LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2545, 5 June 1882, Page 3

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

EAST CHRISTCHURCH. To-day, at noon, the annual meeting was held in the Orange Hall, Worcester street. Present—Mr E. J. S. Harman (chairman), Messrs P. Cunningham, E. Westeura, and J. B. Parker, Supriutendent Broham was present in the interest of the police. Patrick Burke, Victoria Hotel, Colombo street. (Mr Loughrey). The Bench stated that the bedrooms were reported _ to be very small, 7ft, x Bft.. with two beds in each. Counsel said this had been owing to _ the accession of an unusual number of visitors during holiday time, when many wore glad to get accommodation anywhere. The Bench intimated that, should such surplus demand bo habitual, it should either not be complied with, or an extension of the accommodation should bo made.—Granted.

J. 8. McKendrick, Commercial Hotel, Cathedral equore, transfer to W. F. Warner. (Mr Loughrey).—Granted. Benjamin Kearle, Foresters’ Hotel, Oxford terrace. (Mr Loughrey).—Granted. H. Kiddey, Star and Garter, Oxford terrace (Mr Loughrey). Kiddey deposed that the room, set apart for the use of lbs Druidical body, was accessible by a separate passags as well as by tho main entrance —Granted. Joseph Dann, Oxford Hotel, Colombo street (Mr Loughrey.) Tho report stated tho condition of the house to be satisfactory, but the committee called attention to the age of the building.—Granted. Walter Daniels, Albion Hotel, Colombo street. The Bench stated that the tap-room needei renovating, and that there were two houses in this locality adjacent to each other. —Granted.

V. Berti, Palace Hotel, Gloucester street (Mr Loughrey). The Bench *tated that there were two openings into the theatre from the hotel, whioh oaunoel stated were available as means of egress in ease of fire, and wore provided at the recommendation of tho City Council, when the Act was not in force.—Adjourned for about a fortnight, tho Bench being of opinion that the doors should have to be closed.

Patrick Gillin, Colombo street (Mr Thomas.) The house wos stated to be old, and the Bench intimated the necessity for keeping pace with the times.—Granted. Edward Hirons, Central Hotel, Colombo street (Mr Loughrey.)—Granted. A. H. Mardeoke, Golden Fleece, Colombo street (Mr Loughrey.)—Granted. Henry Haddrell, Market Hotel, Colombo street (Mr Thomas ) t ounsel stated that the house was one almost entirely frequented by working men. Eighteen bedrooms were provided, ono bed in each. The rooms, though small, were well ventilated, and many boarders preferred having one bed in a small room to being placed in a double-bedded room with a stranger who might be honest or might not. The prices charged were also less than in first-class hotels, such as “ Coker’s.” There were but 8 or 9 years for Haddrell's lease to run, and no extension of time could be given to justify the license in building of brink or stone. The Bench said that, though the accommodation was very limited, they did not feel, under the circumstances, that it was necessary to interfere further than to express an opinion that it was time an improvement should be affected. The report stated the house was “ tolerably clean,” but the Bench considered it should be just as clean for working men as for anybody else. Superintendent 8,-chain here took occasion to state that he could name twenty or thirty houses that kept accommodation for working men, and provided one bed in each room. He might add that several houses in the city needed renovation, and were fit only for bygone times. Bobert Wallace, Criterion Hotel, Gloucester street (Mr Longhrey). Wallace deposed that there was a bowling saloon between his place and an oyster saloon. There was a right of way to his kitchen, and by that way all the better class of his customers generally entered the hotel. Two of his doors opened to the passage. One door had been looked up for six months. Counsel stated that the City Council were preparing a by-law providing where there ate private rights of way there should be gates. In the day time the right of way in question was a pnblio one to all intents and purposes. The Bench stated that it was (Jclaar a breach of the law was quite possible, and drew attention to Mr Wallace’s obligation to take precaution that there should be no infringement of the law if it were actually necessary for the door to be kept open. The report was good.—Granted. The Bench adjourned to this day fortnight.