WAIRARAPA LICENSING BENCH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10258, 9 June 1911, Page 6

WAIRARAPA LICENSING BENCH

QUARTERLY MEETING.

(By Our Special Reporter.") The qiiiw.te.rly meeting of the Wairarapa Licensing Bench was held at Carterton yesterday, there being present Messrs L. G. Reid, S.M. (chairman), H. R. Bunny, Q. Donald, W. Udy, and G. A. Fair brother. TRANSFER. A transfer of the license of the Chub Hotel, Greytown, from C. J. White to Matthew J. Suhan was granted. BLAIELOGIE JUNCTION HOTEL. Jolin Green-bank applied for a renewal of the license of the Blairlogie Junction Hotel. Mr Pownall appeared for the applicant. Inspector Ellison- stated that certain repairs were necessary at the hotel. Mr BowmaU said no notice had been given of the requirements as to repains. The chairman, stated that it was through an oversight that the notice , had not been given. The license ' would be granted on condition that repairs as to. papering, etc., are carried out before the nest sitting of the Bench. RENEWALS. Renewals of licenses were granted as follows, there being no objection by the police:— Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton, to William Halley; Club Hotel, Carterton, to William Redmond; Taratahi Hotel, to Patrick Costin; Martinborough Hotel to Charles E. Bremer; Empire Hotel, Featherston, to G. H. Tully; Royal Hotel, Featherston, to James Crawford; Bush Hotel, Morrison's Bush, to C. Poison ; Club" Hotel, Martinborough, to M. Priest; Royal Oak Hotel, Carterton, to Mrs H'arbiroe (to be transferred); Wha.kata.ki Hotel to J. H. Barty; Tauherenikau Hotel to William Trail; Tinui Hotel to W. C. Page; Ferry Hotel, to Mr Gold:. PUBLICAN'S LICENSES. New licenses were granted as follows: Club Hotel, Greytown, to C. J. White; Greytown Hotel, Greytown, to John Robertson (subject to repairs 'being carried out to the satisfaction of the Inspector); Taueru Hotel, to W. B. Ingram; Foresters' Arms Hotel, Greytown, to Mary Margaret Carlton.

GLADSTONE HOTEL

An application for the issue of a new license for the Gladstone Hotel to William Young, was opposed by the police. Mr A. L. Herdman, who appeared for the applicant, stated that arrangements had ibeen made for the sale of the lease to a Mr Butler, who was well-known an. the district, and who had held a license at Martinlborough. As the objections of the police were chiefly of a .personal character he asked that the application be held over trill next meeting, to permit of the contract for sale being completed. Inspector Ellison, who appeared for the .police, stated thait there were four (Statutory objections to the granting of .the license. The house had not been; conducted for some yeans as it should have been. It would require an expenditure of at least £l5O to put it in decent repair. The .sanitary arrangements were not what they' should be. He wtould not object to the granting off a license, provided that a satisfactory licensee was obtained, and the license wais only granted for siree months, so that there would ibe a guarantee of the repairs being carried out. Ma* Herdmaai suggested that the Bench .should grant the license on condition that an undertaking is given that the repairs are carried out. The chairman stated that the Bench had decided to adjourn the case for three weeks, to enable the arrangements for a transfer to be completed, and the police to make enquiries as to the character of the proposed licensee; also to enable a guarantee" to be giveni that the repairs would be affected- andi the house properly conducted. If the Bench was 'satisfied, at the end of three weeks, the permanent license would be granted. An application for costs of witnesses 'who had been summoned to give evidence as to the condition of ■L' o hotel was deferred: until the adjourned sitting.