ANNUAL LICENSING COURT.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 268, 25 April 1874, Page 2

ANNUAL LICENSING COURT.

districts of ahuribt, st. bathans, xasbby, hyde.'machaes, and hindon.. ; Tuesday, A~pbil 21st, 1874.,, (Before H. A. Stratford, R.M., Chaitman; "W, 'Gruiriitt, J.P., A. Holland, J.P., andC. .* A.rde Lautour, Commissioners.) j r At twelve noon on Tuesday last the L Court was well attended by applicants, by' agents authorised, to appear on behalf of absentees, and others interested in the grant of certificates to enable licenses to be issued for the first year under tho new Licensing Act of 1873. -Each application was called on in turn, and the report of the police in reference thereto was tendered—the applicant having the opportunity to state anything in his own favor, or to rebut damaging statements made against him or his house, if previously licensed under the Ordinance*. '.At.two p.m. the Court adjourned for an hour, and sat, till half-past six, when tha applications were all heard. The Court then adjourned.till halt-past eight, and at about nine p.m. the decisions were given. The Chaibman said that before declaring the decisions on the applications, the Bench wished to state that the Commis.sipners were equally bound as were the applicants by ijie Licensing Act of J&73. One clause of that Act'had bad great weight with them in their decisions, and that was the 23rd, which says:—"The Licensing Court shall exercise its discretion in .refusing, any certificate for any description of license, and shall not be obliged to grant.the same merely becausa the requirements of the law as to accommodation or personal fitness of the applicant are fu]filled,"~unless, in its opinion, there is a necessity for the public house, or other establishment, for the sale of spirituous liquprs," for which application is made." One-other thing should be borne in mind aml'that'was, that this, being first Licensing Court under the Act, SSapplicants were, in the eyes of the Court, without license/ Next year those who "now obtained certificates would be able to come and apply for ..renewals, subject to the discretion "fof the Court as 'to the actual requirements of all such renewals applied" for; but at the present "all- applications were virtually oa \the_ same .Jbptjpg. „Afr tfre .same .time the Court e'uiild not but beinfiuence*d by the reported conduct of houses licensed uuder the Ordinance. It should not bo 'considered that there was any slur necessarily cast upon all those whose applications had been refused. The ine-rease or decrease of population had influenced the Bench in its decisions, and would continue to influence it on other occasions. Successful, applicants should understand that the reports made by the police would be entitled to received by the Annual .Licensing Courts, with the greatest cre&i - dit. It was. the.Bench wished to state, very satisfactory to them to note the care and impartiality with which these reports had been prepared this year. The Chairman" then read out the decisions, on the applications as follows : George Collett, Ancient Briton H6t"l, - Naseby.—General and general night Ucense. Granted. - ~ - David Stewart, Ballarat Hotel,-Naseby. ' General and general nighL licease. Granted. . ; ~ Joseph Henry Gason," Commercial Hotel, Naseby. General and general ; night Jicens.e. Refused.- - * John B\\\\ Crown and Sceptre Hotel, "* Naseby—General and general night li* cense. General license granted, night K-. '■ cense refused. "''•■-. Rachael Graoo, Criterion Hotel, Nasebyv —General and general night license, Ger<* ral license graced, night license refusedThomas Pinder, Empire Hotel, Naseby. —General and : "general night license. General license granted, night license re- - fused. George Albert Chapman, Kjeburu Hotel, Naseby. General' and general

