LICENSING COURT.

Kumara Times, Issue 1161, 18 June 1880, Page 2

LICENSING COURT.

Thursday, June 17,. [Before Messrs Mackay (Chairman), Arnott, Thomas, and Smith.] Prior to the commencement of the business of the Court a deputation of Revs. E. A. Scott, West, and Hall, gether with some of the leading members of the Good Templars, Waited on the Bench as a deputation, and asked the Bench to carefully consider all the applications that might come before them, and to, grant no fresh licenses. It had been said with some force that the granting of licenses to a great extent did away with the sly-grog trade; but the deputation were firmly of opinion that sufficient licensed houses existed in the district to meet all the requirements of the community. They also urged that as the Local Bill would bo shortly in the circumstances it would to grant no fresh licenses, and thereby let that measure have a chance wh6n it came into operation. Mr Wylde, as Town Cleric, said that his experience in the town on this matter was that in every instance in which a license had not bsen taken out, the houses had degenerated into nothing less than dens of infamy. He felt certain that the Bench would be indicting a great injury on the district generally

by refusing to license these houses, as if the people were willing to place themselves under police supervision, it would be far better for all concerned. KEW APPLICATIONS. Susan Cooney: application for license -Jfor Butler’s Hotel, Seddon street. Mr Barff appeared on behalf of applicant, and handed in a numerously-signed petition from the chief business people in the town in favor of the application. Roderick M‘Lean : application for license for the Shamrock Hole!, Main street. James Power: application for license for Masonic Hotel, Main street. Charles Pierson ; application for license for Crown Hotel, Main street. Francis TJphara ; application for license for Morning Star Hotel, Seddon street. Thomas Wilkinson ; application for Albion Hotel, corner Main and Seddon streets. In all the foregoing applications the Bench decided to retire and consider the applications after the remaining business had been disposed of. RENEWALS. The following applications for renewals of licenses in Kumara were granted:— Otto W. Anderson, Theatre Royal Hotel. Bazil Bremond, Bivraond’s Hotel. Edwin Blake, Empire Hotel. Henry Fitzsimons, Dundalk Hotel. Jeremiah Gilbert, Sluicers Arms. James Horne, National Hotel. Bridget Harrison, Hibernian Hotel. W. S. Hanna, Victoria Hotel. Malcolm Hyudmab, White Halt llotel. Denis Hannan, Post-office Hotel. J. H. King, Adel phi Hotel. William Killeen, Tramway Hotel. John James Morris, Ross Hotel. John Mulvihill, Court-house Hotel. W. Mackintosh, City Hotel. John Sambeli Pearn, Buck’s Head Hotel. James Preston, Preston’s Hotel. Mary A. Ritson, Grey mouth Hotel. James Rugg, Rugg’s Kumara Hotel. .. John Slattery, Slattery’s Hotel. Carl Schultheis, European Hotel. Maria Stafford, Royal Hotel. Nathan Seddon, Queen’s Hotel. Gilbert Stewart, Stewart’s Hotel. D. Thompson, Metropolitan Hotel. The following, applications for renewal of licenses in Hillman's Town were granted:— v John Reynolds, Empire Hotel. Emile 0. Peters, Connelly’s Hotel. J. M’Donnell, Globe Hotel. j. Ehlers, National Hotel. BUSH LICENSES. The following bush licenses were granted• W. C. Goodfellow, Junction Hotel, junction of Loop-line and Christchurch roads. James Noonan, Noonan’s Hotel, Teremakaii. BOTTLE LICENSES, Bottle licenses were granted to Geo. Rudkin, A, Foldi, S." S. Pollock, T. M'Fetrick, and J. Patterson. On the Bench coming into Court after they had returned to consider the new applications, they said that in the case of Mrs Cooney they would grant the license, as the petition in her favor was much on the principle of local option. The application of Roderick M‘Lean and Francis Upham would be refused, and the applications of Charles Pierson and James Power would be granted. The Bench then adjonrned.