LICENSING MATTERS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 June 1910, Page 3

LICENSING MATTERS.

HIOXCMT MKISTfNG AT OTAKr. VARIOUS UCEXSF.S R.RNKWED. The Otnki Licensing Committee met yes t erf In v, tlio occasion being llu\ ;i nmm I Mpplicnitions for reutMVnl.s nnd grants nf licenses. .Mr A. I). Tlioiusnn, 5..M., presided, mid the viiriciis districts ivero represented bv Messrs J. 15. I/ins, I'Yeemnn, Tomjwitt .mid Cook. The Vitrions counsel present comprised Messrs T. Young n.nd M. .1. I'Tt z;j;i!)l)oii' (Wellington), /Messrs SMiveley. G. Harper and Stcwns (Otiiki)'mid Mr P. Harper (liovin).

A transfer of the license of tlic Jubilee I Intel, Otaki, from 'Michael O'l'eilly, skHT'kcoper, of Otaki, to Thomas Taylor, formerly of Wei-. Huston, was granted, the police report. favourable. A I,WON HOTEL, STIAXXON. Thomas .Tames.C';\lhmhan applied for a renewal of tlio license of the Albion Ilotol, .Shannon- After some discussion botween (ho magistrate and the bench members. Mr Thomson ilitini;itrnl tlioi'fc Mr Callafjban had been c.bareced at Palmorston with having suppllied liquor to a hoy under sixteen years of a.2;0, and a convict inn bad been recorded against, him : also .against. t.ho person who served the drink. This person was not a permaneiiit barman: he was a friend of thc lioeiifieo .and bad happened 'to be in tbo bar lor a while. 110 and the licrns.'e were fined Co each. "What do yon say nlxnit tbat,

Mr Yciing," the Magistrate concluded, .addressing the applicant's counsel. "I snv th:it no dmib! the pnnisliinent fitted tin* crime," was Mr Yruntr'q comment. The AF.n in to remarked Hint under tlie circumstances disclosed lie bud not thought it. necessary to endorse tlie licence. A renewal of tlie license was limited. Mr Callaghan undertakinir to have certain ceilings and walls re-papered. LEVIN* HOTEL. .7oliti ISeiTynhin's application tor a renewal of the license <f the Levin Hotel was pi-anted, on tlie application of Mr P. Harper. The "o report was' enltirely favourA QI'RSTIOX OF COXIHT'T I'orirua and Paekakariki hotels licenses were renewed, without condition. fn (lie case of the Railway Hotel, Otaki. it was iintiiualed that the (nllhlli I'lillwere heim/ repaired, and tluiit the rcoF would he put in order without delay. The licence was reni'W.'d. The licensee. Mr Johnson, also applied for a license to sell li(|U'ir at the Otaki TLn-iim Club's meet ing Jit Levin. Evidence was given by Constable Ivsvon that when Mr Johnson had a 11aciih at the Shannon races lie supplied drink to in.tc\icatod pec-

pl(>. The licensee answered tlint lir* was M allied for drunkenness Mint lie was nut responsible Inr. FTe did not servo any of tlie three yoium inni <iiiicorn.■;! after the eenstn.ble.s had warned him silmii-t" their condition. Tlicy Tiling about, the Knot!i ('tlic weather 1 >:'-i 11<x wet). find tlu'.v created n <!i-lurban •«' which drew atlentii ii to theiri. The lienor they <rnt \\*n.s obtained t.!ir«;.rtLrli n third party. C''111t":!11!t' Slinw »7--.|Vfc:*rl Hint at W.ailvanae sports -Mr Johnson had, ;i con;!itiini.il license. an ! that on licit occasion there were three hnd <vi<:rs rf drunkenness on t!vo«)>nr{.« <Tounds. These ine.n were drinking at the licensee's booth, mid wivess ciime acrr>ss them in a niueh worse condlI inn at n time sub-vquent to a waniiiiii that he had [liven .Mr Johnston. To this charge tinlicensee replied that the men ill rel'erciiee were supplied with very litrle liquor. Personally, lie hid »;i\vn them roe:\ T'he magistrate intimated that there was as much re.-'p;in. v ili'i'lit v 11p-tii licensees lor lli-.'i r conditional licen.sc,s as lor their regular ones. In answer to tlMe-dion* by Messrs Toni|)sitt and McLenvev. respectively. the constables who had eiven evidence admitted llc't Mi' Johnson conducted h : s Otaki house well, and that at Waik'inae, as elsewhere. liquor ! n i-_rh i he brouirht to the spirts u'roitnd '>y private people. The conditional lifeline was granted. A f-anditinnal license tor the inside I>: m!t. h at the snme_ races was •rrantefl to W. If. Ifiiririns. -of l-«-vin. there hc'iio; no objections raised by tlie p' lice. A TIIAXSFKI! KI'TSKT). James Yi'eod .applied Inr a tran.s----t'c-r of his li.'.'iise of t.lie TtdeixrnfVi 11:it(d (not the Railway Ifotel. as was erronen-uslv printed yesterday) to Caroline Preston. 11l this ens,' Mr Kitzuibbon 'appeared for the parties," and Mr for I lie The magistrate in'liin:itn:l that inasmuch he had. for causes indicated, refused In

:'P'pr<ive (i the prfrpi'serl transl't!n v e. the ii]i!)l!oi)tion in respect ol Her miixt \;\y?,p. Ouunwl then spoke in i-fsp;-'-t of Mr AVoxxl. nnd sai'l thii.t as lie li.ntl liad :i .Ljeod de:il of (|iiiiH'?tir trouble of Into, it wns possible- itlipit he was not as fit tr> continiio the licence :is t the court, miulit drsirv. in view of the police rc|)ort it bad ihetinl that m< rnin-r. Mr Yiiiiiifj ronnirked st lm-t the iiicrtir , ".cev.«- l'ad not be<Mi r.ntiVu"! with M"r "Woo-'l's con.dnct of t!it< hoii'-e. .aii'l they roeoiruL'l'd Mi.-i:t- -;ir<p;ireiitly he could ml ,tret n certificate. ' AVhar they would ask for would b<> a 'temporary renewal of the license..

Kver.tiially Mr Tlhhiisimi i»i ti m:-iti Mic committee would de-ler tho matter fcr three inrMi.lliv. It emit. 1 - rV-nfiiisi"! (hat there were [rood grounds I'M' tli! 1 objections l».v Uiu IKilirr. At the ncN't. quartern' iiici t in;?; Mr Wood wmild need 1o 1 ><- r "i< 1 v with nn. application -for a t i -, inl*< -r to a nominee wlin would k' a pproved of bv the mn.fjistnm' i■ i respect of character liefer: 1 th<\ •"iplication came to the bench I'nr I ''triii":. Mr KitzL'ibbon. with Mr V nmu's concurreiK'e. intimated I'in t. step®! would be take.n to pee t'yit n suitable tran.sleree would be i ''tninwl within tlu- period naiywl by the ma^i?t.rate. WITHOUT OH.J-F.CTTON. There wen; no objections made to t''i> follcwiiiii n]">pli;-atit)n.s for renewals i f licenses .and tin \v Were nnti'd wi'tlimit discussion Willi un M'cKe<r<>:, Central Hotel, OSaki; Railway Hotel, Otaki; } • -n-tt-l mv Moynt'lian, ['ailwiiihiuui Hotel; G. AY. CWoorehoitse, .ManaViu Hotel; Michael Moynilian, Ma.iiin.w-n.tu (M 1 il» Hotel, Shannon. A wholesale license renewal was ".' ranted tr> Hitching*. Hnrikins and (■;>., of Weraroa, Lovin.