LICENSING COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4149, 14 June 1876, Page 2

LICENSING COURT.

ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING.

(Before J. Bathgate, Esq. R.M., (chairman); A. C. Strode, Esq., E.M.; J. Fulton, Esq., E.M.: aud J. Hislop, Esq., J.P.)

THE STAO Horn. Mr A. Bathgate called attention to an anonymous letter which had been received by Mr James KuH'ioli, the applicant for the above hotel, in which it was stated * that tho decision of the Bench had boan arrived at in consequence of an unsigned letter sent to one of the Licensing Commissioners, -The Chairman replied that none of the Commissioners would be influenced by an anonymous letter; it would be merely cast into the lire. tATE APPLICATIONS. On the applications of Win. Fidler, Auld Scotland Hotel, Simeon Isaacs, Panama Hotel, and Thomas Fogarty, Morniugtnu Hotel, being brought up, Mr Bathgate said the Court, had very caiolully, and ho might say anxiously, considered tho questions of those cases in which applications for publicans' licenses had been lodged late In all its bearingsiand had come to the conclusion that the wording ot the clause was so strong that they could not open the door and allow applicants to get the benefit of the statute, if through their own inadvertence they hod. neglected to apply within the proper time. Tho Act was quite specific and pip in. and the Clerk ought not to-receive applications nbt lodged within the time prescribed by the law. They Imd already decided that they could not consider applications not lodged in time; and were they to vary tliatmlingthey were doiugaway with the precedence established, and give a laxity prejudicial to the law. They regretted that they could not take those applications for licenses which had been late lodged into consideration. The applications were refused.

Renewal.—Arthur Hornby, Anchor Hotel, renewal granted, but the premises must bo imp'oved. Bffcsai..—John Lcorv, Cross-keys Boarding House (new license), refused. ,To.mA» Forrester, Hurley Hotel. Cavers; ham, and TJioctns Hoflernau, South Dunedin (new licenses) refused, but applicants recommended o again apply next year. Henry Logan, Bush Inn, Blneakin, refused.