LICENSING COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 422, 4 September 1877, Page 2

LICENSING COURT.

The quarterly .sitting of the Licensing Court was It .-ill to-day, before T. W. Parker, Esq , R..M. (Chairman), John Jlcid, .lames Udall. anil John Norton, Estp's (Commissioners).

Ni:\V ISOTTLK UCKNNKS. Mr. Barney O'Orady applied foraboltle license for his store at Keidston. —Mr. O'M.eagh.r appeared for the applicant, and stated that the licensed was asked for tho store lately occupied by Mr. JaineM Bcattie, who held a license—-The application was granted. Mr. James Bee applied for a bottlo license for his store in Thames-street. —Mr. Creagh .supported this application, and pointed out that the applicant had , previously held a bottle license for six ? years. He had new opened a largo shop ", in Oainaru, and as one of the bottlo { licenses in town had lapsed, he thought ? the Bench illicit fairly grant the reipicnt. ' Mr. James Familton aj>))lied for a bottlo J license, for his store in Thames-street, - - J Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the appli- ,| cant, and pointed out the injustice done | to some tradesmen by giving other dealers I advantages over them. jl Mr. Hugo Lippert also applied for a bottle lie-use for his stove in Thainenstroet.— Mr. O'Meagher, who appeared for tiiu npplicant, said that two bottle j licenses in town had lapsed, those of Mr. ' Jamioson and Mr. Dansey, i.ml that Mr. Lippert's was situated nearer to tlio former licensed stores than any of the other applicants. The Commissioners having taken a little time to consider tho applications of Messrs. Bee, Familton, and Lippert, do- , cided to refuse to grant them, as they were averse to increasing the number of bottlo licenses in the town. TRANSFER OV BOTTMi LKJKN.SK. Mr. Balmor applie«l for a transfer of the bottlo license heid by Mr. Joaeph Booth to Mr. James W. Humphrey.— Granted.' i

JTKW HOTEL. Mrs. Grace Snart applied for a license for a house on bloc-It XIX., Thames-street north. Mr. Balmer appeared on behalf .of the applicant and aaked for the adjournment of the matter for a fortnight, as the building was not yet compiled. and a report could not be furnished. — The consideration of the applic.-i:i->n was adjourned for a fortnight. TRANSFER OF HOTEL XICENfcT-:.S. The application of Mr. Daniel O'Rorke for the transfer of the license of the Terminus Hotel, Egapara, from Mr. James Craig to himeelf, was adjourned for a fortnight to enable certain improvements to be made in connection with the hotel. —Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the applicant. The following transfers of hotel licenses were granted: White Hart Hotel, Thames-street, f'om Mr. John Haggie to Mr. Michael Hanley; Empire Hotel, Thames-street, from Mr. Edward Hudson to Mr. Alex. C. Patterson ; Royal Hotel, Tees-street, from Mr. Thomas Procter to Mr. Richardson ; Terminus Hotel, Duntroon, from Mr. James Little to Mr. Geo Alex. Harris.