THE MORERE LICENSE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14703, 7 September 1918, Page 2

THE MORERE LICENSE.

' -At this morning's sitting of -..* "-tibe ■■■ ; Licensing Committee some Ydiscuasipp.;arose over the trarisfer of the licenser* of the Hot Springs Hotel, at Morere, ■ from Bertie Albert Lowe to Henry. Hodge. „ .■".-;,. Constable Ton* (Wairoa) reported that reliable .residents 'in.' 'the . .district ;.&i^\ reported to .hnn' > tliat,-liqupr;-.'.i^s;'sei_g::' supplied, to natives m an .unratisjfeirtprjr manner. : -. ■'■<■" :■.-..-. -Y-Y '■'„., Y. ; ;Y'.'. ';'; 'Sergeant Quinn also reported Unfavorably against, the application. • - : Sub-Inspector DewYconteilded. that; under the circumstances it was absolutely necessary*. to. have\a relw(hle mail m charge of that hotel,' as it: wus, .}»- considerable •'. distance' from , the - nearest police station. •- Attention- must, -be- paid^ to the reports of the police. : .. ,:•-, .-• v Mr Nolan appeared - ; in the- • , application, ' and stated that . uride'r the- . provisions of Vthe. Licensing. v Act it": was not possible f ok! a man holding a tem-. porary license to transfer to another licensee unless ' ho had been m charge of the .hotel for a period of . not less than three months, when lie would be^ come a. permanent licensee automatically. He suggested two courses (1) that the application should be held over till next , sitting ; (2) >,tlie periuanefttv transfer* be granted,- and he (counsel) wpuld give his personal osauraucse^that steps would be taken /foiviYja „ furthjer . transfer of the license, .If the applieay. tion was not granted) the license wpulii v revert back to the' former licensee, thus seriously aiiconveniencing' the landlord^' The chairman : Do, you speak with a .knowledge of ; the lease, and caai give an assurance -that the owner of tlte license will securo.anothei*- license? Counsel explained' that\ he was' not prepared to say how far ' the powers went m the- lease. - • •*-• • -•-,-.• ..,,.;»;'. ....;... Sub-Inspector Dew: If we could. 'g^et a guarantee that under the hew- license the place would be conducted, prop- ' erly - - ; .-' .'; . ■;_. Counsel : I can , only, say that,.. the' present applicant has eyery inducement to se© that there is strict compliaitce with the. law. s . ; ' ,■' o*J-.Vy . . . After <»i*sult.aj^6ir>yith ;, the J ,'^Jjier ; members : of th© Bench, ./fris i iWordhjlf '(Mr. J. :S.: Bartpp, ihtiihut^d ' that the committee had 'decided; YtoY accept. Mr NoJaiVs* assvtraiicoMn "tlifr flatter m the interests of tho>-tfayelUit|j, public m, .that' "district, otherwise , lilie license would be endorsed, ; asflattlo' cqfisideration 'was due . to jHodge. V vY W' v, :-■-. • Sub-Lispector Dew said he: wouJd^Uot raise any serious objections! in } the mat-, ter. and the , ; transfer* was granted, subject to thes^oonditions^- .: ; . , .. .;{:; ■ |