LICENSING COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 119, 14 June 1901, Page 2

LICENSING COURT.

An adjourned meeting of the Licensing Court was held by Mr. R. L. Stanford, S.M., ob Thursday morning. On taking his seat His Worship a lid that as there appeared to be some idea that he would give his decision that day on the applications for new licences he might stats that it was not hie intention to give bis decision at present, and that the Court would be adjourned. Mr. Wright asked the date when the decision would be given. Hid Worship : I do not know. Mr. Wright: Then I am in thipositien. I must attend he>e from day to day. His Worship replied that course would not be*npce<sary as Mr. Wlight could be informed by the Clerk of the Court by telephone or otherwise s? as to enable him to ba present, Mr. Wright submitted that an adjournment in law should be to a definite date. His Worship: Then lam afraid Mr. Wiight you must attend here from day today as I cannot say when the decision will be given. TERMINUS AND WHITE HART. Mr. Weston applied for a further adjournment relative to the Terminus and White Hotels xs a neiv fire I •'ffijpe had been dtvived betwe»n the Fire Inspector and himself which he 'bought would prove satisfactory to the Court. He suggested that His Worship sliould again vii-it tlieno hot<-la to inspect tho proposed escape. His Worship agreed to adjm<-n both for a fortnight and to visit the hot Is in the interval.

IMPERIAL, Mr. Gnveti; siid that there was evidently some misunderstanding about the chimney at this hotel. He had caused it to be thoroughly examined by a competent builde-, and also by the Fie Inspector. Some repairs have baen tfleeted, and the chimney was now consider quite safe. H« called the F>e Inspector. Gap'ain F. BellriDger siid he had been a°ked by the licensee to 1»k at the chimney that morning, but had not mi do a c ireful examination. He said some repairs had been effected, but could not sty whe'her the chimney was safe until he made a thorough inspection, He thought, however, there was no immediate danger. His Worship sad his remarks hid been somewhat peremptory, nn I evidently st«ps had been taken to avert immediate danger. Mr Govett, in reply to a question from the Bjnch, said the licensee had arrang d with the town nightwatchman to go through the building eveiy half-hour duting the night. His Worship onsideied the arrangement very s itisfactory, Mr. Govett referred to the question of re building, and stat d ha hid conferred with the leading architects in the town, who adv'sed that re-building was not necssary, and, in v : e »of the short lease, not desirable. Sufficient altura tiona could be made >o p*ithe hote' into such proper order as would satisfy the Court, and plans would be submitted to flis Worship. There was no doubt that at the end of the current lfa*e the premises woul I be re-buih. • Se>-g<ant Stagpoole urged thit th proprietor should not be studied as f gainst the safety of the public. His Worship: I have no remarks ti make. The matter is adjourned for a fortnight. TARAffAKI HOTEL, , Thia rase a'so stands over till the same date. The Oourt then adjourned. i