LICENSING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3828, 8 June 1891, Page 3

LICENSING.

Ctoytown Watrlct Llcoxulsff Beaeh- £ Tie Grey town District Licensing Committee held a meeting in the Martinboroagb Town Hall on / Saturday, at ; 12 o'clock, Mr Jokta ffaytfn (chairman), and Messrs Smith, Harris, and Considine. present.' Mr K. Barton's - - onthe motion of Mr Aoheaon, license mrespect of the Lake Hotel, was granted without oppositiH Mr J. 0; ; Cox's application licensei was .then dealt with, Mr appeuing for, Mr Cox. . Mr appearedtoobjectin support petition, and on behalf ot certain payers. After lengthy argument™ coansel, the - committee decided _±he petition was not lodged in and therefore coold. not be and that any individual most appear personally and counsel. Mr Orr than personally to object. After. considerable evidence and the msnt of the objectors, the decided not to grant the application on the ground 'that at the time the application was made the proposed bote! was not in existence. Mr Achesonthen appeared in support of Mr.E. H. Buckeridge's application for a- new . license, Mr Orr again, objecting, and the application was refused on the some" grounds as Mr Coxjs.. Certain business waß still before the committee when our representative, owing to the laitene&s of the hoar, was obliged to leave.