PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 97, 24 April 1874, Page 2

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Ddnedin, April 24. The Licensing Court has adjourned for a ' week. A great many bottle licenses were refused^to storekeepers, and several houses in town were refused licenses. The bar is abolished from the theatre, and the license taken away from Betfftr's Free aad Easy. The Court distinctly laid down that no public house must have more than one bar. . The total population of Otago as shown by the-censiis is 84,000, showing an increase of iaioife than 15,000 since the last census. The result of yesterday's polling was Wales, 632; Barton, 542; Grant, 39. Napibr, April 24. At tbe Licensing meeting atNgaroa to-da?, a petition signed by 500 persons was pre- , aiieftiof magnificent land. •.,• .The Licensing meeting in Auckland passed < ;. off witbout any .Good Templar struggle. The < , Good Templars opposed the Onehunga license s, and succeeded against one new house. . April 24 Mr Saunders reports sales of South British -at 51s; Alburnia, new, 60s; Caledoniao, £7; City of London, 245; Old Whau, £6; Cure, 7s 6d. Buyers.: South British, 51e; National Bank, 74s 6d; National. lnsurance. 325. Greymouih, -April 24. The Licensing Bench has been sittioar for two days. 120 app ications were made for town and country, and 89 were granted, including fifteen wholesale and bottle licenses. Twenty-one were iefused, and 11 adjourned. The Bench intimated that no more new licenses would be granted. ■A- Wanganui, April 23. All the new applications, for publican's licenses were refused. Several publicans were cautioned. Mr Chad wick sold Mr Brown's stud yesterday . Lochnivar fetched £180; Policy, £80; Flatcatcher, £30. Peer. was bought in lor £50. Several other horses were cold at good prices. Tiharu, April 24. The Grand Interproviocial Steeplechases " held yesterday at the Waimate were highly successful. Maidbn Plata," 2 miles : Bibsham, 1; Theodore, 2. ] Great Intbbpbovincial Handicap, 3 miles: Medora. 1; Honest John, 2. Waimatb Cup, two milea and a half: Banjo, I; Honest John, 2. « Consolation Handicap, 2 miies : Honest John, 1; Bnehman, 2.