LICENSES IN THE KING COUNTRY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2676, 4 December 1909, Page 5

LICENSES IN THE KING COUNTRY.

AN APPLICATION AT TAUMARUNUI.

rPuu Press Association.! WAITARA, Dec. 3. At the quarterly meeting of the Taumarunui Licensing Committee to-day ,_ application was made on behalf oi Richard Conrad Lawson, of Raunmu (King Country), for a wholesale license there. Mr. Quilliam, for the applicant, said that a large petition had been signed by residents in favor of the application, hut had not come to hand in time for presentation to the committee. He gave an assurance that tho promises were not in" a Native area, and that there were no legal objections of any The committee retired to consider tho application, and the Chairman announced on their return, that the committee wished the production formally of evidence showing that the premises were not in a Native area, and wanted to see the petition, and the application would be adjourned to 14th January to enable these points to be met. He added that the petition would weight With the comAn application was made, informally, for Joseph Cody to he granted a new license at Ohakune, as the present licensed premises -were too small lor requirements. The committee would express no opinion as to whether a new license would be granted, but suggested that an application should be made to come before them on 14tli January.