GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Kumara Times, Issue 1479, 24 June 1881, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

[new Zealand press association.] Wednesday, JOne 21. HOUSE Otf REPRESENTATIVES. LICENSING BILL. The Licensing Bill was further considered in Committee. On Clause 72, Mr Fox proposed to make amendments regarding applicants for facta and wholesale licenses to be made only at ordinary licensing meetings, Mr Dick said that course Wbuld be most inconvenient in the case of packet license. Clause postponed. Clause 7 4 was amended, so that conditional licenses only be granted by two members of the Licensing Committee. Clauses 82—applicants for removal not required to attend unless notice of opposition be given. Mr Fox strongly objected, and moved that the clause be struck out. The Clause passed with an amendment giving the chairman power to summon the applicant to attend, On Clause 83, Mr Moss moved an amendment to prevent the Licensing Committee, on its own motion, canceling any license without giving notice to applicants to attend. The amendment was negatived, and the clause passed. A long discussion took place on Clause 108, fixing the licensing fees, A proposal to reduce the fee in boroughs from £4O to £3O was lost on division by 35 to 24, and £4O passed. License fees outside boroughs, proposed amount of £3O, was struck out on the voices, and a large number of amendments proposed. A proposal to fix the fee at £2O was negatived by 27 to 23 j a proposal to make the fee £3O, was lost by 25 to 24. It was then agreed, on the vioces, to make the fee £25. Progress was reported, and the House rose at 12.35. June 33. The House met at 2.30. financial statement. Replying to a question, Major Atkinson said he proposed to-morrow (Friday) week, or at least on the following Tuesday, to make his financial statement. On the first sitting day thereafter be would explain fully the views of the Government in matters of local Government.