Licensing Matters Discussed By Committee

Chronicle (Levin), 12 June 1948, Page 4

Licensing Matters Discussed By Committee

The Otaki Licensing committee held its annual meeting in the Magistrate's Court, Levin, yesterday, Mr. H. J. Thompson, S.M., presiding. The following trans'fers of hotel lieences were granted: — Central Hotel, Otaki, from Robert Jones to John Alexander Eustace; Paekakariki Hotei, from George Noel Lockett to Joel John MacCormac. New licences were granted .to the " following: — Central. -Hotel, Otakv t John Alexander Eustace, on condition that renovations as required are carried out; Paekakariki Hotel, Gerald John MacCormac; Manakau Hotel, Mrs, Sybil Susan Cadman. -• -I . Renewals of licences were allow- , ed as follows: — Levin Hotel, Ernest A Frederick Ward; Grand Hotel, Carl Edward Larsen; Jubilee Hotel, Otaki, Torrence- Alexander McFetridge, on an as'surance being given by Mr. C. F. Atmore, on behalf of the owners, the Palmer Estate, that certain .renovatiop work would be undertaken as soon as possibie, as required in a requisition from the Health and Police Departments; Family Hotel, Otaki, Joseph Denzil Cooksley; Telegraph Hotel, Otaki, Thomas Verdon Cahill; Railway Hotel, Otaki, Alexander Watt; Provinclal Hotel, Upper Hutt, Thomas Fisljer; Trentham Hotel, Upper Hutt, Edward Stephen Flannigan.

A wholesale licence was granted to Waiter Buli, of Levin. An application filed by Waiter George Phillips was withdrawn. It was stated that the application was being filed in anticlpation of a possibie increase being allowed in the number of wholesale licences as _ a result of the reeent "Royal Commission, report. It was stated 'by chairman that Section 30 of the Licensing Act, 1910, provided for no new licences except when an existing one lapsed, 'or was forfeit>ed. Such not being the case, the committee had no option bfft to refuse the application. ' Appearing for the applicant, Mr. D. P. Todd said that his client was merely wishing to place an early request in order that he might obtain a priority should any alteration be made. The chairman suggested that as the committee had no option under the circum'stancbs but to refuse the application, the applicant^ might prefer to withdraw it, but it could be recorded as having been made.