LICENSING MEETINGS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5162, 8 June 1891, Page 3

LICENSING MEETINGS.

a -a ft THE LEVELS DIBTBIOT. 9 The first mooting of the newly elected " licensing committee for tho Levels district was y Ik Id at tho O.iurthousa nt noon on Saturday, 8 I all mombnrs pi-eeont, namely Meesrs B). Gt. ■' kerr, T. Ley, A. Mob, H. Miller, and I. L. Morris. °, Mr E. G. Korr took the chair, and staled 1 that hO hod been elected chairman, on tho o motion of Mr Morris, seconded by Mr Moo. a Tho applications for renowals of liconßoa '* woro then dealt wUh — Mrs Murphy, Plonsanl. * Point hotel ; John Doro, Railway hotel, " Pleasant Point ; M. Spillane, Arowhenua ; Mrs Dalo, Doncnater hotel, Washdyke ; H. " Gardner, Saltwater Oreek, and Geo. Finch (accommodation license), Ctavo Arras. AH tho applicants were present oxcepfc Mr Hpillano ; he boing unwell, was repreoonted 10 by Mr J. W. White. ,f Tho police report on the several houses was j the samo m all cases : Buildings " all m good order ; no complaints." Tho renowals woro 13 all granted, for 10 o'clock licenson, outdoor lights to bo extinguished at the hour of closing, as heretofore. The foe (£5) and conditions for the Oavo accommodation houso aro tho same as last year. The chairman then addressed the licensees, °> saying : The comraitteo aro ploased to fin u lt tha? there aro no complaints against tho m houaos m tho Levels Lioenßing district. But Bi they have boon told that thore ore breaohee "J of the clause relating to travellers, — that peoplo!who aro not bona /tdn travellers have 59 been served with drink m some cauea. TbiE we only know by reports people havomadeto us individually. All wo can say is that if licensee! do not carry out tho law strictly, the police will bo instructed to make investigation intc complaints of this kind, and if the law is nol complied with the cotnmitteo will tak< measures at the next licensing meeting tc enforce it. And tho samo romark applies tc Sunday trading. This tho oommittoe are dotor mined to put down, if thoy am obtain cvi jj donco of any breach, bo lieon»oes must taVi lB l; warning that any infrootion of tho law re n n garding Sunday trading will bo visited sovorolj by by tho committee. That is all the commiltei / a havo to cay. on Tho moating then fcorminatsd;

MAOKKSZIK DI3TBIOJ. Tho annual moetiug of tho ATaukeuzi Licencing Oommilloo -.vita held ut l.h" Übrar ITairlie Oeok, on Friduy, whoa the followinj members were present : — Mosars JumjH I iVL'ilne, Robert Rutherford, John McGregor S. ft. Dicison, and 81.B 1 . 14. Gillivigham. Tho Inspector's report upon the licenser houses within tho district wna read anc was m all oasos satisfactory. Eenewala of publicans' licenses woreegrantec as follows : -A. O. Gilmour, Gladstone Granc Hotel, and Donald Method, Fairlie Hotel An accommodation license was granted tc MrT. Twomoy for the Bailwny hotel, Albury The following ronowale of aooommodatior licenses were granted : — P. H. Stock, Silver stream hotel; Malcolm McLeod, Burkes Pasi hotel ; Donald MoMillan, Tekapo Bridge House ; Robert Eiddlo, Pukaki Ferry hotol : and F. F. O. Huddloston, tho HermitageMount Cook. A letter was read from Mr Huddleston applying to have tho amount of hia license fee reduced from £5 to £1, slating that tho house was kept open solely for the use of touristE and that the foo was out of proportion to the amount of liquor business done. After consideration tho license fee was reduced to £2. Mr McGregor congratulated the committee on the satisfactory nature of the police report, which he attributed partly to the inspector m charge and partly to the licensees, and expressed the opinion that tho taousoa m the oounty compared favourably with these m any district that he knew. This was all the business and the committee adjourned. TEMUKA. The first meeting of tho newly elected committee for the Temuka Licensing District was held on Friday, Present — Messrs J. Talbot, W. G. Aspinall. M. Quinn, and A. Clinch. Mr Talbot was elected chairman. The police report on the lioensod buildings was favourable, but the Inspector, Constable Morton, drew attention to the existonca of Sunday trading, proved by drunken men being seen m the streets on Sundays. While he was not prepared to make any speciCo charges against individual licensees, he hoped the committee would warn licensees against infringing the law. All licenses wore renowed, as follows : — J. Anglnnd, Star Hotel ; H. Loo, Crown Hotol ; M. Scannell, Wallingford Hotel ; T. McGuire, Temuka Hotel ; M. McAtoer, Boyul Hotel (all m lemuka) ; ,T. A. Young, Wolsoley Hotel | and J. Mclntosh, Winchester Hotel, at Winchester ; and S. Breadley, Orari Hotel (accommodation liconso). It wss decided that as li\Rt year the lights at the Temuka hotels may be extinguished at 11 p.m. The chairman drew tho attention of licensees to the remarks of the inspector regarding Sunday trading, and warned them that the committee would administer the law us they found it. It had also been brought under his notice that Magistrate's " prohibition orders" were not always respected ; the publioans would only be attending to their own interests m showing respect for the law m all its details. Licar;seos should note "the signs of the times," and recognise that the public were taking an increased interest m the administration of the licencing laws.