LICENSING COMMITTEES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 527, 7 June 1909, Page 2

LICENSING COMMITTEES.

' (BI TELEGRAPH—tEESS ASSOCIATION.) „, .. ,' v -' ■ Woodville, June 5. . ihe Licensing Committee yesterday sat for 1 six Lours. The wholo of tho licenses in the district wer6 renewed, with the exception of that of tho Horbertville Hotel, the application m regard to wiiich .was adjourned for three months to aDow 'of the transfer of tho iconso. Tho Aohanga Ferry accommodation liconse fee was raised from £5 to £20. A conple of licensees wore severely warned regarding their personal conduct; - Tho annual meetings for the future will bo held at Pahiatua. Before the conclusion of the sitting, the chairman, Mr. James, 8.M., very hiehlv complimented Constable Brosnahan, clerk of the committee for the last oloven years and who is now retiring, on the splendid efficiency of his work. ■ ■ f ' 1 Or TIUMiIUr-H-SrXCIAt COnnMPOKDKrtJ nr c ™ ■~ ~ . Hastings, Juno fi. , Mr. S. E McCarthy, 8.M., made some remarks on the duties of hotelkeepers at the annual, meeting of tho Licensing Committeo on Friday. Complaints had been made that hre escape ropes ;wexo tied in such a manner ri? n nyl y bailor .wnld untie them. They should bo ready at a,moment's notice, and all ropes should bo fixed half way up tho window. Complaints had also been mado that Maori women iu Hastings and Wai. pawa showed signs of being under the influeuco of drink. This showed that somoono was breaking tho law. It had further been stated that some hbtelkeopors had refused to supply meals between hours. Ho warned them that anyone refusing to supply n cold meal between meal-hours was liable to a fine.