HAMILTON LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2094, 8 December 1885, Page 3

HAMILTON LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Thk Hamilton Licencing Committeo met on Saturday at the Court-home to receive an application for tho transfer of the license of the Waikato Hotel from the Deputy Official Assignee in Bankruptcy of the property of Frederick Gaudm to Lisle Beaumont. Prenent : Mwrs (». Edgecumbo (chairman, in the absence of Mr Graham), Pent, Dey, and G. White. A letter wan handed to the chairman of the committee from Mr LeQuesne, the landlord of the property, who protested against the granting of the transfer to Mr Beaumont, stating that Mr Beaumont wa« not conducting the house in a proper manner. According to the Licensing Act, Mr LeQucuie's objection should have been given in writing to the applicant three days prior to the meeting. As this was not done, the objection could not be entertained by the liench. The Assignee, Mr J. S. Edgecumbe, stated that .he now cancelled tho application, and gave his reasons to the committee for so doing. The police report, was filed about ten days before the meeting, was favonrable, but Sergt.-Major McGoven wished I the committee to know that since that report was filed, he had heard lome very unfavourable reports concerning the management of the home. The Committee, having consulted, adjourned the hearing of tho application for a fortnight.