LICENSING DISTRICTS, LICENSES ISSUED, AND BREWERIES (RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF) IN THE COLONY, FOR THE YEAR 1886.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session II, H-15

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Sess. 11.—1887. NEW ZEALAND.

LICENSING DISTRICTS, LICENSES ISSUED, AND BREWERIES (RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF) IN THE COLONY, FOR THE YEAR 1886.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 18th May, 1887. Ordered, "That a return be laid before this House containing, as far as possible, the following information: (1) The total number of licensing districts in the colony ; (2) the number of licenses issued in each provincial district during the year 1886, distinguishing the several sorts of license; (3) the number of applications for licenses refused in each provincial district during the year, distinguishing new applications from renewals, and giving the ground of refusal m each case where known ; (4) the number of breweries in each provincial district, and the fees, if any, paid by their owners—(a) the number of gallons brewed in each provincial district, (6) the amount of duty paid in each provincial district, (c) the number of persons in each district engaged in the actual manufacture of beer."—(Mr. Pulton.)

Return of Licensing Districts, Number of Licenses issued, and Number of Breweries in the Colony, for the Year 1886.

Licenses refused, and Grounds ov Refusal where known. Auckland—6, houses not required ;1, application informal; 1, house not erected. Hawko's Bay—2, houses not required; 3, against local-option vote ;2, reason not known. Wellington— 2, houses not required ;4, reason not known. Nelson—3, applications made at wrong time ;3, against local-option vote. Canterbury—4, reason not known; 1, applicant unsuitable. Otago—l3, houses not required ;4, against local-option vote :1, application withdrawn. Westland— 5, houses not required ;1, cancelled at applicant's request. Total, 56. Note.—No information is available as to the number of persons engaged in the actual manufacture of beer. C. J. A. Haselden, Department of Justice, Under-Secretary. Wellington, 17th October, 1887. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,375 copies), £1 Is.]

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'roviucial District o] 3 2 o < H a M is o o 'A tx 0 O r3 S3 o o O o H Number of licensing aistricts in the colony Licenses issuea— Publicans' New Zealand wine.. Accommodation Bottle Packet Wholesale Conditional 276 41 SO 4 71 4 172 4 4 117 "54 3 5 12 36 29 9 1 •• 206 2 27 424 55 63 14 50 153 131 13 10 369 1,476 6 211 77 54 196 657 14 28 85 1 4 19 1 12 37 17 41 47 4 27 2 40 240 5 13 Licenses refused — New applications .. Renewals 6 2 7 2 4 6 1 4 11 7 5 1 38 18 Breweries— Number of breweries Amount of fees Amount of duty Number of gallons on which duty paid 17 £17 £13,034 1,042,720 2 ,£2 ' £411 32,880 6 £6 £2,693 215,540 19 £19 £7,786 622,880 14 £14 £2,513 201,040 8 £8 £987 78,960 21 £21 £11,222 897,760 19 £19 £13,082 1,046,560 9 £9 £1,319 105,520 115 £115 £53,047 4,243,760