LICENSING MEETING.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2010, 14 June 1875, Page 2

LICENSING MEETING.

THJS DAY.

A meeting of Licensing .Commissioners wgs held in ibe fcjhortland Court House this day.to decide certain cases adjourned from the annual meeting held on the Ist of the present mouth. There were present—Capt. HVaser (Chairmau); Commissioners, Robert Workman- and Richard Kenuan. ,•..-*- STAR HOTEL.'* - • This application, made by Clement Godfrey Ahier, was adjourned for kmpection by the police, as to whether it contained the requisite accommodation. ; Mr Bullen said the inspector had found the house in the possession of Good Templars, it being fitted np as a temple. The Chairman questioned Mr Dodd, who had appeared for the applicant at the annual meeting, -as to the meaning of the affair. , Mr -Dodd admitted that what Mr Bullen said was correct, and there being no appearance of the applicant, the case was struck out. - QLOBE HOTBL. . ; Fannj Burne was the applicant. On, the application being made at the annual ! meeting on.the first instant, it was adI journed for the following reasons :—The Bench decided against the principle of granting licenses to unmarried females,' but at the same time they were avevso to denying the present, because the hotel had been fitted up at great, expense, and the applicant was unaware that an objection as" to her sex would be set up. The Bench therefore adjourned the case so that another name could be - substituted; There was also another applicant, George, Carson, and his was adjourned to the present date also. ' ' l Mr Tyler who appeared for Miss Burne asked permission • of the Bench to subr stitute the name of George Carson. The Chairman said the best way would be to refuse the application of Fanny Burne and grant Carson's; and that was accordingly done. ' ' BALI.ABAT HOTEL. „ There were two applicants for this license—John Hartley and Thomas WiU ■ son. Mr Macdonald appeared on behalf of John Hartley. Mr Dodd who appeared for Thomas Wilson applied for permission to substitute the name of George Palmer for Tliomas Wilson. He did so because some objection had been raised to Wilson. Mr Bullen said the police had no objection to Wilson, but had simply recommended Hartley as the most fitting, being a married man. It appeared from explanations which followed from both' sides that the property originally belonged to. Mr Macnab, and that he had agreed to sell it to Mr Rose, who had let it to a man named Harrison, the present tenant, but ns Mr Rose had only paid part cf the purchase money, Mr Macnab wanted tho remainder before the house was handed over (there had been no written agreement), promising to. give him a bond of contract. His Worship said from circumstances which had como to his knowledge, he was quite satisfied that Harrison was simply a locum tcnens for Rose.

It appeared afterwards that the title deed held by Mr Macnab dated from the first of Jauuary next. The Court \iltimately decided lo refuse both applications.

ALHTON HOTEL

The case was adjourned to give applicant an opportunity of proving that she • was a married woman and that she. had a protection order and had kept a public house before.

Mr Tyler, who appeared for applicant, said rather .than enter the Court, which was very repugnant to her, Mrs Taproll Would leave the house.

Tho Chairman said the Commissioners had decided against granting licenses to single femalei—one. qf them moro emphatic than the rest, was absent, and it would not be loyal, therefore, to depart from that decision. •-■•.<

Mr Tjler asked to substitute the namo - of Capill for that of Taprell, and pointed out to the Bench that this was also a caic in which they had given permission to * obtain a substitute. ■ He had it upon his* brief. Under these circumstances the substitution was allowed. - ■-, „- KAUAEBANGA HOTEL. '- f This, was an application by Robert Munro for a license for a house situated up^ the Kauaeranga creek,, and , was adj.ourried from last Court day on accomnt ol the house being merely in. course ,of . erection. '"" . • '"■ ' ' "• ' Mr Sullen reported that the house was not completed, but so little remained lo be done that it' would be finished in time.

The Chairman asked applicant if he knew about the license fee,—did he think £40 too'much"? " - Applicant thought '£40 a long way too much, ... ', «. . '~ About what sum did he'think ', would be fair<fr • , ; . „ ,•? „. He thought £10 would be .quite sufficient. The house was situated "in an out of the way place, frequented by gum diggers, bushmen, and the like". There * was a road to Tairua that war,:but .'Very few went. ■wfr "■ "" The license was grantedfanSTthe fee reconin^-snded-to be £10. ,- - ,- v .. -

DAWK OF HOPE. \i '' There > was -no appearance of applicant. Charles Koyrley, when called. -• Mr Dodd said he had appeared-for V Mr Eowley on" the last occasion, 1 but had,' itbt 'seenthat gentleman-since.lJ '■''■■<--'^ ; Mr Bullen said the {house, had io ao> commodation.' .\ T" ' 'V ;.'■"■ ':''',', Application refused,-".! „,,;. ■Kf' x>''^\ - BAY .VIEW HOTELS j ■:'••;>- Thomas EdmundrSmith was the applicant, the -house: being situated on the Kauaeranga." •; • rev": " ' ;>inr • £ , , Application granted, and the license ' fee Mcomme'nded to be £10. TXVV HOUSES. Mr * Dodd applied on - behalf' of Mr hotel-keeper.at v Tapu? Creejc,ialto Mr Hawks of Tapu," for an 'alteration^of - the decision of the Court respecting the I license fees recommended j for !'these' houses. .He.pointed out'tbif the Bench when - recommending the -license to .be £20, were under a wron& impression, inasmuch as it was at that- time £20, and hoped, the .Court would-recommend-the license to be £10.

Mr Jacobs;said<he had'spefii^Hbusands in the district, and always kept 20 men a^t work, besides which the" population consisted mainly of families, in which frequented', increases were; taltingv place, and he was afraid to think what the consequences would be if he" was not enabled * to maintain his business as he supplied stimulants for the sick, arid sold medicine as well as liquor. He sold the medicine on principle, for the good of the' district. ; . The Chairman stated that the Commissioners would recommend: the license to be £10 in both cases.. . t ,

. " BALLARAT HOTEL AGAIN. . "' ~ r Mr Macdonald at. this stage of theprbceedings said one of the parties (WilsonJ had- withdrawn - from applying fori the Ballarat Hotel, so that ..there was no longer any objection to 'Hartley; but he pointed a sub-section of the Act which provided that no c ecision annouafeedTijy - the Chairman can be.jrevqked .or,*'reconsidered. -i'- , . t». . :(;;:■». -

Some discussion "ensued,* tß'e*"Bench finally determining that the wording of the sub-section prevented them from altering the decision,: but recommended Hartley' to apply at"the quarterly meeting, "substituting another name* - '"?' ' ■%:', ?" i Z The Court.adjourned. ' "' •'■ -- ■• "*