EGMONT LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 8 June 1907, Page 2

EGMONT LICENSING COMMITTEE.

-tile Eguiont Licensing Committee mot at Waitara on Friday, when there were present: Mr CI. W. Itiddell, S.M., chairman, and Messrs it. H. Pigott, Ktott, Thomson, McDonald, and U. 11. Stubbs. Police reports on ull hotels in the district were satisfactory. Applications for renewals of licenses were dealt with. Masonic. Hotel, Waitara—Mr TowuseuU lor the applicant, Mr li, (irautham. The health officer required minor improvements to the sanitary improvements, and the licensee undertaking lo have these carried out, the license was

renewed. Bridge Hotel, Waitara.—Mr TownsetiU for the applicant, Mr \Y. It. Wilson. Mr Claude \\ csloii appeared ,I'or the owner. The Health Department required considerable alterations to sanitary arrangements, and the committee considered the application should be adjourned. Mr Weston said he understood the committee brought forward the health officer's recommendations or objeetio/is as its own.

The chairman said the committee took the Departmental report as a standard. Mr Weston asked if the committee intended to take up the Department's objections and fight thein through. Jt appeared in this ease, that any dispute was a matter !betwe:m the Department and the contractor or the owner. 'the chairman said the. committee recognised the necessity for some expert

knowledge of the sanitary condition U the houses, and tie' Department was practically the agent of the eonmiillee in the matter. At the same time the committee was not absolutely hound by the report, and the l.icnsee and the owner had' the light to call evidence concerning the requisitions.—Adjourned to 18th June. Tariki Hotel.—Mr (Irey for the applicant, Mr 11. !■'. Cameron. The sanitary inspector required impairs to the roof to prevent a leak, that the bathroom window should be made to open, that a room should be papered, that a pan closet be removed from the wash-house, that the urinal should be renewed in iron with concrete lloor.

Mr C.rey proposed to call the evidence of the licensee. The question nf contract enteral into the matter, for 'die lease provided for the owner to make improvements, though the tenantinig.it have to hear part of the cost. Hut in make the renew,il of the,license conditional on the licensee expending certain money was really penal so far as ihe licensee was concerned. I'ndcr the Act Ihe renewal should issue as of rigid, and these j"i|iiisitions were beyond lie, powers of the coimnitlec. Counsel aj-o complained that neither 111- owner nor Ihe licensee had received iiolic of the requirements. He would call (lie licensee, who was a good man, willing to uo anything reasonable.

The licensee, sworn, said iie had carried out the rctuniincn.h.lions of the inspector on hi, lirst visit, and he had heard nothing of some of these requirements- The w.e. mentioned was a pri-

vute one, and there was anolhcr for the general public, lie was prepared to attend to the minor matters, but there was no necessity to lill the well, us it was nol used for Ihe house, lie had improved the drainage at his own cost. —Adjourned to ISIh inst. I'renui Hotel—Mr Weston for the applicant, Mr 8. McGuinness. * The committee considered some of the sanitary inspector's recommendations were unreasonable.

Mr Weston called (he licensee, who staled that he would comply with the minor requisitions, but considered there was no need for urinal alterations.—Mr Pigott said lie considered its .stateSn'is-f;n'(..r\-.—Licens... granted.

Waitara Hotel.—Mr Weston for the applicant, Mr Win. Young— tlranted, Uailwiiy lintel, Inglewood.—Mr F. JO, Wilson for the applicant,Mr F. Calgher. The chairman said the committee lid not. intend to adopt the inspector's recommendations in toto, Hut a leak in the roof and a faulty chimney needed

attention, and a galvanised iron pipe was needed for carrying oil' kilch m waste. Jlr Wilson undertook to carry »>ut (he iniprovcments necessary, but pointed out that quite recently the owner spent t;l2o In having the building connected with ilio borough, sewers, the work being completed in compliance with the borough by-laws, the most stringent in Tarar- !:i. There was already » galvanised j.lpe ns suggested. The chairman, said if the work and been eppniveil by the borough inspecvn Hie c eninitlee was satisfied, ami the renewal would be granted. Hotel, Midhirst.-Mr Grey lor f.io licensee, \\ rH Bennett. The chairman .slated that the license had ::l. last annual meeting promised to demolish some buildings at the back if Ihe hotel. The Department now rccoinmeiideil that these lie condemned, as it was in u decayed conilion.

The licensee was examined as to this and other recommendations. She had pulled down the buildings nienlio I'd and replaced them with new ones. The kitcb.'ii wa 3 all right, though it might be better. The well was not used, '0 there was no necessity to fill it in. The pits complained of had been filled in. As to the recommendation that No. 1 bedroom should not contain more than two beds, and 8, 2, and 12 more than one bed, Mrs Bennett said "number, one'' was her own bedroom, and her children slept there with her. The others mentioned were single rooms. The owner, Mr Hooper, Said he wis prepared to elfect repairs to the satisfaction of the committe; I .—The license was granted.