LAND AGENTS' LICENSES

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16430, 25 January 1919, Page 6

LAND AGENTS' LICENSES

A NUMBER Git ANTED. Air S. JS. McCartny, S.M., presided ovct a Louit; lor Hie yn-miiit; <->f lauu ngcuio at the Cuurmuuett ycst-Moiiy momin,;. ■ , ho following applied cither lor new licenses ur lor reuowai, ana, no oujtjctioxia uciag raised, tneir appii&itionb wuru gru.ui.od; cuanes JUeunard xuwt, Xroniey aim J • aj. JN'eale axia Co., W. K. Cooi, Anaorßaa ana. Maimer, Henry Aiaaou, Yvuimm Jarduie, Samuel Irwin, C. A. jifcCoy, Jonee, McCroatnj, X»td., a. Jameeon, 'Xhob. A l '. .Murray, Vriiuam &u»nley iticuaros, Jusepa Wallace, Jotai Wnliaiii Huiary, ueoige i.isie, ueary and iati's, J? rcuunck Jjjoa xi-cniy Brauuiwaitc, A. .Reed, H. i'cwr Jieri:us, X. Wrenn, -Lualph otringer, Baker Bros., W.' IX. 1/overeaux, 1\ b. tavm, Harding ana U>., U. V. Hua&on, Charles Knight., Charles Clark, 'Matßon and Co., Spiers, Saunders and 00., it. B. boren&cn, Conway Aiaison, Konald Bull, O.'E. Austin, bpratt. and liest. The following failed to be represented, and their applications were theretore notgranted: Harris Bros., John Meagher, Ronald is. Badger, FrcdK. Id. Warren. H. liob- ■ übjections were raised by Mi* A. Avery to the Ltauung ol licenses 10 ileni v HerbertCook and v.illiam Allan Hopkins. -Mr I'. W. Johnston appeared lor Mr Cook. Mr A. Avery said ho would ask the Court to "rant an adjournment. There were seveial reasons why ho did so. asked to bo heard in terms of a letter to the Court sent on January 13th, in which bo stated that bo wished the case to be neard after the executive of tho Land Agents Boiiialioii had been clectcd for 191y, eo that they might review tho whole po»ition preparatory to liis objection being heard. lie i came to tho Court as a representative of the public. The hand Act of 1912 wasj nat.'ed by the legislators of this country loi the specific purpose, of protecting and safc"Uarding the interests of the • general puoTic. lie wished tho Court to fix a dato for the hearing of the case, which would allow him to subpoena witnesses, whom no intended .to call (rom Wcllinslon, gill, and probably Dunedm. The short timo he had allowed him after notice of the Bitting did not even allow him to ct his papers together. It was a mere chai cc that ho had been at home when the no.icn had been served. It would be only ■ air lo both sides that they should- be fuJy heard or. all the counts which he proposed to presant to the Court. ihey m\o.\cd a very big public question. The Magistrate: X have not yet heard one word why the licenao .is not to be granted. 1 have nothing to do with the puolic meetin* or tho Land Agents' Association. 1 e ou°y grounds on which 1 can refuse tliu liC "l S >vwi l * an opportunity to formulate my case," repeated Mr Avery. ~ The Magistrate commented that Mr Avc /? bad had plenty of lime to formulate the case since the meeting took place. Mr Avery continued lo ask for an adjourn mcnt, but decliued to comply with the Magistrate's request. . , The Magistrate remained adamant on Uio point that he must be at once furmsned With grounds for holding over the application, and, aa they were not forthcoming granted the application. Mr Johnston:. Well, we irere quito prepared to meet him on all three of paints.to be raised, but as the application has been granted there is no need to. The application of W. A. Hopkms neri came forward, %nd ir Avery " . to the license being granted, but. Bia^ ed he could not go into the case at, tho time-, and asked for an adjournment. The Magistrate granted the license.