MASTERTON BOROUGH LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4439, 9 June 1893, Page 3

MASTERTON BOROUGH LICENSING COMMITTEE.

| Annual Meeting. ' The annual meeting of the Masterton Borough Licensing Committee, was held at noon to-day. PresentMessrs G. Heron, (Chairman), J. Williams, W. l'crry, J, Hessey and T, E. Chamberlain. MINUTES, . The minutes of ilia last meeting 1 were read and confirmed, POLICE REPORT, The annual police report was read • anil showed the hotels to all lie in a good state of repair, The Club Hotel, Empiro Hotel, Occidental Hotel, and Prince of Wales' Hotel lad all been fairly conducted, but the police had to complain of the conduct uf the Star Hotel and tho Rival Hotel. The latter was frequented by spielers and hitiVts, A copy of notice that the Police would oppose the license was put, in, and also a notice ofintention to oppose tho granting of a license to Elizabeth Jane Low, for the Star Hotel, on the ' grounds that the House is not re-, quired and also that it is situated in the immediate vicinity of a place of public worship, ' The police report of tho conduct of the Star Hotel during tho past year, ' was also very unfavourable, and stated that the law was set at de--1 fiance, and the house made the resort of bad characters. 1 Renewals of license were granted to Henry Phillips (Occidental Hotel); 1 T. D. Thompson (Empire Hotel;; A. A, Elkins (Club Hotel); and Agnes Thompson (Prince of Wales 1 Hotel) without comment, the hour oE 1 closing to be ten o'clock in each case. A wholesale license was also granted to the Wairarapa Farmors' Co-Opera--1 tive Association. The application of J. 0. Eastwood for a transfer of license from himself 1 to Harry Richard Low was next dealt with. [ Mr Beard appeared for the objectors, Mr 0. A. Pownall, on behalf of the ' applicant, said that the objectors must appear in person. They could not be represented by counsel. | Tho Chairman suggested tho waiying of objections until tho question of tho new license, Mr Beard could not agree to this, 1 as it would place the licensee in a false 1 position when applying for the new license. Mr Pownall asked the Bench to : rule as to the question of Mr Beard representing the objectors to the 1 license. 1 The Rev Robt, Wood said he was an objector, and by permission of the 1 Bsnch, he was represented by Mr [ Beard. The Chairman said that if Mr Wood would go into the box, they would hear his objection. After some further argument Mr Wood went into the box, ' The Chairman said the Bench : ruled that objectors must appear per--1 sonally. Mr Beard pointed out that according to the act the application for all new licenses should lake precedence. 1 The Eev. Robt Wood on oath r stated that his objection to the transfer waß that the (uati wasdead. Mr Pownall showed that the objection was invalid, as Mr Low was not ' dead at the time tho application was ! made, PlV.be act provided for Mb widow oafifttig on for three months, 1 The Committee decided to confirm ' tho application and to authorise the I widow to carry oil the business until the expiry of the liceuse, The application of Elizabeth J. Low for a new license was next dealt II with, Mr Pownall proved that all formalities had been carried out, r A petition objecting to the license was put in and signed by Robert I Wood, John Johnston, Joseph Oarpen- " ter, Agnes Johnston, J. Mundy, J, J. e Jtalk, Catherine Mander, MaryMoyinII han, J. H. Pearse, S. Kingdon, Eliza Jiiugdon, Mary Ann Carpenter, Edwin Feist, Edward Pragnell, Maud Pragnell, Hans Ihemaen, M. Themßen, W, ' Reeves, Mrs lieeres, John Johnson, e Mary Johnson, Allan Harford, Mrs J. " J. Falk, Mrs Jenkins, L, F, Ayson, ® Alice Ayson, GraceL. Wood, J.Neal. Mrs Neal, 0. Pragnell, Sarah Pragnell, W. Cunningham, Arthur Tyler, e Jessie Tyler, W, W, Scott, A, Fer '' gusson, Mary E. A, Scott, R, H. Scott, E. R, Sly, W. Alexander, A. Alexan--1 der, W. Pragnell, Maggie Jolly, G, J 1 W.Woodroofe. The signatures to t|i( petition wore witnessed by William :B Alexander, William Pragnell ani , Robert Wood, ,r Mr Pownall s.tatfd that the petitioi was informal aB the age pf the person! a signing had not been certified to bj 0 the persons themselves, This wai r ' required by the Act. Mr Beard replied on behalf of th> * petitioners. e Mr Pownall said that the state' mentof age must be opposite to eaol signature. 8 Tho Committee were ofopiniot 6 that Mr Alexander should be put it the box to satisfy jtha Committee whether be put the question to eacl 6 person when they signed the petition, Mr Beard asked the Committee tc say if the petition was bad or not. 6 The Committee decided to take th< a signatures for what they wore worth. The Committee retired and aftei 0 consideration deoided to receive the petition, y The meeting then adjourned til a 2.10 p.m.