urging the claim, stated that it was a frequent occurrence for married couples to be sent to Mr. Kichmond for accommodation. It was a well-known fact that very many licensed hou es in town have no such thing as a room where married couples could be accommodated. The house was in good condition, well furnished, and admirably fitted for an hotel. iSub-Inspeetor M'Cluskey wished to correct a mistake iu the police report. The house had two rooms more than appeared on the sheet. Application refused. KAKANUI DISTRICT. James Robertson made application for a publican's and general night -license for a house to be called the Terminus Hotel, situated at Ngapara." Mr. O'ivieagher, in supporting the application, statel that a very large memorial had baen presented by about forty settlers asking that suoh a house should be provided. Postponed for a fortnight, to allow of alterations to be nu* A the stable.

Transfer of a License.

Samuel Gibbs applied to be allowed to transfer the license in his name for the Swan Hotel, Thames-street, to Benjamin Perry. Application granted.