The Licensing Act.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 2 December 1890, Page 2

The Licensing Act.

It is a} fact that during the period Mr Pivani was Chairman of the Palmerston Licensing Committee, the number of licensed houses in Palmerston were increased by three. Mr Pirani has excused his part in the granting of these extra licenses by saying the majority were always against him, and that his powers as Chairman were restricted to simply a casting vote. Of course the Act says differently, and it was especially framed to enable the minority to prove their good faith, and the simple answer to any charge would be the publication of the minutes, when those who voted for or against the granting of any licenses could be seen. The Licensing Committee consists of five members, and clause 21 of "The Licensing Act 1881," sets forth — The members of the Licensing Committee shall, at their first meeting, elect one of their number to be Chairman thereof, who shall have an original and casti \<j vole, and shall hold such office during thecontinuance of the period for which such Committee was elected or appointed." 1 Sub-section 12 of clause 41 says : " The Licensing Committee shall then consider tho application and if unanimous shall give their decision through their Chairman, but if not they shall decide by vote whether the license shall be granted or refused." i And again in sub-section 13 of clause 44 it is ordered — " In case of , an equality of votes the Chairman of the Committee shall have a easting vote in addition to his original vote, and such Chairman shall, on behalf of the Committee, sign all certificates and other documents if any issued or recorded by it." It is perfectly plain, therefore, that unless all the members of the Licensing Committee are unanimous ' in granting a license, the Act distinctly orders the Chairman and members to vote, and should a tie occur, then the Chairman has a casting vote in addition. A member not agreeing with the majority, is directed by the Act to vole, and the ; Chairman breaks the Act who consents to the action of the majority without having first taken a division. Nothing in the above prevents a member being over voted by the majority, but every precaution has been provided in the Act to enable him — Chairman or plain membor— to record the view he holds on the matter under consideration.

