THE DOMAIN SPORTS GROUND.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2301, 13 December 1889, Page 2

THE DOMAIN SPORTS GROUND.

THE LICENSING QUESTION. A Pftolal mooting of the Aahbarton Llocnilng Committee was held this mornlug to consider tbe question an to whothor or not they ehould grant lloeiieoß, Bbonld duoh bo applied for, for tbe sulo of Intoxlcntin« Hquor-H on the nports ground tn tho D main. There were present; Mesvro D Thomsa, R. Aloorn, 0, 8.-addell, and J. 0. Dunonn. In tbe absence of Mr Riifltull, the Ohelrmftn of tho Oi mmhteo, Mr A loom wno voted to tho chair, The Ohalrmtn oxplalned the objeot of tbe mtotlug. Mr Thomas made an explanation a'tnllar to that given by him at the last meeting of tho Borough Council. Ho Btld that, though personally opposed to the Bale of liquor In tho Domain, he fe!t oompollcd t r > vo'.o on thin one oocaslon for tho lanue of a liconao to tho Oa'udonlan S^o'ety. 'Jhjßolo roasoD for tho aoilon on his part was the overnight of tho Ooqcoll whon mitklng the Brr«Dgementn for the gronud vrlth the Sioloiy, btu«uue, although he was now nct'ug In Lla capanlty as a mum* ber of the Lloonoing Ooiumlitop, heojnld not sink Ma ideutliy us Mayor of the Borough, end a motnbor of tho Ouunotl. lio had tried ovory moans In his power to induce the Oitledouinn Sooloty to have no ifquor at their Rportv, f»ud hid «ffjrod hlmnelt to pay tbeoi the amount thoy expected to roallßo by tho ba!q of tho booth. This offor had boon mude to clear up the ■ position betweou tho Council and tho Society, o»n«od by the ovu»alght of the for- ' merln regard to th!aliquor qneitlon Hefolt jure tho Oounoll would novel agalu grunt . pornuiesion for bootliH, and he would oppoHO to the utmoct of h!a powors ncy future appllo«tioD. Mr Dunoan moved—'* That this oam- | mlttoe grant no license for the e»le of liquor la the Domain during their totm oi offloe," Mr BrAddell aooonded the motion, which irao oarrlod, Mr Thomaa betog the only dlaaentloot, He Again explalcod that bo wai opposed to tho Halo of liquor and that ho dissented from the motion only as f*r as It applied to tho fi st maotlng of the Oulo donlan Society for the reisjns he had itated. The Committee then adjonrncd,