TE AROHA LICENSING COMMITTEE

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 93, 14 March 1885, Page 2

TE AROHA LICENSING COMMITTEE

The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Committee was huiil in tho Couit-houst* on Saturday (ast. The members present were Messrs Mnrphv, Munro, Gthbons, and Lipsey Mr Gibbons was appointed temporary chairman, in the absence of Mr J. B. Smith. Transfers were granted of publicans' licenses for the Commercial Hotel, Waiovongomai, from John Coleman to Frank Lloyd, and for the Robin Hood and Little John Hotel, Te Aroha, from Nicholas Cleary to William Quintan. Mr Murphy said he thought, with the prospect of a large influx of visitors to the baths,, both the Hot Springs and the British Hotels ought bo enlarged and improved. would rather s <i e the present hotels enlarged than any increase in the number of licenses. The subtraction was approved am) adopted in the following form : — "Tlipt the committee express their opinion that, in con-adci ifion of the increasing number of visitors coming to To Aroha, the licensed houses in Te Arohn .should provide increased accommodation." Mr Munro said it was a source of annoyance to respectable publicans who wish ' to keop within fhu bound* of the law, ha vsome hotels should keep open after l 0 o'clock, and hNo on Sundays. As far as he was personally concerned, he would like to see the law strictly enforced on these points. Mr Mnnro suggested that the publicans be notified that the law would be strictly enforced in future. Mr Lipsey said he thought to strictly enforce 10 o'clock clohing would be a great mistake, and that the matter should be left to the discretion of the Sergeant. Mr Murphy coincided with Mr Munro. Mr Munro further stuted he had no desire to injure any man, but he considered it wa^ a great injustice to pablicans who were inclined to keep the law, if others were permitted to keep open at all hours. Tho licenses granted were all 10 o'clock licenses, 'and there could be nothing arbitrary or unreasonable in merely en forcing the existing law. lie did not seek to deprive the publicans of any privilege whatever in so doing. The following resolution was then proooßod by Mr Mnnro, and seconded by Mr Murphy, ' That notioe be given to publican^ tJmt t!i • l-«w -<Imll bo strictly en fon-cd with regard to closing at 10 p.m., and that no trading bo allowed ("except with l>.wia fide travel I ts) on Sundays." On being pat to the m 'rftin.g, th- re voted for it M^nrs Mu urn, Murphy, and Gibbons. Mr Lipsey did m>t vnt». The rnßoiution was declared carried, and the Clerk was reque-ted to have notices of thu resolution served on all licensed houses in the district.