WAIHEMO LICENSING DISTRICT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 17

WAIHEMO LICENSING DISTRICT.

An adjourned meeting of the committee of the above HcensiDg district was held in the Courthouse, Palmeiston, on Friday, At noon. The members present were — Messrs J. O. Gow, W. Guffie, P. Kenny, W. Nicholson, and J. Boss.

Mr Gow wss appointed chairman in the absence of Major Keddell, S M.

The police were represented by Sergeant O'Brien and Constables Hilli? rd (clerk), Brown, and Joyce.

The police reports on the whole of the licensed houses throughout the district were deemed satisfactory, no complaints of any description being made, a fact highly creditable to thA licensees and gratifying to the bench in having such e?idt-nce of the manner in which the houses were conducted.

The following applications wen.- dealt with and granted : — -

TRANSFERS.

Empire Hotel, Palmerston, James Knight to Daniel Enright ; Wedderbarn Hotel, Public Trustee to J. Kealey ; Pass Hotel, Kyeburn Diggings, Philip Brown to Robert Wihon.

NEW APPLICATIONS FOE OLE HOUSES. , Daniel Euright, Kaiphe Hotel, Palmerston. KMNBWALS (PUBLICANS' iICENSES). John Millar, Puke/iti Hotel, Pukeviti ; Agnes Crawford, Alexandra Hotel, Inch Valley ; William B. Griffin, United Kingdom Hotel, Macraee; Thomas Stanley, Stanley's Hotel, Macraes ; John Mansfield, Railway Hotel, Waianakaiua ; Emily Homer, Hampden Hotel, Hfcmpdon ; Alex'*ndrina M'Donald, Waverley Hotsl, Palmers.-o:i ; Malcolm AHan, Palmeraton Hotftl, Palraarston ; EllizufcetL Jordan, Junction Hotel, Dunback; Mary Crane, Ancient Briton Hotel, Nasaby ; Winifred Agnes George, Victoria Hotel, Naseby ; William Henricksots, Welcome Inn, Nasoby ; Jamas Sim, Empire Hotel, Naseby ; Simeon Ir.der, Prince Alfred Hotel, Blackstcne Hill; William Thurlow, Vulffan Hotel, St. Bathans ; Thomas Redmond Connolly, Commercial Hotel, Hyde ; John Beatty, Otago Central Hotel, Newtown ; Benjamin Monk, Wedderburn Hotel, Wedderburn ; John Beattie, Welsh Harp Hotel, Cambrians ; James Caldwell, Crown Hotel, Wedderburn ; J. B. Carter, Royal Hotal, Naseby ; R. Nolan, Ballarat Hotel, St Bathans.

ACCOMMODATION LICENSES.

John M'Gregor, Waihemo Hotel, Waihemo ; Nicholas Maiouey, Maloney r a Hotel, Rock and Pillar; Philip" Brown, Pass Hotel, KyeburnDiggings ; William Fisher, White Horse Hotel, Becks; Annie Bdmondi, Serpentine Hotel, Serpentine; Margaret Tannahill, Styx Crossing Hotel, Styx ; John North, Union Hotel, Hamiltons ; William John Miller, Ewebnrn Hotel, Ewebnrn ; H. A. Wicks, Miners' Arms Hotel, Nenthoru.

ELEVEN O'CLOCK LICENSES.

James Sim, Empire Hobel, Naseby; J. R. Carter, Royal Hotel, Naseby; Mary Crane, Ancient Briton Hotel, Naseby ; W. A. George,' Victoria Hotel, Naseby j R. Nclsn, Ballarat Hotel, St. Bathans.

Mr D. M. Findlay appeared in support of the application of Mrs Homer; Mr Cutten for Mesdames George, Crane, Tannahill, aiid Edmonds and Messrs Ryan, Turner, Sim, Inder, North, Fisher, and Wicks , and Mr Herdman for Messrs Connolly, Henrickson, Carter, Beattie, Caldwell, Grieve, Miller, and Maloney.

NEW LICENSES.

Allan M'Kerrow applied for & license for the Clyde Hotel, Hampden.

Mr W. O. MacGregor and Mr D. M. Findlay appeared in support of the application. A petition oigned by 50 out of 80 householders in the Borough of Hampden in favour of the license beiog granted was handed in, as also a photograph of the house.

The Acting-chairman stated that the committee had decided to adjourn the application to the 22nd inst. to enable the magistrate (Major Keddell), the chairman appointed by tbe Government, to be present. Hp pointed out that at the last local option poll the votes recorded at Hampden were : For continuance 95, reduction 130, no license 153 ; and the committee felt some hesitation in dealing with the application under the circumstances surrounding it.

An application for a renewal of the license of the North- Western Hotel made by Mr Findlay on behalf of R. M. Collins, who is building a new hotel on the site of the one dettroyed by fire some months ago, was also adjourned to tie 22nd iost.

An application by Is«bella Swanson for a publican'is liepnsft f« » yew house, to be called

i i inni i ini"'iir'ii»Mmiaii»fitrrtiriii. „ , . imwi Eanfurly, at the township 6f Kanfurly, whert no building at present existed, but which was in course of erection, wes also adjourned to the >22nd inst. Mr Cuttea appeared in support of the application.