THE RAHOTU HOTEL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 5, 6 June 1913, Page 8

THE RAHOTU HOTEL.

LICENSE. IN. JEOPARDY. At the annual , meeting of the EgmoAfc' / Lipensing Committee atJSltham on Wed* 1; nesday, Mr.' .Ryan,, an behalf of A. C.' Mulholland, licensee of the Rahotu Ho* : 'j tel, applied for a renewal of his puWU V i can's license. ■ Sergeant Griffiths, said there wu :i ' some objection to the renewal of thin , license through the bad condition of tip / stables and! firer estate. : ; Mr. Ryan.said.no/ notice o(\ repairs ,< being needed: to- the fire escape had ' been received. The Magistrate said' all such matters should be looked; into by the licensee without receiving; notice from the police. " f Constable Kelly,., of Rahotu, aaid he had reported on tJte' necessary repairs ' and alterations, - lite fire escape '"'■ i a wooden one, and was rotten, being /' badly in need of. repairs in two pUumu The supports of. a. water tank wers-,» ! worm-eaten.. Ai new bath was requirei in the bath; raomv, and the floor of same room needed! repapering. ' "■' •* In answer ta the Magistrate, he said $ the alterations, acdered at the previous *j meetings of the cmnmittee, viz., the era* J tion of new stables and repairs to houses and fences had not been carrie^id Mr. Ryan said notice of the required 1 ® repairs to the .fire escape, tank, raftjl bath), and l baitftroom had not beet ceiyed until,yhnt a few. days prerioqdx^ of New Piyinoath,' and' owner' of' Vm™ Rahotu Hotel, said it was only aightsteftH months previous that he had Spent '£iTfj9 in repairs the hotel) but- he' woUffi have the required repaisr (forried outVatig soon as possible. >;flj The Magistrate eaidthat promise had J been made with regard to the stablet!; and other work at two previous meet»':J ings of the committee. ' . * M Witness said the difficulty wu topM ■tea t» do the work. T*«| Mr. Ryan explained that tenders hrag been called and accepted for the ing of the stable. The Magistrate declared that he not understand why the work had been done when' the tender had mi accepted. , <M Mr Ryan explained that it was oa account of the shortage of Übor m 4 timber. . H. Mulholland said he had put Sii <| new hath in the bath room. The florin needed a few tacks to fix it down. , Tjpi tank, had not been repaired. ■ $3 The Magistrate said the matter Mjsi with the licensee. He should do tra| work, and then sue the owner for thfcl expense incurred. "JM Witness: I did not lrnow that ..j|| The Magistrate: Then your solioHwig could have told you. ' 111 Witness He didn't. <Jm Questioned by the Magistrate, ijffjj ness said the house was a very old «mHB| having been standing to hia kM>wled|fgM for about 35 years. It was rotten. W® 1 After the luncheon adjournment tfcfel Magistrate declared that he night «S • at once that the license ought to Ntl refused, because the necessary reMttlujj ' which had been ordered had not Mflra > done after a period of several montl)£gj ! If the adjourned ' th? ctMs '"th would" be with a full there was no intention on tfip part jR those responsible of making thfc repulNH Mr. McCarthy said during the lum! ' cheon recess he had been engaged wl > the owner of the premises. He migflflj • mention that Mr. Hawkins had receivifN ' no notice that any alterations werti > necessary until May 23. He stroQglx| > urged that the application be ; the owner giving an-undertaking that ; the work would be done. s<

The Magistrate said the committee considered it was really a case lor straight-out refusal of a license, tat v ' they would adjourn it from month to month until the next qtiartely mooting, of the committee to, enable the reprint and alterations to be carried out. Ita present building on the evidence wife'' rotten, and he could but give theßt; warning that they were not prepared fas renew the license at the next attnutSl meeting. The case would be ad}oQr&||| until the 25th inst.—Eltham Argua. >£