LICENSING MEETINGS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5165, 11 June 1891, Page 3

LICENSING MEETINGS.

BYDENHAM LICENSING COMMITTEE. (By Tele&bapb:,) » OHttISTOHOSOH, Junk 10, r I Tho Sydenham Licensing Committoe met 3 to-duy and eat for four hours hearing tho B eight applications for lieenaos m tho district. ' Petitions and counter-petifciona were proaentod B m reforonco to tho applications. Meaara j Hurper, Fisher, Stringer, Hoban, and Hunt, appoarod to support thorn. A largo quantity ? |of evidence for and anainefc was hoard, and tho committoo rcßorvotl their decision till 10 I o'clock tomorow morning. The Rev. L. M. luit.fc, tho chairman, stated thnt- they would j prooood on fcho ljnee laid down by Mr Justice '' Denniaton'n judgment, and not refuse licenses only on prohibitionist grounds, NAPIER, Juhe 10. At tho licensing commutes mooting tho c chnirman announced that they had personally inspected every hotol m town. Several woro ' suitublo, but m tho instance of others licensees ? wera warnml to make improvements, generally m connection with convonioncos and drainage or firo osoapen. Tho liconHo of tho Napior Hotol was withheld, but would bo issued on tho hotol being entirely rebuilt. AH liconeos k woro altered from 12 to 11 o'clock. 'XJio r. chairman stated that the committee wero y I quite awaro that there wbb no provision for

• 11 o'clock licenses, and that the holders ol i them could go on selling up to 13 withoul puniehment for trading after hours, but c strict welch would be kept, and any publicans , Boiling after 11 would only get ten o'clock licenses when applying for renewals. HOKITIKA, June 10. The licensing Committee met to-day to deal with applications for licenses The chairman informed the meeting that he hud nppliod to the borough council , as the local body receiving the revenue orieiug from licenses, i'or copies of the Act, but these wore not foriluvrung, and as he was ignorant of the intricacies of tho law relating to licensing ho did not think he was justified m dealing with the applications. Other membora concurred and tho meeting adjourned for a week to enablo copies- to be obtained. It is understood that tha pohco report is favourable and that all licenses will be ronowed. At Boss all the applications wero granted.