LICENSING COURT, CLYDE.
Thursday, June, G, IS7B. (Before W. L. Simpson, Esq., K.M., and Messrs R. Stewart and J. U. Cam bridge) The following applications for renewals were granted : Clyde.—J. Parks, Hartley Arms, General and Night. 11. Nettlefold, Dunstan, do. - T. Hawthorne, Bendigo, do. J. Cox, Port Phillip, do. A. Moore, Junction, do. J. Holt, Sydney do. B. Naylor, Wholesale. D. M'Pherson,Bottle. Blacks.-J. W. G. M’lntosh, Blacks Hotel, General. R. Ryan, Bendigo, do. M. Gavan, Shamrock, do. Ida Valley.—Thomas Wilson, General. German Hill.—John Beatie,, Bush do. Newtown, Tinkers.—J. 6. Mellor, Victoria, General. Drybread.—Henry Duck, Matakanui, General. Ciiatto Creek.—l). M‘Donald, Bush License. Nevis Crossing.—James Crombie, General. Upper Nevis.—'W. O’Connell, General. Nevis.—Sin Goon Lee, Bottle. Tiger Hill.—John Hayward—Application for General License, was refined. The Police objected (on the ground that the house was not required it only being some four miles from Chatto Creek, and the same distance. from Blacks. Mr Wilson appeared for Applicant, and urged that under the existing laws it was compulsory for a man to build his house first, and then apply for a license, and the house being built, and the man satisfied to take out a license was evidence in itself that the house was required ; while admitting there was no large population in the immediate neighborhood, said, there was every day turning up fresh proof, by all the available laud in tho neighborhood being taken up, that the population was increasing, and further there was a strong probability of a large population consequent on the prosecution of the Strath Taieri Railway—he strongly urged that the license should be granted as a convenience to the travelling public.
Mr Fcraud for the Applicant gave evidence in favor of the license being granted as the house at Chatto Creek was not properly conducted.
Mr Hayward, the Applicant, gave evidence as to the amount of business lie was doing by keeping an Accommodation house, but in reply to a question said ho had no accommodation for commercial travellers. The Bench after consultation said site, as
a convenience to travellers was not suitable, and by a majority decided not to grant the License.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 842, 7 June 1878, Page 3
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