Licensing Court.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 74, 9 December 1875, Page 5

Licensing Court.

The Quarterly -Licensing Cour.fc was. held here yesterday.. Messrs J. P. Maitland? R.M., 3_>r. Smith. ; and Mr' E? Grigor occupied tbe Bench? Mr Potor Allah applied for a' publican's license for the. Commercial Hotel, Clinton, and the. same was granted. ... ........ ,

An application for a transfer of license -of'the Alexandra; Hotel, PortrMqlyneux,; f romMr John Paterson to Mr. James Garroway,was granted?' .. . ; , Thomas Keenari applied for a pufticati's license ; for his temperance hotel in* Clyde.-street', Balclu- : tha, tp.be> called in future, tlie Criterion,, Hojiel. - Mr J..B.' Harris appeared^for.the, applica"__t,' arid Messrs Taylor and Reid 'foV'Messra'D'uhtfe'Jand'" Stanbrook, objectors; arid .also in- support, of a ; petition signed by 161 iuhabitents of .Balclutha against granting, th b license. After argument 1 pro. and con. the application was ; reftised. • ; ;. ; ; An application' by MrTFrederick Fuel,. Eaitan- , •gata, for a bottle license was refused, the Court . not considering that a necessity -for the same' existed in' the' lo'calityi - - ';: 7 7 L '•''• / ?.-:! r ; His Worship took an. opportunity of. pointing.' out for ; the benefit of holders bf licenses that although they were hot required; to apply for: a renewal of -their lifeanse's at the ; quairterly • meetings, it was quite competent ,, for the* police^ or private, indivirluals to", lodge "any fcpirjplain-b at' these meetings; and on-proof, the colii't'h^dlpbwer : to cahce], the licenses.., He .thought it right pub--licans should know, this so as. to .'be .'oh their 1 guard. -'-"• , - ; - .'.::: :.. '■;..; 7> '•.-:•;'; There was no other ;busines_i befpre the "court;