WANGANUI LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10819, 9 December 1902, Page 6

WANGANUI LICENSING COMMITTEE.

: Quarterly Me^tlhg.

The quarterly meeting, of the abovje was hb|d at the Courthouse.; at noon to-daV." MrC.-C. KettterS.'M.'and chair^n, presided, and the fpljdwing mefubers of the Committee were present: — Messrs J. v W. > Baker, W. G. Bassett, J. E. AVilson, J. Forbes/ and' the Rev. J. Cocker. . CRITERION HOTELv , / ' Mr Treadwell • again applied for a renewal, of toe license of thp Criterion Hotel,, to John Jaryis, v whieh he explained waswithheld aftne afanual'ffie'etnig. He had on two' occasions previously .referred ,to the Jartjsi '^^"wouiiriw* now again touch on that .matter. He had intimated at a previous ineetfrig of ,'*he Committee that it was almost impossible for 4Kr.Jftr.xp. to^ell-^tft r . > f.«p jtw < a.,reasous. ' The first was that the license , was already •endorsed, and if Prohibition ,or Reduction were'cafried'.thehbtel would be the' first to lost 1 its li'censij. Anpther reajson. f was that until the' J ldc*l onfion wa? 1 fajt.cn/ -t was qlsq impossible to find a % purchaser. Since the ppjl, ,the difficulty had increased, as people ' werp iiow somewhat chary, „or 'not so inclined to take. hotels as t"li£y wcj(p tormerly.. They hqd hopid th'|it Mr'Jarvf? would have been able Jo have disposed of his interests in the / hoJ'^L, ' bu(| thojigh . genuine efforts^ had been 'jji£&a ytitb that end in view they had bepn unable to find a purchaser. - It was more 3ffficult now than ever to get hotel property financed. Since September Mr JaTvis had conducted his hotel in an exemplary manner^ the police? Sad no .complaints against him, a.4d >were satisfied that •if he conducted the irotel in the future .as well as he had dotte ' during the past three months it would be as well conducted as any other hotel in- the^ town. Mt Treadwell i .'Bubmitted J that if the 'license' v were 4 granted Mr 'XaiK'is would have a better opportunity of gelling out at sometfiing lite thte figure, hp gave for it. He therefore asked th^t tlie renewal be' v gtan^'ed. [*-'„' ' * { * Inspector Kiely stated that •Mr Jarvis had shown, that he could. Gonduct his hotel vfer avcll it he Irked, and during the last few bionths it had' been "remarkably well conducted. The 'police, however, had ao guarantee that it. would continue." *l'he Chairman intimated that, the license' would be granted, but ,warped 'Mr *Taryis~^hat'it'"'there "wqre §ny mo't'p'^fitsaches ,01 thei Act; the iaiatter 1 >*-oiSa 'be d^ealt w<tli at the next annual meeting. NEWMARKET HOTEL.* 'On the ' application of Mr Watt, a renewal was granted to Margaret Stuart, Mr Watt stating that ~ti\ application liad been adjourned until fne premises had %been% been' rebuilt. " "> ! " r Inspector Kiely c stated that the- liotel . was now' complete' and up-td-dato in eyery ' way. '- ,->" " ' / '■'' " CASTLECUIFF HpTfiL: On'' the a'pplicaiion of Mr Treadwell, transfer was granted from *R\ H. Pettard to $. S. Browii. .... METROPOLITAN,' HOTEL. •"On the 'application, of--' Mr— -Tread Well, transfer granted from W. R. Tuck to A. Mitchell. PROVINCIAL HOTEIL. ' Application for transfer 'granted from W. liighjt to, \V.. ,11.-^1 uck,,ou the, application of 'Mr Treadw»U. ' " ' . • v ., RUTLANR HOTEL. «■ ," Mr Barn icotit stated that he 'had v boen instructed by the Public TrusteeMo apply to the Committee to cancel thtf conditions 1 formerly imposed in connection with the Rutland Hotel: The license iiad hitherto been granted on condition tbptf thf-^ld portion ofitlie^ortioni'oP the building lie; rebuilt. Tlie Public Trustee had obtained plans and called 'for tenders for a very expensive, building. The tenders, however, were ioo high, and had nb't' been accepted. In the meantime, as^the result of the re- , .cent lqcaltoptiqn poll, the. TJrustee jrhojight ! .it' "to recpnsider the 4 whole .position. ' 'He 1 nad had" a lonlg With "him, and he had stated thafc it would be extremely imprudenj for him as Publis rru&tee to -ouiki art eipensnse h'tttei, in view of the lecont local option, poll. .Jsf-e "was not 'to'TsisyS'tvhat conrsVlia "wo'dld take in"tn'' % "futurej' v but''lie would ast^tlic Com'jVittee to di^pe^se. altogether with the conditions, so that matters might continue as they were until the end of the present , leases; which had" "about - three mo-re jears •to'ruu,; It would- b6 necessary "thuii to spend a certain sum in '-.putting .the old , portion of .'the building, in repair. . By that time the Trustee would .then Qome to some decision' They might then 'decide to erect shops alpna^ th& wliolo of tlie frontage,- and thon in tho event of Pro. ' hibitioii carried - they • could turn (portion of the hotel into a boardinghouse, ■ which* "would - not be profitable on' 'a mbra expensise site like the 'corner. --Corisider ? ing the very peculiar position •the colony was in at the present time' with regard ,to thp licensing queations it ;yras not *rea_.to ask .-anyone* to , cxpe)*d.. largq • iSU^is'of'monev on pn hpfel li£e .this^. Ho; some poijsiori£. of the , building weVb ndl in good condition, but'^e.Jjuilding was habitable, and was ' aa 'good 'as be expected, considering the position •hotels \vere now in." The Trustee could 'bo relied on to do aliy necessary re'paiis.' ' ' ' >• ' '■-"' - ' 1 The Chairman su?<?estcd that the mat-. tcr should v be held over till Mar.ch>when a new committee would be elected. ; ■ r Mr Barnicoat said tlie Trustee preferred something definite, ancj desired to be v free from' any obligation' of -, rebuilding. The. Chairman stated that tjie matter would-be adjourned till Marc.li, when they expectod some definite "sch'enie "\vould b*3 laid before them. In the meantime, they hoped tho nightwatehman, wpuld \>e vig^-' ant, as the building was old and, tho risk 'of fire great. , ,