Foxton Licensing Committee.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 9 June 1891, Page 2

Foxton Licensing Committee.

♦ MONDAY, Bth JUNE. The Committee held their annual meeting at the Courthouse, on Monday" at noon. Present — R. Austin (Chairman), Jenks, Ahem, Startup, and Little. The Committee met at 11 a.m. and had a private discussion. Robert Cawstbn, applied for a new license for the Manawatu Hotel. The Chairman said that according to the Constable's report the stables were out of order, he wanted to know if the applicant would put in repair or rebuild. The applicant said he would put it in repair. The license was then granted. The Chairman said that the Con'^ttible had also "mentioned about Sun-. . lay •.radin&;^ atfd the C6ffll|itliei-'had' requested that he should i Visit each licensed house twice each Sunday, to endeavour to put a stop to suohprao:t}oes. i ! Henry Border applied for a*new $cense for the Foxton Family Hotel. Mr Hankins appeared in support of application. He had seen the Constable's report on the house, and he (Mr Hankins) had been instructed to see the owner, Mr McCarthy about the matter. He asked for a renewal upon the assurance that the house would be put in a thorough state of repair by the next, quartely meeting. He admitted that the house needed repair. He understood that the Constable had not objected to the manner the house had been conducted. The. telegram he had received from Mr McCarthy drew attention to the difficulty in getting seasoned timber now. The house being Mr McCarthy's property he had every reason to put it in repair. He asked that the license be granted. The Chairman said the decision was that if Mr McCarthy would build a new house they would grant a license, and give a temporary license for 8 or 6 months, when if the new house is not built the same would be cancelled. In reply to Mr Hankins, the chairman said that a new hotel must be built nearer the road and a temporary license would be granted for 3 or 6 months, that.is to say that a license would be granted, but at the end of six months, if a new house was not built the license would be cancelled. Mr Hankins trust ad that, the Committee would not say definitely that that the house must be new, if the repairs made to the present house are really of a substantial renovation. The Chairman said the Committee Objected to the site. Mr Hankins said that the house had been there so many years that he hoped the objection of site would not be pressed. Mr McCarthy would undertake, to substantially carry, out the directions of the Committee but he did not know if he would do that. ' The Committee thought the house had lived its age it was gray-headed and it must be cleared away. The license was then granted on the conditions named. J. R. Stansell applied for a renewal of a license for Whyte's hotel. The Chairman said the renewal would be granted. Mr Stansell desired to know when the light outside should be put out. In most places it was lighted at sunset and put out to the time the house closed. The Chairman said the qnestion would be considered at next quarterly meeting. -