ALEXANDRA LICENSING BENCH.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 479, 15 June 1875, Page 2

ALEXANDRA LICENSING BENCH.

To the Edittfr of the wAeato Timb3 Sir. — The sitting of the Licensing Court for this district;, holden at Alexandra on the 4fch instant lias had the effect out of doors of what we anticipated. The Court doubtless committed a gros* mistake in the f«cHity>uth^hichthey abandoned the scheme of two hotolsHin^voarsr^Q&. Mr Canny is &t man the public have confidence J ih*r In clearing the court to consider the verdict, a true bill of indictment was framed without even asking the mau a question, and not granting a license to a man who has, for the last eight years, been without any fault to be chargecL against him by the publfo or the police Cafcft'^owXyj^thii^Alr Canny commenced to ere3KhVfi&tel o^TtnVgood faith of what he was told byJlasV»yaar\ DTofcEsing Court afc Hamilton, that if he erected ia good hotel at To' Awamutu, a3 the accommodation there was bad * the Bench would grant him a license. Those terms he has complied with, and I can say without hesitation, that n<k only is the building- a credit to him, butCft*qrA*nenit to Tej^Wamutn township The house toNsyntebsiheVreeM^was granted has nofc n rafter or^it^ieL^. that according to the Licensing Act no Commissioner oan have an interest in hotels, but we are told that one who sat on tho Bench has an interest in the Alexandra Hotel, is a trustee and collects the rent regularly. The people ofttiis disVicb have raised their voice^ against the jfl^^grn^tejlU^s put an end to tho evil which is so^natf^co^fle^wia^ \Pb<Tßona Publico. Te Awamuta, June 11th. 1875

The opinion is being strengthened every day that the in^n ?Wjo\jrs|^ms|(ie a shirt to button behind did\no§p>for the W^fcjd than one who has discovered fi%£ comets. * >" The Canterbury Woollen Spinning and Weavipg- . Company have held their first annual meeting' The report stated that the plant, which had a&t £5,032, was in- lurking order, and the directors hoped soon to bec> place some of the Droducts of the compaVv-on\he market. The repcrt and b\lanee-9hpet-were considered very satisfaotery. Several excellent samples of woollen goods, mad© at the company's mill were exhibited. The com pany will confine its efforts for the present to the manufacture of flannels and blankets.