“WELL CONDUCTED"

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 135, 9 June 1937, Page 6

“WELL CONDUCTED"

WANGANUI HOTELS fax durable reports : WANGANUI LICENSING COMMITTEE. “Tie health inspector's report I states' that all licensed hotels in this citv are found to he in a very satisfactory condition, and the report of the | inspector of police indicates that' generally speaking the hotels are well ; conducted.” remarked Mr. J. H. Salmon. SM, who presided when the annual meeting of the y\ anganui Licensing Committee vas held y ester- I day afternoon. He added that the police again, pointed out that there had been some I convictions for after-hour trading. No. more than one conviction had been it I rorded against any one person, ho.-! ever, and it was not proposed to taxe | anv action. ‘ Last year compares fav- 1 ourably with other years, but xye’ vould again stress the fact that tab.. committee does not approve of any! after-hour trading." the chairman! added. Other members of th* Wanganuti Licensing Uomnnt.ee who v.cre pre-] sent at vesterdays meeting were 1 Messrs. A. G. Bignell, J. H. Burnet, 11. I West. W. Brown and J. Robertson. ; A publican’s license was issued toj . ach of the following - Denzil Ardell •Foster’s Hotel', lain Archibald Me-’ Inlyre (Federal Hotel’, Percy James; (Grand Hotel', Joseph John Iloare 1 iCastleclilf Hotel’. Arthur Wilhelm i Larsen (Provincial Hotel'. Timothy Felix Ryan (Albion Hotel'. Renewals were granted in each of < •he following application : ErnestManley (Masonic Hotel', Wikiam Gor-! on Johnstone (Aramohu Hotel', Stanley Moore 'lmperial Hotel?,’ Charles George Rhines • Criterion i Hotel', James Patrick Iloare (Rutland Hotel), William Johnstone (Com- I mercial Hotel', Alfred Peters (Metropolitan Ho:el'. Henry Edward Card • •Station Hotel’, Harry Lawrence • N.Z. Wine License). • Renewal of x.'hole.a’e licenses . ?re granted as follows: Johnston and Co. Ltd., Levin and Co., Ltd., Miriam Winifred Kennedy (executive estate A.D. Kennedy, deceased’. A. Ilatrick and Co. L'u., F. J. 11. Nancarrow, Ltd., Go’.dingham and Beckett. Ltd., and the Phoenix vine and Spirit Co. Ltd. Wanganui Rive: Services, Ltd., represented by M.. J. M. Hussey, made j application Tor a packet license for j ’he river vw>el Ongarue, and a renewal o( packet licenses for the Otunui and Wakapai. In connection with the former, Mr. Hussey submitted that the Post and Telegraph 1 »epa: .me 1. had granted a renewal of ■ the mail contract bet ween Pipiriki and j Retaruke. The department had stated, however, that this v. is on the condition that the tourist service would be improved. The company had oee.-i ssked t » give an assurance that better accommodation would be provided on the va.-scl. and it was with < this ooject in view that the Ongarue u as being prepared for a summer service between November and April. |

I ! The chairman: We arc prepared to hear applications lor a fresh license and the renewals, but desire further information, and details as to the number of passengers carried. The appli< ations were held over and ( will be dealt with at a hearing to be I arranged at a later da‘e. The inspector of police was requested to submit a report