INTERESTING TO LICENSING COMMITTEES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1138, 22 February 1884, Page 4

INTERESTING TO LICENSING COMMITTEES.

The costs in the case of Lee v. Burse n 1 1 others, members of the Mandei lie Licensing Committee, which was iieui'd in the Supreme Court in / ugnst last, and a mandamus granted Viipiiring the Committee, in conseKj i nee of having informally refused tin* license ot the Royal Bote! at 'C.Voodend, to sit again and reconsider film application, amounted to L 152, *v\ liirli four members personally paid, ,]\l r 11 urse refusing to contribute on the ■- • imd that he had not been present ati. he meeting and party to the re-?i.*i-:i I The Committee applied through

; .member of Parliament to the Guw *r u ient for a refund of these costs, ** i tue ground that were acting in a ju rial capacity in the administration •t i ,u Act in which the lawyers and <'•* it had great difficulty even in de- . i iug how far their discretionary powers extended. A reply was reel veil to the effect- that the Departu,i**it of Justice “would pay the costs il reasonable.” An application, we ii iierstand, was then made to the }ii lister of Justice for the fulfilment «*■ tiiis, hut in reply he stated he only promised to give the question due < .*i.'*ilera*ion, but he could see no rea * ii .vhy the costs should be paid by ih** 'Government. There .is no pro*o *i of this unlucky Committee being a- .iimursed its law expenses. —Truth