LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 926, 11 March 1882, Page 3

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

The first meeting of the newly elected Licensing Committee was held in the Resident Magistrate's Courthouse yesterday, at which all the members were present. On the motion of Mr Talbot, seconded by Mr A. E. Cox Mr S. D. Barker was chosen Chairman of the Committae. POLICE REPORT, The report ot the police on the various Licensed Houses in the district was favorable, the only exception being MrGilmore's Hoteland the OrariHotel which were said to need some slight repairs. The Chairman asked whether Mr Gilmour was present Constable Morton said he was not. The only thing the house wanted was the veiling to be repapered. The Chairman order the police to give Mr Gilmoro to understand that the necessary repairs would have to be done to obtain a renewal of license at the next sitting of the Committee, TRANSFER. An application signed by the necessary number of residents for a tiansfer of the License of the Orari Hotel from Mr Hugh Biosnahan to Mr Wadsworth was handed in. The Chairmin asked Mr Wadsworth whether he prepared to make the repairs recommended by the police. Mr Wadsworth said he wasThe Chairman said the transfer would be granted on that understanding. THE CLERK'S GRIEVANCES. The Chairman asked Mr Wills whether he had the necessary for ms. Mr Wills said he had not. Sometime ago he a> plied to Wellington to Mr Fountain for copies of the Licensing Act for the members of the Committee, and he received a reply that the Acts should be provided by the local body receiving the revenue. This made him apply to the County Council for six copies of the Act, one for each member of the Committee, and one for the office, but no doubt the members of the Committee saw the resolutions passed by the Council refusing to supply them. He spoke to a certain member of the Couucii about this, and pointed out to him that he (Mr Wills) as clerk would have to be provided with a copy, and that certain member told him that if lie (Mr Wills) wanted a copy lie would have to buy it, as the Council would not provide it. He had only the Resident Magistrate's copy of the Act, and he did not feel at liberty to use that. As regard the necessary forms he went to a local printer and gave the order to print them btic a certain member of the County Council came to him and told him to countermand the order as the Council was going to keep forms in stock and supply Commi+tees with them. He had since applied for them to the Council and got none. According to the Act it was the duty of the clerk to keep these forms and he did not see what the Council had to do with themMr Talbot said the Council expected to get them through Mr Hovvley from the Government. Mr Wills said that Mr Hi "vley would probably get the same reply thai he (Mr Wills) got that is the local Lody receiving the revenue should provide them. There was some forms which the Council should keep but the others the clerk should keep. The Chairman thought the Act empowered the clerk to get all these things and that the Council should pay for them Mr Wslls said he understood so. He might point out what was very queer. Every member of the County Council was provided free with a ct py of the Licensing Act, and it was rather queer for them to refuse them to the Committee, whose duty it was to administer the Act. The Committee had power to get what they warned and to eend the bill to the Council.

Mr Talbot suggested that the Clerk should get All he wanted, the Chairman would initial the account ns correct, and the Council would have to pass it. Under Clause 109 the Council was bound to pass it. Mr Wills said if he did not get the necessary forms in a few days he would have them printed 1

The Chairman said "Certainly," and Mr Wills was instructed to inform the Cleik to the County Council that the Committee must be supplied with everything they require, or they will order them. The Committee then ajourned.