TEMUKA LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2056, 7 June 1890, Page 4

TEMUKA LICENSING COMMITTEE.

; The annual meeting of the Tetauke Licensing Committee was held yesterday. ■ Present—Messrs Quinn (in the choir), ! Allan, and Meyer. RENEWALS. There being no -objection, thq licenses ; of the Star, Crown, Wolseley,’Winchester, land Orari Motels were renewed. TRANSFER. - The transfer of the Temuka Hotel from ;Mr Fenton to McGuire was confirmed. X\ WALLINarOBD HOTEL. Mr Salmood, on behalf of Mrs Perceval, applied for a license for the Wallingford 'Hotel. The police report being unfavorable, Mr iQainn said that the committee had decided ,10 adjourn the hearing of the application ;for a week, as two members were absent. THE EOTAL HOTEL,

Constable Morton reported*.'that'on the evening of the 33rd of May last the Royal Hotel was frequented by low characters, jand when he spoke to the licensee, Mr I McAteer, he told' him (Mr Morton) to leave the house ; that his place was in the street, Ho asked as he had witnesses present to prove his case that their evidence might be taken, and this was agreed to.

Mr Cathro aprearod bn behalf of Mr McAteer. Constable Morton, sworn, said that ou the night in question he heat'd a noise in the hotel 'add went in. He found the jnoise came from the room behind the bar, ! where there were six or seven men, arid and all of them drunk and the lowest 'characters in the district. Pour of them were singing. One of them had been convicted that booming and another cbn- ; victed of vagrancy at Rakai*. He told Mr McAteer that was a nice crowd he had there. He said he would look after them, and that his (Constable Morton’s) place | was la the street. Witness replied .it was ! his business to look after the house, and IMr McAteer replied “Do you think I am ! going to pay £45 a year for a license to ! allow you to *walk into it whenever you like?” Seeing that he was excited, witnbsa | explained it was his business to jsee that the house was properly 'c onducted, and Mr McAteer said “ You scoundrel and hypocrite,” and he caught witness by the arm to put him out, and used considerable force until his fathar in-law interfered. Witness went lout then. Mr Cathro cross-examined the witness ,aa to the names of those in the house. One had been convicted once of drunkenness, another was locked up the next day; ianother got a month for vagrancy. There 'was nothing against any of the others except George Ramsay, against whom JthCro were thirty - one convictions. 1 ;F6ur of them were sitting over the firej ,and 'having their heads together. One !only had drink at the time. : It was hot a fact that ho addressed Mr McAteer in an iangry manner. Two persons were in the ibar. He saw them before he used the ex ipression, “low drunken crowd.” Mr jMoAteer did not alsk him could he stay iti the house after he told him to,go out. To Mr Quinn: What attracted my attention was the noise.

Constable Egan : On the night in quesf tion met Constable Morton, and he told' me to go In to see the crowd there was in ithe house. I went in with Constable 'Morton, and Saw about seven there, four of whom were dfunk. Ramsay was drunk; I looked at them, and walked but. To Mr Quinn : Three of them were a jlittle noisy. Thomas Olliver, butcher: Was in the Royal on the 23rd. Saw several men sitting at the fire; some singing and others ■talking. I could toot tell whether they wore drunk or sober, but could see they had drink. They had sufficient to make them merry. To Mr Cathro : The noise that drew me in was the singing. They were not quarrelsome. They were merry and lively, and able to move about. To Mr Quinn : Was"f herd a few minutes. John. Moore, Arowhenua ; WalMn 'the royal on the 23 d. Saw Constable Morloa come ini ' He- said * That is a fine low! lot ydu h»ve in the house/ r Mr’ McAteer said he would mind them, and asked the com 1 stab’e to go outside. The constable and ( Mr ‘McAteer did not appear friehdly. They both were excited. McAteer told; the constable his place was on the street;, Mr McAteer said something about scoundrel" and a hypocrite, and; Mr McAteer came from behind the bar and came to the constable but his fa>hor-in-law came belwoen them. Could not see that McAteer . used ;any force to.pat'the constable out. The constable appeared excited and angry.. Don't-remember one' word said by the constable *hat would cause his being put out, To Mr Cathro : There was not much noise nor quarrelling, but the people were a little jolly. James Christmas, farmer: Was i n the ;Royal on the 23rd about 9 p,m. Saw' Constable Morton come in and remark to Mr McAteer : ‘ That is a pretty fine lot 'you have there.’ Mr McAteer said ‘lt is none of your business I will look after 'them.’ The constable said it was his duiy'j; >hd appeared Mr McAteer came from Ilia bar, but 1 did not hear him tell the .constable to clear out. Heard him call the constable an old hypocrite. Did not see Mr McAteer touch the cep!atalble, bpt his father-in-law:came between’ ithepi; Mr McAteer said if the constable’ ‘had any complaint to make let him make it to the 1 Licensing Committee. To Mr Cathro : Mr McAteer wa« ex-; cited, owing to the langaage - used by the constable. Owing to two members of the Conv mittee being absent, the case was adjourned until that day week.