LICENSING COURT.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 996, 4 September 1877, Page 3

LICENSING COURT.

CHEISTCHUECH. Tuesday, September 4. (Before Licensing Commissioners Mellish (in the chair), G. Leslie Lee, E. J. 8. Harman, and H. J. Tancred.) hotel licenses.

John Garland applied on his own behalf for a hotel license for his house in Manchester street south. Mr Inspector Buckley's report being satisfactory, the license was granted. J. M. Fitzgerald, applied, through Mr Thomas, for a license for his house in Harper street, Newton. Dr Foster and Mr Thomas supported the application; Mr Izard opposed it. Dr Foster said that he had a petition in favour of the application signed by nearly 450 residents in the neighbourhood. Mr Thomas pointed out that the notice of objection to the application disclosed no tangible ground for its not being granted. The Chairman remarked that the Bench would be unwilling to grant new licenses unless very special reasons were shown why they should be granted, particularly in tire present state of the licensing laws, which might shortly undergo alteration. To grant a new license at the present juncture might give base to a case for compensation, which was not a desirable thing. Mr Thomas pointed out that there was no objection on behalf of the police, that the majority of the residents were in favor of it, and that the applicant had hitherto held a beer and wine license ; also, that the applicant undertook to make no unreasonable claim for compensation. Mr Izard, in opposition, remarked that the petition was signed by several non-residents, and argued that a hotel was not required in the position, which was not a proper one for a public house. Dr Foster stated that his client had a ten years' lease of the house, for which a license was sought. The Chairman stated that the license had been refused on previous occasions, and, in view of the licensing law being shortly altered, it would bo again refused. Alexander Kerr, Colombo road north, applied for a wine and beer license. The police stated that there was no necessity for such a license in the locality, and the application was refused.

John Mutuford,Madras street per Mr Thomas applied for a hotel license for the building, in respect of which he had hitherto held a wine and beer license. The accommodation of the house was deemed insufficient, and besides the Bench objected to grant any fresh licenses in the present state of the licensing law. Hotel license refused; license for wine and beer renewed. Henry Paget, Windmill road, applied for -.if- hotel license, and Win, Pengelly, St Asaph s', reet. Both refused. WINE AND EEER. Mr Thomas, for J. E. Bashford, applied for and obtained a renewal of a wine and beer license for premises in Colombo street, the license having lapsed at last quarterly meeting through non-application. TRANSFERS CONFIRMED. Transfers were confirmed in the following cases : —Barrett's Hotel, Cookson to Maples ; Royal Hotel, Xirkwood to Dunford; City Hotel, Lloyd to Thiel; Grarrick Hotel, Pargcter to Cookson; Suffolk Restaurant, Paget to Westaway. CHANGE OF NAME. Sanction to change the name of Barrett's Hotel to the " Southern" was granted. IMPROVEMENTS EFEKCTE D. Mr Thomas reported that the improvement s which the'Court ruled, at last sitting, would have to be made in the Marine Hotel were being eH'ected, and that Mr Klingstein, the former landlord, was to resume possession. The Court then adjourned. LYTTELTON. Tuesday, September 4. (Before W. Donald, Esq., Chairman, and Messrs T. H. Potts, J. T. Bouse, and H. R. Webb, Esq.'s, J.P.'s Commissioners.) transfers. The transfer of the license of the British Hotel from C. W. H. Woledgo to John Elvines, was confirmed. A temporary transfer was granted of the license of the Canterbury Hotel from Thomas Bailey to Andrew M'Donald.