The Daily Telegraph THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1882.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3514, 12 October 1882, Page 2

The Daily Telegraph THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1882.

As a good deal of doubt exists as to the exact nature of the provisions of the Licensing Act Amendment Act passed towards the close of last session, the Lyttelton Times obtained an. advance copy from the Government Printing Office. The chief provisions of the Act are : —The term " said Act," it should be explained, refers to the Licensing Act of 1881. Regarding the amendment as to New Zealand wine, clause 4 of the Amendment Act provides that sub-sec-tion 3 of section 3 of the said Act shall be read as if the words "grown in New | Zealand" had been originally inserted therein instead of the words " of his own orowth." Clauseo runs as follows : Subsections 2, 3, G, 9, and 15 of section 13 of the said Act are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof it is enacted as follows : — 1. The local bodies haring ! jurisdiction throughout any Licensing I'istricfc shall appoint the returning officer for such district in the manner provided by the Kegulation of Local Elections Act, 1876 ; and sections 6 to 9, both inclusive, of the Act last-named shall apply in respect to every returning officer so appointed. 2. Within licensing districts inside of counties as defined in the said Act, where more local bodies than one have jurisdiction, the Governor ehall appoint which of such local bodies shall, for the purposes of the said Act, be deemed to have authority throughout the Licensing District, and shall make necessary appointments, and do all things required for the conduct of elections within the Licensing District. 3. The result of every election of a Licensing Committee shall be notified in manner provided by section 35 of the Kegulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, by the returning officer, who, by the same notification, Bhall appoint the time and place at which each Licensing Committee shall meet for the purpose of electing their chairman, and such time shall be as soon as conveniently may be, and within fourteen days from the time of such notification. 4. All costs and expenses incidental to the election of any Licensing Committee shall be paid by the local body having jurisdiction throughout the district where the election takes place. 5. The returning officer appointing the time for the holding of licensing meetings shall also appoint the place (not being licensed premises) at which such meetings shall be respectively held ; but if there be in the district any place held as a court-houso by the Resident' Magistrate having jurisdiction in the district, then such meetings shall be held at such court-house. 6. The places at which licensing meetings are held need not necessarily be within the limits of the licensing district to which such meetings relate, if such meetings can be more conveniently and not less effectually held outside of such limits. 7. The Council or Board respectively of every town district and road which forms a part only of a licensing district, but receives a portion of the liconse fees accruing therein, shall be liable to contribute in proportion to the amount so received to the cost of administering the said Act within the licensing district of which it; forms a part, and the local body charged with such administration shall be entitled to recover such contribution from the councils or boards liable respectively to pay the same. 8. When, by failure of election or otherwise the Governor nominates a committee, he shall also appoint the time and place for the first neeting of such committee, and such time shall be no later than twenty-one days after such nomination. 9. Whenever a license is lawfully granted at any time other than at the annual licensing meeting, such license shall continue in force only until the 30th day of June ensuing next after the granting thereof, and the fee to be paid for such license shall be a proportionate part of the fee payable in respect of an annual license of the same kind. Clause 9 states that an extension of time for the sale of liquors until eleven o'clock at night may be granted by any Licensing Committee under the provisions of section 37 of the said Act on payment by the licensee of an additional fee of £5 for the same. Clause 10 states that it shall not be necessary henceforth to advertise in a newspaper the times of quarterly licensing meetings, as required by section 41 of the said Act, except in the case of the annual licensing meeting in June, of which advertisement shall be made as provided in the said section ; but the required notices shall be posted as to all quarterly licensing meetings as heretofore. In any case where the clerk of any Licensing Committee shall have received no application for the grant of, renewal, transfer, or removal of any license within twenty-one clays before the day appointed for any quarterly or the annual meeting of the Committee, he shall send notice thereof to the chairman and members of the Committee ; and in guy such case it shall not he necessary for any such meeting to be held. Clause 11 provides that within districts where there are no licensed premises, 1. Where the ratepayers have declared that no licenses shall be granted therein it shall not be necessary to hold any licensing meeting, ,or to issue any advertisements or notices relating to any license so long as such decision of the ratepayers remains unaltered. 2. Where ratepayers have declared that licenses may be granted therein ifc shall not be necessary to hold any quarterly licensing meetinp; previous to the annual meeting to be held next after such decision is given. Clause 13 states : Section 53 of the said Act is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof it is enacted as follows :—All costs and expenses incidental to the taking of any poll of ratepayers under the said Act shall be paid by the local body having jurisdiction throughout the district wherein such poll is taken. Clause 14—All persons applying for the renewdl of a license shall conform to the requirements of section 56 of the said Act, [as if the application were for an original license, excepting as in the said section mentioned, and excepting also that it shall not be necessary to advertise such applications in the newspapers, as is required in the said section. Clause 17 —I" section 109 of the said Act

the words " out of such fees " are hereby repealed.