LICENSING MATTERS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1690, 6 March 1906, Page 2

LICENSING MATTERS.

(Far Press Association.) Wellington, last night. At a meeting of the Wellington Scenting Committee to-day, the question of instituting fire alarm bells in hotels was discussed, and Inspector ELison was iustrueted to report on tho subject. Nelson, last night. At the Licensing Court to-day, the Bench oalied upon the owners of Trafalgar, Golden Fleeop, and Central (late Ooaoh and Horses) Hotels to Bubmit plana and specifications of new buildings by the next quarterly meeting. These places are very old and out of date. The owners of several other city hotels were called on to submit plaus of private entrances by next meeting, the police calling attention to the urgent need of these.

Hokitika, last night. At present there is unlikely to be any lioeneing election contest foUWestland. Napier, last night. The nomination for the Licensing Committees for Napier and Hawke’d Bay has resulted iu the return of the old committee, Mess s A. L. D. Fraser, M.H.B, W. 0. Maddison, T. Howard, C. A. Fitzroy, 0. L. Mackorsey, for Hawko's Bay, and of Messrs G. A.Maodonald, F. W. Holder, H.Williams, 0. D. Kencoly, and J. J. Niven for Napiar. Both committees are of moderate viows. The no-iioense party did not put forward any candidates in eitbor district. Too committees were elected unopposed. Christohnrch, last night. There will be no election for Kaiapoi Licensing Committoe, only tho requisite number having been nomiaatsd. The Committee's views are sa’d to be moderate.

The Stlvyn Oommitleo has been reelected, and no nominations have been made for Hurunui. Dunedin, last night. Seven nominations have been reooived for the Caversham Licensing Committee. | For Bruoe there will be no contest, the no license party’s nominees haviog been elected. | For Waikouaiti both parties have nominated a full committee. Hokitika, last night, ]For the Westland Lioeneing Committee five moderates and three prohibitionists were nominated. Is is understood, however, that subsequently an arrangement was arrived at by which two moderates and cne prohibitionist will retire, making an election unnecessary. Wanganui, last night. The present L’c.nsing Committeohis lje,en re-pleciedj there being bo o,ther candidates,

Punedin, last night. The moderate aid no lioenep parlies have each nominated a full committee for Waikouaiti, where reduction was oarried, Haweia, last night, A compromisa has be.n effected be tween the no-l eense and liquor parties whereby the latter have three and the former two members on tho oommittee. Tho L’cansed Viotua'lrrs have agreed to ten o’olook licensee.

Dannovirke, last night. ' The folloniog have been nominated for the Waipawa L’censing Committee 0. E. Baines, T. Franklin, L. McKay, A. W. S. Kernon, G. Waratt, A. W. Collett, Rev. A. Grant, C. E. Pitt-reen, Pastor Reee, and C. Smith. The latter five are nominees of the prohibition party, Palmerston North, last night. Six moderates, two independents, and four straight out prohibitionists have been nominated for the Licensing Committee here,'

New Plymouth, last night. Owing lo the compromise between the licensed victuallers and the Council el Churches only the requisite number ol candidates was ncminaed for the Taranaki Licensing Committee, which is bound to ten o’olock licenses. Two members we o n ominated by lioen ; ed victuallers, and two by tbe Council of Ohurohes, the fifth beiDg 8( looted by tbe Mavor of New Plymouth. Greymoutb, last night. The members of the old L : c.«neiog Bench were deo'ared eleoted unopposed to-day.