EGMONT LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 115, 5 June 1901, Page 2

EGMONT LICENSING COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Licensing Committee was held in the Magistrate's room at (he Stratford Courthouse, at whijh were prrsoot —Messrs Stanfprd (chairman), Dingle, Moruon, Hignett and Kennedy, and at which the press was invited to be p r esoat, The Chairman read tbe police reports on tbe various hotels, but informed the press representatives that they were [not for publication. The following hotels were taken seiiatum:— Irgleiwood ; Very sa'isfacfcory, but tbe bod-, loom accommodation would not-coin-cide with the nquirements of the new health Uws. Railway (loglewotd) : Better bedrotm accommodation was absolutely as there were only Eomo nir.e bfdr-„oms open for the pub'ic, and an increase w*s necessary plans should be submitted, Urenui Hotel: This the Chairman reported was excellently kept in every way, but he thought a balcony should be pi'jvided for fire escapes. Mr Kenoe iy thought that the police should be instructed *to see to fire eso»p g being fully provided. Mr St*nfiTd eaid he hid constantly givea such instructions to the police; and ho thought they were very care'ul. There was no possibility of 8 job an accident as had lately happened at Auckland. Tho 1 ope escapes provided at some windows was simply useless. Toka Hotvl.—The report s»a f ed th*t increased accommodation wrb much wanted, and Mr Stanford sxid plans were pr'pired for the nectary incrtasip, but as submi ted they had not the areas of fhe h6dro >ms marked, and he had returned them lohuvesame put in. Mr. Stanford said by tha "Act i'; was imperative for the hotels to provide stabling, hut the custom app ared to b. growing to let the ho.-l staoles to tenants, and it was a question w'.u'ther the Commit'ea was right iu psruiit ing it. Mr. Dingle thought the people rented stables for what they could make out of them and were consequently batter looked after than would be the case-if tbe publican hell them. Mr. Monkhouse wrote asking for leave of absence for twalve mouths.

Mr. Stanford pwared out that it was a serious matter, as tho quorum was ox j d at five, and if Mr. Mookhotise had loave every oth r member mu«t be pr sect to s cure a quorum. Mr. Dingle objecttd to the leave being g-aoted. On the motion of Mr. Kennedy tbe leave was granted. The annual licensing meeting was then held in the ' Courthous y when there were present Mo-s». S'anford (presiding) Dingle, Mo.iionj Higne't, and Kenoedy. ■ • Mr. Stanford raid, before raf. rribg to the business before i hem, he wou'd like todtaw attention to.t he new health, regulations which were -paze led on April 18, an 1 would seriously affect a 1 hotels, as it would nee' ssita'e kmcaiof! inte on' 1 , and making double bedded rconu into (tingle ono». He would also like to dww a •■ten 1 i n to the 1 need of amp's fire escapes, as thi public had just recoived a pi e t scare n the Auekhnd disaster. T>:e p die had, therefore, agsin bad stringent instructions to see to ample provision i"> the' war of fire-escape o , aed a mere knotted rope 1 ung at a windo*.would not be account' d as anything, and a means of escipe either on to a ba'co'-y or an easy and brcnd escape contiguous (to every bedroom would be ir stated en by the Commit ee The following cpplica'ions were then taken: No-a MoLenmn for trans f er tJ Mr, Fi' zgerald of tin liceos-e of .the E-n pire Ho*e'. This was adjourned uni.il 2.15 to enable th< Commie ea d iasp c 'ho hotel to de ida whethr an entirely new building should ba required. Mr. Wareham, Club Hotel: The Ohaiiraan «iid the bedroom aorommodttion was sot in keeping with the other excellent accommodation, aed the Commitc°e wou'd like to see further accommodation ia this d"r>c»ion to agrea with the other excellent arrangements of tho home. License granted. Mr.S:eli>,StratfndHotf 1. Granted. ' Mr. Pollock, Commercial Hottl. Granted.

Mr. Kirkwo d, C-u ty Hottl. [Giuote.l, the Chairman string tbt|pi insure it gave them *o hr.ve ..n ap- ! plication for such an exc -Hi-nt hoiel ii deal wi h.

Mr. Ward, Waitara Hotel. Granted. I Mr. T. Murphy, Turiki Hotel: !Granted, the Ch irram remuk'ng that this was one of the best. kep 1- . houses be had seen, it bang quite a pleasure to, 'go over the 100 ms and no'o ttair order and cleanliness Mr, W. Thompsm, Ur nui Hote'. Granted.

Mr. G-yl's, Railway Ho" 1, Inglewood. A pet tion was pres"uted (o the Committer a-kin,j that more accommodation be given for travellers. Mr Stanford said it would be nee s--B'»ry to have twenty bedrooms added and they should exp v ct to have before th<- m at next quarterly meeting. -Granted.

Mr. Brewer, Tnglewood Hotel.— Granted Mr. Redmond, Masonic Hot-.'l, Waitara: Griintud. Mr. Buckthought, Waitara Ho v .tl: Granted.

Mr. H. N, Liardet, for whole-ale |lioen.°o; Grjnti'i. All tho bok< h applied for eleven jo'clock extensions: To be cnsdee-l .it 2.15 p.m. Com mi'tee then rose. The Oomuiittee reassembled at 2.15, when the question of the Empire Hotel was agu'n opened, anil the Chairman said the Committee had appointed a tub-committee to interview; the owner an - ! make the best a'rjngements but very drastic improvements were required. The sanituy arrangements at the back must be alfce-el within a week, and the concete work pointed outjmu £ t be begun at] oiice. !

With regard to the Tjko Hotel the renewal was granted on coadition that an addition to tho plan submitted was made of a balcony round threo sides of the building. With respect to tho extension of

licenses to eleven o'clock the Committee does not see its way to gr<mfc the exteos'on in any of the cifles. In a naatier of tint s;rt it was only fair public should knew how the Committee voted. Messrs Hignett, Kennedy «nd Marison w<ro agdiost the extension and the Cbaiimin aLd Mr Dingle iu favour of if. The Court then rose.—Stratford Pod. '