KAIPARA LICENSING COURT.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 956, 2 July 1908, Page 21

KAIPARA LICENSING COURT.

At Dargaville last week the annual meeting of the Kaipara Licensing Court was held Mr Dyer, S.M., presiding. Renewals of licenses were granted to M. O’Connor, Aratapu; H. Dyer and W. Montgomery, Dargaville; T. Hewitt, Mangawhare; G. Barkett, Tangiteroia; G. Meale, Kaihu; J. Ryan, Pahi; T. McEwen, Helensville; S. Stretton, Helensville; H. Melton, Kaukapaka; J. McLeod, Helensville; F. Greenfield, Tokatoka; and G. Macdonald, Maropiu, the owners of the latter house to effect improvements before August. The police reports in all cases were favourable.

An application for a wholesale license for Dargaville was made by Mr T. Lowrie, solicitor, for Mr G. Fisher, who argued that the development of the district warranted it. Petitions against the granting of the license were lodged by the Kaipara No-Li-cense League. The Court, dealing with the application apart from the petitions lodged, was unanimous in refusing the application. In the matter of the packet license considerable interest was aroused. Mr Coates appeared for the No-li-cense League, and opposed the granting of them. After comprehensive evidence had been taken, the chairman gave his deliberative and casting vote in favour of the issue, stating that he honestly believed, on the evidence abduced, that it would be in the interests of sobriety and good ccrduct on the steamers.