The Newtown Licenses.

Manawatu Herald, 11 June 1903, Page 3

The Newtown Licenses.

Certain claims in regard to the Newtown licensing cases were filed in the Supreme Court yesterday, says Tuesday’s Times. ■ ’ Mr Mori son, acting on behalf of Mr P. W. Corby, licensee of the Newtown Hotel, filed a claim—(l) That a writ of mandamus should he issued commanding the defendants, members of the Newtown Licensing Committee, to hold a meeting before the 'Both June, 1908, and (a) grant to the plaintiff a certificate for the renewal of his pablioan’s license for the Newtown Hotel, and (b) heat and determine the application of the plaintiff for a renewal of his publican’s license according to law; (2) that the defendants should be ordered to pay the cost of the proceedings. The defendants named are the mem bars of the Newtown Licensing Committee. , , ,r Nettojwft also been filed by Me

Moriaon for Friday that he will move in this direction on the following grounds;—(l) That the plaintiff is entitled by law to such certificate; (2) that the plaintiff is entitled in law to renewal of hia license; (8) that the defendants at the annual meeting of the Newtown Licensing Committee wrongfully declined jurisdiction to grant the renewal, amj wrongfully refused to grant the certificate when applied to; (4) that the defendants had jurisdiction to grant such renewal, and no objection having been made to such renewal, the plaintiff is entitled to a certificate of such renewal. A similar claim has been filed by Mr T. Young, on behalf of the licensee of the Kilburnie Hotel, Mr W. M. Halley, and claims ato also to be filed this morning by Mr Skerrett for the three other licensees* It is likely that the whole of the actions will bo joined.