Conditional Licenses Refused.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1911, 22 October 1906, Page 4

Conditional Licenses Refused.

At u f-peoitil incotmi’ uf tliii Waiopu Liucnt-itig 13 neb, luld a; noon on Saturday, apphcasionii foe ouiulitionnl lioeritos (or ilio ilnsw iHi tui f Cub iii'Ji'a woto vofotHiii, Momluiiii uf tho Bench prosent : IC'tSi'a ll'ri'M, y.M,, 'i’< lujlo-oi), I>. Uipbu n, U. Burton, iiini Captain Tucker. A iIU lit-* ■: }1 jllic .til)'! IVIVI fum Mr J J. Marlin fur n conditional licunao lor tim two days :;f llio show, till d and 2-lth in. f.

G.-igcniu W'llimiM ropaitid :—“ l beg to repo:t, that I n. niot ml) my way to nodUiix) ml Mr J ,). M mu in’n tijijilionion iM 1 n blink hr booth t.t thu fuithcoming Agiitiiliuiai nnd l’n<total Aitueiatiuii’a Slunv, to 1,0 lul l t.t tno L'ovotty liny Linonig Club's rncecioui-e, because i think micU n lionise in qiiitn nnutosstury. I® will ho nmciiibcucd ilist ti Him lar hoonso was npp iil for at tho lust rnoci mooting iih,"i mui Una will refused by your honorable Cemm.llco, us it ivas oomudorod it would miutato against good otdar and Hobii 'ty. Tno attn-ndnneu nt tho rnoce on thnt (.ocftsion win n roorrcl into ; thorn Wi.s not u uinglo in real, n.ir mu there it -iugio case uI notiomiblo drunkenness on tho ct urau. I think n ihoso oiioumdttti.'tiiu it m«y bu f.t rly presuoiod that tho i'efu'iil uf tho iio."no hid tho iff ct uf protot vmg in a vary lingo measure tho cr:h.ihiHsa i 1 til. r.iicnduno-. Tocro will no doubt bo a In-go influx of s rnngota ho:o o i this occumou, s. ui oi an uniteir-

ab’.o c am, aud a diink-ng lOJtl’i so uiy mind, oiinnut ooriduoo lo tbn! harmony and co.crrd that i o'p-.’Ctablo citizens might reasonably oxpoos at suoh gather-

mg-. Captain Tucker suppor.’od iho grouting of .ippl'caiion. »3 to any people ationdcd ii-.o ihow a'l day fr m an early bout in tbo suoruii g. Mr LI/ pburn p; inltd out that if a booth lieouae woro rut gcautod ptiyato pcupl' would bring their own d ink, nod they got as much aa they wanted. In his oxpcri3nco of over thirty years at 100 il gatherings bo had never known anything w. oog happen through drink. Mr Duitou was ugaiußi granting tho applications. The Cauimittsu had previously rofunod conditional lionscs, and they ahouid stick to tide. Women and ohildren made a gVa day at tho annual Show, and ho wuo stronger against tho lioooeo beiog granted on ibis account, as ho thought tho Bench should bo careful in safeguarding their iuioiostu. Ido was suiprised nt Contain Tuck-.r supporting the npplicn;ion. It had boon ndmiitcd tbnt tbo previous rucos bad been a oucocs3 without a lioerue. If it had not heen a succias, it m'ght havo boon an argument for granting the lieouso.

Mr Tumblesen thought all should be treated al-ke- lie was against g r uoting the iiotmo.

The Chairman (Mr Birton) pointed out that Messrs Tomblosou, Da tOD, and Siinetve.'l at tho annual meeting all expressed themselves against conditions licenses.

Mr Nolan, who appeared ior tho applicant, said it did net mu tor what tho Commiiteo decided so long as the Chairman and two m< uibors oi tho Bonoh woro m favor of granting tho lie n-:es neoessury. Tbo Chairman said that this was so, but bo was utvaro that tho m-jirity of members was against the granting, aud he would respect their views. Toe applioalion for the Turf Club meeting on tbo 25tb and 28;h inst, war then heard. Mr Nolan, who appeared for the nppiotni (Mr J. J. Martu) with ref-jr-enco to the poliae report, said that tho Sergeant bad not seen a meeting where there was a bauth. aud no meeting had taken place where id-effects occurrod through there being liquor on tho ground,

The Chairman said ho was not against granting licoosos for tho races, although bo war against granting the same for places woro women aud ohildren attended.

Cnrjtain Tuckor said ho thought mare

hatur was likely to occur nt a taco meeting than nt a Show, He would opposo tho apphontiou. Races had been hold wffhout licenses.

Mr Hepburn did not think the races

vvero any bettor conducted without tho licenses- At tho last mcetii g thore hud bc-en a fight- T'bo Sargo-mt could not speak on this question, as h • was not iu Gisborne when tho rac s wc:o granted bcoths.

Messrs Datton aod Tombleaon also opposed tho applioalion. Tbo Chairman said ih's opplictfion must ul-.o be refused, cs there was only ono member (Mr Hepbutn) in favor of granting it. Mr Hepburn : A lons hand.