Licensing Court

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 113, 10 March 1885, Page 2

Licensing Court

«> A meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Borough of Feilding, was held at the Court house at noon yesterday. Present — Messrs SherwiU (chairman), Higgin and Rutherford. * - Charles Roe, proprietor of the Denbigh Hotel, made . in pursuance of notice, for an extension* of his licence till 11 r T "._ -JMJ<ilBW>4” lands appeared for the applicant, The Clerk said he had received n<* 2 written authorised objection to 1 The;, application . .-^a™*. ' ; Mr Sandilands gave as the inaaia • grounds of the application that the ■• Denbigh was the principal hotel in ' the town, and was the chWf staying ;. place for commercial travellers, that. Mr Roe had been frequently .requested J by many ratepayers to seek an -e^fceaji* sion of his licence, that there being ©Or. 11 o'clock licence was felt to be A:%. great inconvenience to persons' attend- Og ing entertainments, &c.,' that all the *W hotels in Falmerston had aft ll o'clock licence, and that the police had^ nothing whatever against the /hotel, which was in fact conducted in a satisfactory and first class manner. r '■ Constable Meeßan contended that Mr Roe's solicitor had failed to furnish sufficient grounds for the 'application, and he should therefore oppose it, as there were no reasons why it should be granted. The 64th clause of the Licensing Act was consulted as to who had power to oppose such applications. „.., -.-■• Constable Meehan on being asked for the reasons of his opposition: stated that the conduct of the. hotel was not sufficiently satisfactory to warrant the' application, that the granting/it wjoulcl be unfair to the other hotelkeepers^«f the town, and would be a great evil, rather than good, as it would only lead to more drinking and its attendant* consequences. ■ ; • Charles Roe, the applicant," mas sworn, and went generally over 'die ground occupied by his solicitor ■in stating his reasons for the application; giving as the principal ope the inconvenience felt by the public in not t^eang. able to obtain refreshments after, meetings and entertainments. • ff Mr Sandilands again urged, the* application. "\ ';'.'{ : The chairman said the otiber tedtel^ keepers in the town yrere otroofle^to the application, which would De unfair to them. As to Palmerstpn,! ther* were coaches and other vehicles, running too and fro at late hours which made it more necessary for the hotels to be open. The committee!! had thoroughly considered the matter before attending the court, and had come to the conclusion that there were no reasons for extending the ficenoo in this case, and that the doing. 'it would inevitably increase the s duties jpi the local constable. They jpw Baw v n(k reason for altering their opinion, and the application must therefore -be refused. ••• The court then adjourned.