THE QUARTERLY LICENSING MEETING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4900, 5 December 1876, Page 3

THE QUARTERLY LICENSING MEETING.

THe Licensing Commissioners, under the presidency of the Resident 'Magistrate, will sit in the Police Court to-day, at 12 o’clock, when applications for transfers’ and the issue of new licenses will be considered. There is a large amount of business to come before the Court, and it will probably occupy the greater portion of the day. • The applications are as follows: TRANSFERS. Joseph Ames, of the’ Provincial; Hotel, Upper Hutt,-te Horace'Ames. 1 ' V ' James Hindge, of the Karori Hotel, Tina-kori-road, to James Morton. John Bertie, of the Criterion Hotel, Lamb-ton-quay,.to Carl Hausmann... ’. . . Prank Broughton, , of the Albion, Hotel, Courtenay-place, to Charles'Martin. John Andrews, of the White Swan Hotel, Cuba-street, to John Bertie. John Quin, of Kennedy’s Hotel,, Cubastreet, to Edward Jaeksoii. ■ ! David Preston Player, of the Hew Zealander Hotel, Manners-street, to James Fenton. Charles Moody, of • the Newtown Hotel, to Walter Haynes. 1 . " v, George - Mclntosh, of the Bank Hotel, Manners-street, to John Mclntosh. ■ HEW APPLICATIONS. The Prince Albert Hotel. —The applicant in this case is Steven'Oliver,' described in his application as a barman. The building is erected at the comer of Webb-street and Cuba-street, and ‘presents a most handsome appearance externally. The nearest existing hotel in the neighborhood is tbe-Yictdria in Abel-, Smithstreet, There ar 4 two private f entrances to the hotel, one in Cuba-street and the other in Webb-atl-eet, andthe bar is entered.by. a door at the corner. On., the ground door, in addition to the bar, which is 18ft. square and to be fitted up in a most superior, style, there are a comfortable , bar parlor, a-large dining room 28ft.-by 15,-with folding; doors in-the centre, so 'that when necessaryit can be converted into two rooms, and, the billiard-room 25ft.’ by 20, which is decorated most handsomely, the ceiling being lined and the walls pannelled and , varnished. Upstairs there is a spacious, landing nearly 12ft. in width, off which open out two comfortable sitting-rooms with bed-rooms airy and well - ventilated, a remark which applies ,tq the sleeping apartments throughout the : house. - A spacious corridor runs from the landing towards Webbstreet, off wfiich there is another sitting-room, several bed-rooms (bringing up the total number of' sleeping apartments' to TO), and that great luxury a good bath-room.’ The kitchen is situated at, the back of the hotel, and is fitted with a cooking range and other requisites for making fife comfortable. Altogether the building; is. as comfortable , within, being furnished most handsomely, as its outside appearance would lead one to look for, and it is a great credit to those who'have erected it.

The Theatre Royal Hotel.— Thomas Urwin 5s the applicant in this case, We have previously noticed the accommodation provided in this building, and can only say that pur anticipations as to the progress of the work have been most fully realised. The Railway //oie/.—William Munro is the applicant; in this case, and is described in his application as a draper. The building ' is 1 situate directly opposite the railway. station, and the bar-door is at the' corner facing town. ’ The bar is a nice commodious room, and fitted with every requisite. The parlor, situate at the, back of the bar, is, quite a little snuggery, most comfortably fur-' nished. The main entrance faces the railway station, and .on goingin. the commercial room, which is 'well adapted, for- the purpose, is situate to the immediate right, and at the end of the passage are the ladies', coffee-room and dining-room, the latter of , which will accommodate fourteen < persons. ■ The kitchen' is contigupus to the.dining-room, and is fitted with an Eclipse range and every appliance for cooking. The servants* bedroom opens off the kitchen. Upstairs there is a capital sittingroom for boarders, handsomely furnished, and provided with a well-toned piano. There are also three double and three , single bedrooms, and the, landing .opens, out, by a corridor on to; the . verandah.V, At the. Kaiwarra end of the budding provision- has been' inade for erectiig' additional accommodation —seven,bedrooms, a billiard-room, and ~‘a';new ladies', coffee-room being -intended to be erected if a license'is granted ; and at the back there are commodious premises for stable accommodation. At present all ,the, provision made for the public is in use, the house being, full of boarders.; ' Tlie Grown, 'and, Ahc/toi l Hold.—The applicant in the case is »Toseph Ames, who is well and favorably known to the Wellington public who have from time to time visited his wellkept hostelry at the Upper Hutt with pleasure and satisfaction. The hotel has been.rebuiltby. Mr.-, Charles Moody, who is his own architect and 1 builder, upon the site of the old Crown and Anchor, which lost its license owing to the want ' of proper accommodation. - The result of Mr.. Moody’s labors,is the production of a building in the severe style of architecture, being exceedingly plain outside; but, as he puts it, it is, like himself, good in the inside, and certainly' the accommodation'-provided is of a superior - nature. The budding covers an area of 95ft. by 45ft., and the entrance is by a fine passage 6Jft. wide, which leads into a roomy vestibule, where the coats and other parapher-

nalia of boarders will" be hung up. On the left of the passage and opening out from the passage is the dining-room, which will be one of the best in town, being 40ft. long by lijft. ■ wide. It is fitted with two fireplaces, and is just what is wanted for a dining-room in such a central position. .The kitchen is at the back of the vestibule, ahd ia 17ft: by 12ft. It will be fitted with a Leamington range, capable of cooking for 200 persons. Directly over and the’same size as the kitchen is the bathroom, where hot, cold, and shower baths are to be fitted up. On the right of the passage are two bars, one 9ft. by 16ft., and the other 20ft. by 16ft., whioh.wilL.be fitted with every modern appliance. • The bar parlor is 20ft. by 16ft., andj is,situate at the ,back of the bar. The staircase opens, up from the vestibule,, and immediately at the top is the billiard-room, which is 40ft. by 22ft. It will be fitted with two: handsome billiard ; tables', and every necessary requirement for the game, to be imported from Melbourne. . Thereare also two parlors, one . 16ft. square,. and the other 14ft. by 12, and . two bedrooms, one 14ft. square, and the other 14ft. by 10. On the second floor there are twenty bedrooms) the smallest of which is 10ft. by 13. All the ropfias are thoroughly ventilated, and the furniture all through the hotel will be left in, the hands of Mr, Ames. The adjoining premises, erected by Mr. Moody, will be used as a shop and as suites of offices for lawyers, the offices being provided with strong fireproof rooms. : The City Cafe. —The applicant in this case is Ralph Levoi, the well-known caterer of cheap dinners. Since his last application, Mr.j Levoi has effected considerable alterations in his premises, : Mr. Pilmer being the architect, and Mr. Marriott the builder. The dining-room below Is of its original proportions, and there is an average daily attendance of 100 at each meal. The kitchen has been enlarged to twice its original size, and fitted with a splendid range specially imported from Melbourne. Plans have been prepared for a handsome circular bar, and are now deposited in the Court. On the first floor are two private sitting-rooms, elegantly, furnished, and with bedrooms attached, aud a general sitting-room for boarders, very comfortably fitted up, with two single and one double bedroom opening out of it. It is Mr. Levoi’s intention to convert the single bedroom into a bathroom, which will he a great convenience to the house. There are; a number of bedrooms up-stains, and altogether there is accommodation for sixty all told. An elegant transparency will be put up during the week, at the front of the building,’ which Is, really a work "of art, and a great credit to .Wellington workmanship.