OTAKI LICENSING BENCH.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 3 December 1920, Page 3

OTAKI LICENSING BENCH.

QUARTERLY meeting. The quarterly meeting of the Otaki Licensing Bench was held yesterdayPresent: Messrs J. Logan Stout (chairman), Ben Ling, H. Freeman, and T. H. Windley. Manakau Hotel. Herbert James Aitken applied for a renewal of a license in respect to th Family Hotel at Manakau. The clcil (Mr O’Rourke) pointed out that m permit had been applied for on tin previous occasion, and that the liccn see had really been selling without .1 r e nse. In answer to the Chairman. Mr Aitken said the erection ot the nev. building was being pushed on as ev peditiously as possible, and that ex tons of cement and six or seven true ■ of timber had now been secured, view of this the contractors hoped t have the lirst storey up by January, uud if material was available to linnw the job right out. The Chairman pointed out that -J Aitken should have renewed hrlicense "before, and probably would lose it altogether if the hotel was not finished by the annual meeting. <■ suggested that the structure be icauj by the March meeting. Mr Aitken said he would do hi. ; best, and added that the contract?! ] seemed confident the work would { carried right out to the end. j The Chairman- said the application | for the renewal of the license wouh j bo adjourned till March, but, the j Bench would give permission to cau> j on temporarily. j Grand Hotel. •> i T. P. Lyons applied for a tiansfei j of the Grand Hotel, Bovin, to A- J- j R.-Ishorwood. being in order. Conditional License. M. J. Suhan applied for a corn! J tional license .for the Horowhenua A. , and P. Show. The police raised no objection yond asking that the booth be closed Jit 5 P-Bl* . , , The clerk pointed out that con ■ plaints had previously beeo iigainst Suhan. who. n sai , ► | spirits at Is. ..... It. was decided to grant ne »PP • j tion, but to point, out. to Mt . j j that complaints had been « live to his charges, and to *Uto t application would only be granted be charged hotel rates. Porirua Hotel. , An application for a ptrblieat. V license in respect to the Porirua Hotel was not granted, the papers not benv in order.