Kaseby.—General and general night license. Refused. ; ' Andrew Costelloe, Mount Ida Hotel, Na9eby.—General and general night license. Refused. , John Cogan, Melbourne Hotel, Naseby. General and general night license. Granted. . Jbhn Neiper, Naseby Hotel, Naseby.— Geperal and general night license. Refused. William John Millar, Old Victorian Hotel, Naseby,—General and general mght license, general license granted, night license refused. John James Smith, Otago Hotel, Naseby.—General and general night license. Refused. Robert Keenan, Ovens Hotel, Naseby. —General and general night license. Refused. Edmund Horswell, Royal Hotel, . Kaseby. General and general night license. Granted. , John M'Gregor. Shamrock Hotel, Nasoliy.—General and general night li,jce,nse. Refused. - « v John Ecclcs, Welcome Inp, Homo Gully, Naseby. —'General license. Granted. -r . r • Edward Tobias George, Victoria Hotel, 1 Naseby.—Geueral audi general night license. Granted. : > John Bremner, Naseby.—'Wholesalelicense. Gran ted. Michael Brookes, Naseby.—Wholesale license. Granted. Robert Gl»!un, Naseby.—Wholesale license. Granted. .John M'Donald, Naseby.—Wholesale license. Granted. V„ Robert Strong, Naseby.—Wholesale license. Granted. •> - Samuel Hanger, Vulcan Hotel, St. Bathans. - General and general night license. Granted, . Patrick Hanrahan, Bsllarat Hotel, J3t. Bathans. —General and general night license. Granted. "■ Patrick Kenny, Commercial Hotel, St. , Bathans.—General and general night license. General license granted, night license refused. Patrick Mallon, Montezuma Hotel, St. Bathans. —General and general night license. Refused. George H. Smith, Victoria Hotel, St. Bathans.—General and general bight license. General license granted, night license, refused. ' Thomas Mulvey, St. Bathans.—Bottle license. Refused. ( Wm. Pyle, St Bathans.—Bottle license. . Refused. John Griffiths, Welshman's Gully, St. J Bathans.—General license. (! rantedThe applicant was notified that the stables ttUSt be improved and kept cleaner. 1 Benjamin Washer, Welshman's Gully, St. Bathans.—General license. Granted. —■The applicant was told that the accommodation was discreditable to a house of such old standing and prosperity, and that great improvements would be necessary if a renewal was looked for. Emma Barber, Hamilton.—General license. Granted. Robert Cunningham, Hamilton. Wholesale license. Application informal, through not being signed by applicant Sections 12 and 13 of the Act not complied with. Struck out. John Laverty, Hyde.—General license,,, ■.Granted. f Bernard O'Neill, Hyde.—General license. House removed. Application,. - "struck out. * William Henry Read, Hyde.—General} Jicense. Granted. _ Georg« Cockercll, Macraes.—General license. Refused. Robert Donaldson, Macraes.—General license. Granted.,—Applicant cautioned as to the necessity of providing more accommodation. William Charles Hammond, Macraes. —General license. Refused. Norah Salmon, Macraes.—General license. Granted. James Cain, Kyeburn Diggings.—General license. Granted. —Cautioned that ,beding and bedroom • must be improved. Mary George, Kyeburn Diggings.— (General license. Application informal, ,not being signed by pplicant as required by sections 12 and 13 of the Act. Struck .out. Mr. Bailey, on behalf of Walter Morgan, tendered an informal application, which ho stated was a copy of one confided v to James Cain for safe transit, and that Cain had never delivered the original to . Morgan.—The Chairman remarked that Mr. Bailey had been allowed to make his statement. That was sufficient.—Mr. Bailey.: lam satisfied. I wished to take this opportunity, to let the public know. —The Chairman : ■ The public, sir. What do 1 pou mean ?—Mr. Bailey : I apologise. i-i-The Chairman.: I should think so.-j—----iIMEi;. Bailey: I should say, let it be known yuhlicly through the Bench. Charles Keith Douglas, Kyeburn.— (General license. Granted.—The applicant was informed that he need not expect a renewal of this license ; that, taking all circumstances into consideration, he would get one year to make up his mind what other occupation to take to. i, John Malloch, Kyeburn.—General license or general bush license. General ■ license (£2O) granted. John Freeland, Pigroot Hotel.—General license. Granted.—The applicant's solicitor was asked to convey to the applicant the intimation that his house, being the depot of two coaches, and generally patronised by the public, no ordi- " nary accommodation would be held sufficienfc. The bedroom partitions must be made substantial, and a private room proTided for the accommodation of ladies ' 'The name this house had attained for itSelf was discreditable. The new licensee had improved a good deal, but more would have to be done. The Inspector of police promised to watch this house especially. Johann B. Luks, Waihemo.—General license. Granted. James Morrison, Coal creek, Waihomp. General license. Granted With a strong caution as to the necessity of improving the accommodation. John Deem, Two Rivers, Waihemo.— General license. Refused. j ■

James Duff, Blackstone Hill.—Geueriil license. Granted.

Samuel lndor, B'licksione Hill.—Gemaral license. Granted. , . ... Thomas Turnor, Blncksfcono Hill.- • General license*. Refused, i Patrick Grow, Naseby.—Brewer's license. Granted, 1 Eliza Gogarty, Clark's diggings. jGreneral bush license. Granted. 'Christopher Woodnej, Eden Creek.General bush license. General license (£2O) granted. James Tannahill, (Jpper Taieri Ferry.— General bush, license. Granted— 1 I hj»

out, as he did not appear personally,• or by agent.. Samuel Harmnn, Linburn.— General bush license. Application informal, without date or signature. Struck out. • John Eggers, Macraes.—Bottle license. Refused. Kerin Claffy, Macraes.—Bottle license. Befused. The Bench intimated, in several cases where the applicants were successful though not altogether favorably reported on by the police as having sufficient accommodation, that at any time they were liable to be prosecuted by the police for breach of the Ordinance.