A correspondent writes :— Sir— " Wliat ' a grand chance the young men of the dis- r trict have now to form a baud. With :. I little working up the tunes of the Salvation Army Band would make a capital selection ± of dance music. The cornet player blows « a very sweet tune, whilst the big drum- \ mer is simply immense, and could give f points to the best circus drummer I have , ever heard in the colony. What with the ( cornets and drum, they have the nucleus , of a great baud now, and would be just in , time to secure an engagement at the races. The meeting of Mr J. G. Wilson's committee tonight will be held at seven o'clock, not in its usual meeting place, but at \ Messrs McMillan Rhodes A Co's, old store. , We are glad to know that instructions : have been issued to keep the local telegvagh • oflice open on Friday up to mid-night. Mr John Stevens Committee will meet at their rooms ou Thursday evening. The Government are also making arrangements for the result of the polling at places on the Manawatu railway being delivered at Palmerston the same evening. Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, id credited' with leading the world in the matter of advanced agriculture. The island carries a population of 1,300 persons to the square mile. All the kitchen gardens are under glass. We must not omit a favourable mention of the lovely Jersey. Upon that island there is a vinery covering thirteen acres, all under glass;, and returning a revenue larger than would be obtained from a farm of ioOO acres in England. Lord Wolesley has a splendid record in the army. He joined in 18.V2 hi ] '■'.'■ '.itwas 'ieutenaut and captain ; in 1857 and he was a lieutenant colonel and obtained the Victoria Cross ; 1801 he became Deputy Quartermaster-General ; in 1870 a KCMG ; in 1874 a Major-General and a KCB ; in 1875 Governor of Natal ; in 1878 Governor of Cyprus ; In 1879 Commander in Chief in Africa ; in 1882 he was raised to the Peerage ; in 1885 he was Adjutant"General at the War Oflice and now he is Com-mander-in-chief of Forces in Ireland. It is said, so varied has been his life, that you can hardly talk about anyone whom he has not met. It is considered certain that he will soon be the Commander-in-Chief of aU the Forces of the Crown. The usual sitting of the Resident Magistrates Court will be held tomorrow. The other night, after addressing a meeting at Taylorville, Mr Ballance was asked the question, '-How is it that most of, if not all. your supporters are objected to ?" Mr Ballauce said that the agents of the other party had been making objections which the Registrar had been acting upon. Numbers of the peop'e objected to live in the bush, and letters addressed to them had never reached them, but had been left at the post offices ; the consequence was that they would be disfranchised." If numbers have been objected to, and Mr Ballance has not indulged in "laugunge of exaggeration "' he will resemble his disfranchised supporters, by being left " up a tree." The unfortunate girl Augusta Hesse who two years ago left her parents in Carnarvon and went to live with a man named McNaughton has just died in Patea, after child birth. An inquest was held and the jury censured the nurse not sending earlier for medical assistance. As an instance of the great improvement possible to be made in agriculture, we may mention that Mr Hallctt, of England, by a simple selection of grains, will obtain in a few years a wheat which bears, 10,840 grains on each stem grown from a single seed ; so that from seven to eight hundred of his stems of wheat (which could be grown on a score of yards) would give the yearly supply of bread for a full grown person. Mr Startup secured the machinist he required by once advertising through our columns ; and the Messrs Dudsen obtained the men they wanted by a similar notice. The Ranger descended upon the herds of those who use the Norbiton road as a paddock, on Sunday, (designing individual that lie is) at d.nner time, and impounded them. Can the Ranger never take a rest or cease from annoying ? It is reported that a younger man is likely to be sent to Foxton to assist the 1 Presbyterian minister the Revd. James i Duncan. Charles Herbert Tomlinson, of Sandon : and Mount View, appeared on summons at at the Bulls court last Wednesday, to answer an information by James Bowater, blacksmith, Sanson, charging him with ' the embezzlement, in the month of De--1 cember, 1887, of the sum of £3 15s 4d, and at divers other times of d vers other sums, amounting in the aggregate of £240, the moneys of the members of the Sandon ! Small Farm Association. Owing to the absence of material witnesses. Mr BarI bant formally remanded the accused • in his own recoguizances to appear be-fore such Justices of the Peace as shall 1 be sitting at the Marton R.M. Court on Wednesday next Hid December, The second series of wool sales took place at Christchurch on Friday. Six thousand bales were offered. Prices were 30 per cent lower all round than at the corresponding sale of last year. The best demand was for fine bright half-bred wool, . while inferior merino showed the most marked decline. Prices ranged as follows : — Half bred, Ihd to lljd; crossbred, 6}d to H.td ; merino, Od to Kd ; pieces, 3}d to 0i ; locks. Id to Hjd. A scene of a somewhat sensational character took place in the Theatre Royal : at Sydney last week. It appears that a seaman named Payne, belonging to one of the British warships in the harbour, who , was apparently under the influence of liquor, several times disturbed the performance, and at the end of the act the door- ' keeper remonstrated with him. Payne . thereupon re-entered the theatre, jumped on the stage, and drawing a revolver, shot himself seriously in the groin. At the Wellington Land Board on Fri" day, an application by the Manawatu Council to have the grant for section 18, Sandon, so amended as to include a gravel reserve of two acres was approved. A new use is reported to have been discovered for English hops, namely, for the curing of bacon. It is found that a spriulding of hops in the brine when bacon and hams are put in pickle adds great y to the flavour of both and enable them to be kept for an indefinite period. The stables, coach-house, and harnessroom, at Mr John Duthie'a residence at the ' Hutt, were destroyed by lire on Saturday, 1 says the N. Z. Time.-*, the origin of the fire is quite unknown, and as the flames • hr.d obtained a very strong hold on the building before they were noticed, it wns impossible to check them. Fortunately the horses and buggy were not in the building, being in town, in use at the time, but a lot of valuable fowls, and some harness wore destroyed. The insurances are not known at prescut. The takings at the Army and Navy j Bazaar on Saturday afternoon aud evening . only Amounted to £176.

A meetiug fo Mr J. G. Wilson's com- s mittee is called for next Thursday evening c being the night before the poll. r We beg to thank our numerous Customers for their most liberal support on Saturday last at our opening sale of Job- « bcrns & Cop., Bankrupt Stock and at the ] same time to apologise to those who were { unable to receive attention owing to the x crush. We are now showing a splendid assortment of Ladies Dust Cloaks to which c we invite inspection, all at Sale prices. I Ross & San t dfob«, Main Street, Foxton. j During the present month some excep- | tional advantages will be offerel to all cash customers, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House Wei- ' lington. ] We allude to the free distribution of ] Christmas presents. These consist of some , very useful attractive, and elegant Japanese, Chinese, and other desirhble fancy articles, newly imported, at Te Aro House, Wei- ' liugton. i We have triple attractions to induce ( large, long and repeated visits to our warehouse during the present month. Ist We : have the largest and best selected stock in the city. 2nd The quality of our goods is Al, and the prices the lowest possible. 3rd Every purchaser from 10s and upwards gets, in addition a very useful, pleasing, attractive present, at Te Aro House Wellington. No other house in the city either does or is able to offer these threefold advantages, which will certainly be widely appreciated and eagerly embraced by the many who will throng our premises during the present month at Te Aro House, Wellington. The time of the distribution of these present is limited viz., from the present date to the end of the month of December, at Te Aro House, We'lingtou. In the men's, boys' and youths' clothing department, purchasers may select their present from a choice assortment of ties, scarfs, shirts, hats, &c, at Te Aro House, Wellington.