LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2445, 9 March 1909, Page 7

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

quarterly sittings. The quarterly sitting of tli© Waiapu Licensing Committee was held vesterday morning. Present: Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M. (chairman), Messrs. J. Somervell and D. Hepburn. , Sergeant Hutton reported that the jtenduct of all the hotels in the boiVougli of Gisborne, with the exception of the Turanganui Hotel, Read s Ouav was satisfactory. The 'conduct of the Turanganui Hotel, the report stated, was not satisfactory. Drinking went on last election day during prohibited hours, and he did not think the present licensee a lit and pioper person to hold a license. The Ghairman said that the report relating to the Turanganui Hotel was not satisfactory, and unless some improvement was made the licensee would stand a chance of losing hei i^iQmse. gai<l that the licensee was much distressed at the report, and considered the assertions went further than the facts. In reference to the statement that men were found drinking in the bar during prohibited hours on election day, the case occurred shortly after 12 o’ clock. Ihe licensee could not help the row that occurred a few months ago an the hotel as it was caused by undesirable characters, and the hotel often &ot honied for men passing along after they had obtained drink at other Doyle reported that he had visited the Rangitira Hotel, lo Ivaraka, and found the hotel in an unclean condition. Air. Pettie was away from "tho hotel at the time. # In regard to this complaint, his Worship said that the report was not satisfactory. The hotel should be kept clean, and if Air. Pettie was unable to find a person to keep it clean during his absence he should remain on /the premises. Liquor had been tafrom the premises to prohibited perW, .and that should be stopped. Air A AV. Rees said the report was exaggerated, and he did not desire that the statements should go uncontradicted. ■ f Both renorts were held over for further consideration imtil the annual meeting of the Licensing Committee, to be held in June next. transfers. The following transfers were granted—Royal Oak Hotel, Alatawhero, from John Hodgson Aislabie to : An■i drew Tuolioy (Mr. Stock); Kaiteraahi Hotel, from Alexander S. Can - ton to Otto Hansen (Mr. Nolan); Tunaroa Hotel, from Edward Stokes to William IT. Skitch (Air Nolan). Leave of absence was granted' to Mr. J . Hollier, Bridge Hotel, Alatawhero (Air. Nolan).