THE LICENSING COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 45, 5 June 1880, Page 2

THE LICENSING COURT.

[Before B. Ward, (ehairmkn), and Mmim.: Ferguson, Moniad, an&,l)alrymple, ; ' • THE BOYAIi HOT*^ *"' : ! John OkJta^iw B?t^h»Ur, made per-. sdnai application^ for -a, renewal of ' w license for tae Boyal Hotel?.. :, -. - ■■ The Chairman asked ifr the applicant wisheda ten or an eleven o'clock license,. aY that was not:! specified: m the. appli-^ cation. 1-. , :■'..,. .■■.-., -. ;.;.., .\t& Mr. Bfttchehir- stated" -tliaV;MHUartt/ license was.frr.- eleven <£clpck, and thtt. -license wa^ask^d'ttfthatehotu^u ai.;^ ;.- .-: .•- --'4 Granted. „,, .- 3 % ....--: . '-- THB'dBABBNBOBti BpifßL.Oi i :>/; James Carroll applied^ persbna-Uy fos» a renewal of his eleren o clock licen**. for the ne^t,ye»r v „;, iK; ; ; ', tuff/ •■■ [©ranteid. "" ' " '. "- " ''*'": ' ' . ' ' ' T80Ui^81K0M5 V^0TM,;... ..,;., ;.,,,-^..i - William fiearcls madß^plipatipn for- • a renew al of the abore-named hotel. ;! ;iGprantedCWJ.j-;:n •;•.-£■.-■.■/;: fj.:i .^ / ;i^.- ■■;■.. .. .-w--. ' ■-"■'- THE Pi-MUBSTOW HOTBI. Ghristiaw-Lindgren, ,made ; applicatiQa. . JFora license fortiie JPalmersten &<*& r The applicinewasSrepreiented by Mp. S Prior, and Mr. Hawkins ' appeared -oa *-. behalf of Mr; Jqsephj^aaan.: - ?The first na^rned gentleman spoke high\j as-to siutabUihf .% of Iha applicant, pointing oat the ad mirable manner m which Jbhe^hpusehau*-, been managed^ since^ 'it U^d Keen under his control, and dreecting the attention fto the veryanflttentiallY ?iga«d^petitjoa which had^been^rebetrel f i*ok- the ttitepayers m the imn»pdi»t«!^#?^- " ' " $fc Hawldj^ feliowed^ Urging rvgox^ the Bench the necessity vqf * hoeseni: . I house m the neighborhood, and producing elaborate plans ior ; the:ere*twn of A ; and suJistenti^^ttild;^. S? *M*

informed- the Bench that he was afethb'riied on Mr. Nathan* behalf, to' giro a written guarantee 1 / should the' license be granted, to have the plans altered m any way which the Bench, might «ugInspector Gobdall opposed the granting of the lioenie, jwliich he looked upon not as : but a fresh applica-r tion. . . ; ■■'• -. ;i > The Chairman did not. hold that opinion ; it was an application hy a n»Tr person for- an ! house, ; - /0 ; : ' ' Inspector GoodalLdidi not view tht matter Jn, that light. However, he would oppose the granting upon. the grounds!' thafc.it/had been -a -harbor- forbad characters, and was totally unprqvided with, accpmnaodatiouia I ~.C L ." l Ji : Mr. Hawkins, , said tha, J; ,?nch, unac* caution ai that the house' had' not been ireil kept, took him>;c6mp\«tielT .by .surprise, ai the applioant had had no notice of such obiecfcion ; beside which nMelfc quit* ; ;- ■u?e'|t^couMj not he, sustained. Mr. Lindgren .".yak well;^awnir^.Pal, Hierstoni indhe^XMxVHa^ins^asjßertod, that no; cbmplainta\ coulCbe f sustained against the hens© 'while it had ,beeu , 'VTBnier his control...: -„. ,. ..... , .. v ; v» Mr. Priqif reiterated^the> ohser^atipni : of Mr. Hawkins, aiicl added;that it, was,| not for the Bench to c'onsiderwhat had teem the -chuta'cter of'the'Kouse itith© past, but rather yjha.thad^been'th^cojiduct of the present landlord. - •■ The Chairman admitfedJTthlr truth r of , the remarks oiiconnseT,. «ut--eTeii supposing that vthe charges* were- : again;st Mr. LindgrenV instead of ; iorjthey' could not be?entertftined hy j i^vTßench, inasmuch as the Adt ha.dnoti been c'omplied.;with^by, ; fornifhin^,.the: applicant with ,^i wntten tt^ievgfijifi oft the nature of the/pbiection*, .-,» ; .y, ,-j. ■;«> The C^njmissio^.ers,, then retirad-.fqr; consultation, and after about half an \ hour's deliberation^returned into Court, . . v hen «■■'? h ''' h'V ,;' ' ' ' ' ; - : ' : ' ':' lßsp*etor : * : 66<>'d^U^.jpi6ixiited out that any application- v inad.a should be, for ..^a new lieinse; inasinu'eh as the old license had lapsed on the 3rd of. 1^; The former licensee ihadWcome an' insolvent; md the Court had. ;gramte,d: pe^misjjioni to Mr. Lindgren to.take^pharge for the Trustee. The^eXonlj gavelibeVty for three months,- -and those three months ended on tbe 3rd ef ,May;,^ ,. „ . L ' ,' The Chairman agreed'withi'tlie Inspeptor, but sfcrted th^v^he ■ decision of the Court was to refuse the license on the grounds^tbat'there was, no accommodation, fl-nd? that a licensed house required m that part of the town.