THE AR0HA ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 108, 27 June 1885, Page 2

THE AROHA ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.

Tins meeting, which had been postponed Irom day to day since the 6th inst.j owing to the lack of quorum on the bench, csuhe »ff on Monday last, much to the relief of all concerned. As we stated in our last issii^, Mr Lawless, on Friday, 19th inst., went in search ot Messrs Murphy ahd Munro, Ihe two absent members (Mr J. B. Smith hot having yet returned from" Christchurch )> and succeeded in bringing Mr Mdnro back Avith him. The following was the" htlsiness transacted, the Commissioners present being Messrs John (gibbons (chairman), Goo. Lipsey, and James Mnnro. Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting held on March 7th, were first read and confirmed. The Clerk stated (hat copied ot Mr* Mnnro's resolution at the last meetings viz. '. " That publicans' get notice that the law shall bo strictly enforced with regard to closing at 10 o'clock, and no trading except with bona fide travellers on Sun-lay," had been served on alt licensed houses in the district. The result of the local optidrt Jjoil, >iz., that no additional publicans'B licenses should be 1 granted iri the district, was duly recorded. Transfers Confirmed.—^Britis 4 !* Hotel from P. Quintan to John Gallagher, Hot Springs Ho*el from William Weston to Arthiir Anthony Smith, Premier 1 Hotel from Johannes B. Kiliaii to Samuel Tozer Smardon. New Licenses for Old Houses.— PVartk Rose for Oxford Bo^al Hotel, Oxford } Samuel Tozer Smdrdort for Premier Hotel, Waiorongomai \ Anthony Smith for Hot Springs Hotel, Te Arohaj John Gallagher for British Hotel, Te Aroha ; John Lloyd for Commercial Hotel, Waiorortgomai ; William Quirtlan for Kdbia Hood and Little" John Hotel, Te Aroha. Liicensjd Renewed. — James Warren for Palace Hotel, Te Aroha (hitherto known as Walker's Hotel, name dhanged at request of applicant \ Thomas Lawless, Waiorongomai Hotel* Waiorongomai. With", respect to the latter hotel, it wad state I by the Sergeant that a considerible portion of the house w.is locked up, md neither the police or anybody else c >ul I inspect it, still there was without the per ion referred to ample accommoati > i f r t'.ie .t gui <'nients of the place. In gi anting tin- license, the 1 Com mis* sioners made it a condition that the reiiiainder of the house be made available at any ti'ie Sergeant Emerson considered it was nee led by the public. Renewal of Accommodation License. —Alexander Heany, Lichfield Hotel, Lie .field, Patetere. Tue following letter was received from this applicant : — Lichfield, 6th May, 1885. — Tue Licensing Committee, Te Aroha. — Gentlemen,- -I have again to apply for a reduction in the license of this house, as I am keeping it open ai 8 loss of aver £3 per week. The companies' works are all stopped and the directors gone to England to settle the affairs of the block. The place afpre* sent is abandoned, and only swHgmen, h.\rd up, who requirj accommodation free are tie principal customers. I doubt very much if it will be worth while to take up the license, except that the house would be of no value without it. I would refer you to Sergeant Emerson, who inspected the house, for" his opinion as to the prospects of the place. I have the honour to be, Gen* tlemen, your obedient servant, Alex* Hkany. The Bench, in granting this license* reduced the fee to £10. With repect to Waiorogomai, the" Commisioners ordered the following ex-* pression of opinion to be placed on record i li That the meeting cOi^ider the present hotel accommodation is in excess) of the requirements of the district ut Waiorongomai, but in view of a possible influx of population during the year no '< alteration will now be made.*' A long letter was read from Mr W« Hi Hawkins, of Waiorongomai, making serious complaint against the pUblicftna at Waiorongomai, whom he stated wera. guilty of gi'oss breaches of the" lfl\T with lespect to Sunday trading and selling liquor after hours } also 1 stating that ft€J wiote at the earnest request of a numbeif of residents at Waiorongomai who wished to see the law enfrrced. Mr" Hawkins, however, gave no clue as to who were the delinquents, the. charge being a general and vague one. The letter evoked considerable discus* sion. The Chairman remarked if a charge had boon laid with regard to any p rticular hotel, he would have felt bound td take action in the matter, but baing such a vague one he did not see how he could do so. Sergeant Umersort said he always fodnd the places very quie*., but of course he was not always there, no»* late at night, Mr Mtirird said i If Mr Hawkins had a definite charge to make, he thought he" ought have made it the present charge was very indiscriminate. The Bench decided it wris otltqf -thefr power to take any particular action irt the matter (no house being particular-* ised), beyond requesting the^ Serjeant td make entwines. > , ' ' ■* ' k-f*" ""'