FRANKLIN LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 49, 6 December 1912, Page 2

FRANKLIN LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Quarterly Meeting. The quarterly meeting of the Franklin Licensing Committee was held in Pukekohe yesterday; present, Mr E. Kawson. S.M. (in the chair), J. D. Chalmers, W. 'Richaidson, W. C. Motion and P. J. McGovern. J .W. H. LSright, licensee of the Howick hotel, was called to answer a charge that he showed lack of firmness in the conduct of the bar trade. A special case was cited where a party ot yachtsmen went to tha hotel soter and after some time were back at the bo;-1 intrxicated, after having been cutting "drunken antics" in t-.e hotel yard in the presence of the licensee. The licensee suggested that the party may have had orink on their * boat. 'ihe chairman pointed out that the hotel y. rd was part of the license.) promises. If the police had brought L\iden e to prove t;.e allegations made in the police repoit, the licensee would have rendered himself liai.le to the termination ef the license, ihe licensee was w.rned to exercise a nv.-re i llicient control in future, ' anu to be more circumspect i'i dealing with the yacth.-'icen. Mr Hellowav appealed in support of an application for the transfer of the liee.se o: ihe Globe Hotel, Papakura, from E. 1.. liobert Porter. The granted. ihe lie. n-1■ i>r riitj was transient' i from I). J. Jackman to Charlts G iay lor. W. G. Abbot, of <he Pukekohe Hotel, was granttd a condiiioual license for the Franklin