LICENSING COMMITTEES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5099, 7 June 1904, Page 3

LICENSING COMMITTEES.

TIMARU, The animal meeeing of the Timaru Licensing Committee was held yesterday. Present—Mr C. A. Wray, S.M. fchairman), J. Jackson, D. Stuart; F. Cullmann, R. McQueen, and C. Bowker. Sergeant Warring reported in detail on all tho houses, making no complaint against any of them, Asked If ho had any remarks to make the Sergeant said ho would like to say that it was remarkable how prohibited men get drunk as they do. He would like the licensees to bo careful on this point. Yesterday afternoon he had met a man in Stafford Street, TV maru, who was considerably under the influence of liquor, though not sufficiently drunk to arrest ; and last night after 10 o’clock a woman had gone to thopolice station in a half-naked condition, to appeal for protection from her husband (a prohibited man. The drink might not have been bought on the Sunday, and it might have been got outside the hotels. The chairman said the only thing to do was to keep a sharp look out, and bring up any offenders. The applications of lha Gi’own (la Ship) and Saltwater Creek Hotels were adjourned for throe weeks. _ Wholesale licenses were renewed for twelve months to the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operalivo Association, the National Mortgage and Agency Company, and Mr B. B- Taylor " The hours of closing was fixed atH O’clock, ■ ■ 1

WELLINGTON, June 0. The City Licensing Committee met today, The police reported favourably on most of tho applications for renewals of licenses, but considered that some of tho old wooden buildings were a source of danger in case of fire. In two or three cases renewals were held over for a week to consider matters of minoi importance. Ton o’cloA" closing was decided on, an appUcatieei from the Licensed Victuallers Association, to close at 11 being refused. DUNEDIN. June 6. At tne annual meeting of the Duncdm Licensing Committee to-day all applications for extension beyond 10 o clock were refused. The Committee has postponed until June 27th consideration ot the licenses of the Terminus, Wain’s, the Provincial, tne Douglas, the Gladstone, the Tamers’ Arms, the City, and the Shamrock generally in' regard to alterations on sanitary grounds and

I fire escape appliances. The CalccloniI an Hotel license was granted will I caution. ...The Law Courts and Queen'l I Hotel licenses were granted with an I intimation that there should be a man instead of a woman licensee.