ADJOURNED LICENSING MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 147, 29 June 1870, Page 2

ADJOURNED LICENSING MEETING.

A meeting!- of Magistrates was held in the Police-court, at nopn, to-day, for, the purpose of considering tlbe* bases, of applicant, for .publicans' licences adjourned'from April. Present —H. Morrow, J. Naughton, and T. Ritchie, Esqrs., J.P's. ' ' ''*' [''- *'' .... '','::" The following applications were considered: — : - '"-' ]:j '■''■■' ~

Occidental Hotel, •;VuLCAN--__E.~Tl.iB apphcation had- been adjourned, in order to give time for applicant to complete the altera, tions, a conditional promise having been given at last meeting. No opposition was now made. Mr, Morrow, from the Bench, stated that a gentleman had_ told Him-there .was more than the acconiniodk—on required, and that it was desirable to encourage a goodhottse, in order to-put down other low. hol-es'lh theneigh. bourhood.

Mr. Naughton stated that ths accommodation was sufficient, and-'that uuder the circamstances they could ,do nothing but grant the licence. .... , , ..*.,,,- ..,.. . *,•■• Applicatio-i granted. .',, V, i,'•-.'.;' ;* Mi*. Wynn draw their Worships' attention to an articlo that had appeared in the Evening Stab of the' 27th inst., with reference to this -application, and' which he characterised as scurrilous, '_busive, and false, and written avowedly -1 with the intention of influencihe the magistrates in their decision. He read the article to the Bench, commenting in strong terms as he proceeded. He stated that Mr.Beckham had assured him that the plan presented was such that, if carried out, nothing could have preventedth.-Sench'from granting the license; that on the occasion of the former application This friend Mr. Joy had presented the petition in opposition, and had used every efforb intk interests of his1 clients to prevent the granting the license, and that any insinuation to the contrary was a '•■downright lie." The presumed writer of • that article kneT7 what it was to jbe libelled, ~and; should sympathise with any one suffering the same, and he could assure him that unless a full and. ample,apology was published in the Evening STA_tthe writer wo|ild finct himself!, placed in the sam« position as that in, which he lately placed another gentlemati. Mr. Joy. expressed gratification at the terms in, .which his friend Mr. Wynn bad defended him; ho had done his utmost in'the interests of his, client, and the statements in the article were absolutely false. He had presented the petition in open Court; and used all the influence he..oOuld to prevent the license being graafced, which statement was warmly confirmed,by the Bench. ... ,7. .ij Eagle Ins.—Applications were' received from ~;W. Taybr; itbe present ho-ddr, and Lawrence Bobertson. License granted to W. Taylor. .-no !; >• [it a?■?■ '<->?■?■ •"••v*;■'''''■" Masonic. Hotel.—-License granted to J. L. Rose,'-_id for the ( 77 ■ f Q.C:E.,'Vi(.'t'6-_i-streot. — License was granted to W. Woolly. . . tii . ~,,.;,, ■■% Tictobia'HOTE-.—License was granted to Alexander James. Wheat-Sheaf Inn.—Two appKcations were made for a license for this hotel, one by T. K. • T_.um, the present holder, whose lease expires; to-morrow, wA\J& Trimble. Mr.:Bev«ridge appeared for Mr. Trimble, and Mr. Wynn appeared for Mr, Tatum, and state-, that, as his client "wM^ffi possession, and the usual steps had. not been taken in oppositions he was.entitled to his license, anil on tho guarantee that the money would be paid, and the license bpna, rJ Me obtained, the Ucence was granted to Mr. Tatum. The Court .then rose., , lif./v. i i !