THIS DAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5562, 9 March 1886, Page 3

THIS DAY.

The first meeting of the re-elected Licensing Committee for the District of Sydenham was held at the Borough Council Office at noon to-day; present — Messrs J. Forrester, W. Langdown, J. Sherlock, J. A. Rankin, and E. Jones. Sergeant Wilson attended to represent the police. election of chairman. Mr W. H. Langdown was unanimously elected Chairman for the ensuing year. transfer. The temporary transfer of the license of the Sydenham Hotel from Alfred Stening to Thomas Green was confirmed, on the application of Mr Kippenberger. POLICE report. The police report on the licensed houses in the district was presented. It was of a satisfactory nature. SUNDAY TRADING. Mr Jones suggested that the attention of the Police should be called to the amount of Sunday trading going on in the district. The Chairman said that he believed Sunday trading was pretty general. He believed that the police had great difficulty in dealing with the matter. Sergeant Wilson said that the police were doing all they could in the matter. Constable Dougan said that he believed the public-houses got credit for a deal of Sunday drinking for which they were not responsible, but which was due in some degree to the Working Men's Club.

The Chairman suggested that the Clerk : should write to the Colonial Secretary calling his attention to the matter. The Clerk said if that were to be done he would like to be furnished with a written report from the police. Constable Dougan pointed out that the Club was permitted under the law to furnish drink on Sundays. The Chairman said that it was not supposed to make people drunk and send them rolling about the streets on Sundays. Mr Jones said that he could corroborate what the constable had said about the Club. On one Sunday he passed two men, Sydenham residents, under the influence of liquor in the street, and one of them called out to him, " You needn't blame the public-houses ; we come from the Working Men's Club." . Constable Dougan said that, if the Committee desired it, he would present a i written report on the subject to the next j meeting. The Chairman said that the Committee wished the police to understand that they .would like them to do all in their power to j stop Sunday trading on the part of hotel- ; keepers. i HOURS OF CLOSINO. J The Chairman announced that the Com- I mittee had decided to follow the example • of the Christchurch Committees, and grant ' permission to hotelkeepers to keep their houses open till 11 p.m., when such was ! applied for. J This concluded the business.