Annual Licensing Meeting.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 376, 12 June 1889, Page 2

Annual Licensing Meeting.

TE AROHA, Tun annual meeting for the Te Aroha licensing district was hold in the Court House, Te Aroha, on Saturday last nt noon. Present: Messrs 1L- Gallagher (ehaiiman), G. Lipsey, 11, Harris, W. HeHirin^ton, J. Healhcote. Tlio following applications were considered : — New License : AW liani Isaacs, for a pnblioan's license for a house at Okorioi»' ; containing three sitting rooms, one

dining room, ftnd nine be.irooms ; to be called the Okorioro Hot Spihus Hotel. Application from Annio Isaacs, for a publicans license for same premises. Mr Hay, solicitor, appeared for applicants, and by permission of Hie B"nch withdrew Mrrf Isaacs application, stating as liis reason for so doing 'thnt it was now a settled ninttcr in law by judgment of the Supreme Court, that a married woman cannot hold a license. Mr Lipscy : The question for us to consider is whether another licensed house is needed in the district or not, does the population require it. Mr Hay : This house was not bnilt for the accommodation of persons in the neighbourhood, but for that of tourists to the Hot Lnkes. In reply to Mr Lipsey, Constable Wild said lie should think the ao commodation at Oxford was quite sufficient to meet all present requirements. The Oxford hotel was three miles awoy from Mr Isaacs' placeMr Hay : The hotel at Oxford is eight miles distant by coach road, and as at present, tourists and travellers to the Hot Lakes have no option but to Ftny at the Oxford Hotel. Besides the Bench surely would not refuse the license when Mr Isaacs had expended £1000 in erecting the buildings. Mr Lipsey <-* That's the business of thoso who do it, not ours. If persons choose to expend money that fashion, they, can, and afterwards have a license refused ; such cases have occurred in Auckland. The Bench retired for about a quarter of an hour to talk the matter over amongst themselves. The license was granted, fee £25. Mr Isaacs, on the suggestion of the Bench, agreed to change the name to Okoriore Thermal Springs Hotel, there being one Hot Springs Hotel in this licensing district already. Applications for Renewals : — George Ebert, for Palaco Hotel, Te Aroha. Applicant asked to be exempted fiom keeping stables, as there were already two livery sUbbs in Te Aroha, that of Messrs Bradley and Co. being next his hotel. Grunted, with exemption of keeping staUes. Mrs Annie Thomson, Family ' Hotel, Rolleston street, Te Aroha The Police rcpoit stated that the hotel was kept "indifferently well during the past twelve Jmont'is, o^ing to the resident? of the place being allowed to remain drinking after closing time; and locks thcdoois on the Police." Mr Geo. Ebeit said he appeared on behalf of Mrs Thomson, who would promise to conduct the house better in futuie. Granted. M.irtin Murphy, Premier Hotel, Waioron^omai. The Police report stated that the Hotel had been conducted " passably well, but complaints have been made with reference to men being allowed to remain 111 lUKlllg Hlb<Ji CIUSUIfi uuv..,.., t»/ lUi: %i\;i\v annoyance of their wives and families.'' The Chairman to the applicant : The Commissioners request you will stop {Sunday trading and lato hours. Granted, Siiml. T. Smavdon, Waiorongomai Hotel, Waiorongomai. The Police re port stated Unit the house was " well conducted except that there was a conviction on April 2nd, for allowing billiards to be played after houis." The Chairman said, with respect to the con vietion refcired to, Mr Smardon did not know at the time that he could not allow his loarders to play billiards after hours in the hotel. Granted. Arthur A. Smith, Hot Springs Hotel, Te Aroha. Granted, Frank Rose, Royal Hotel, Oxford. Granted. Arthur Downes, Club Hotel, Te Aroha. Granted. Messrs Ebert, Murphy, Smardon, and Smith, stated they withdrew their applications for extension of time to 11 p.m. Mr T. M. Lawlor;\Qlerk to the Licen sing Bench, made a-written application to be allowed two per cent on the total amount of revenur, as salary for the performance of the duties of licensing clerk for the year ending.3oth June, 1889, and in future ; to be paid by Te Aroha Town Board and Piako County Council in proportion to the revenue they each den'ved : The duties of the office occupied a good deal of his time, for which he did not receive any remuneration from Government. The request was considered by the Comtnispioners a very reasonable one, and they decided to forward a resolution to the local bodies recommending that the application be grantel. This wos all the business.