THE LICENSING BENCH.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 47, 24 June 1878, Page 2

THE LICENSING BENCH.

, TO THE EDITOR OF THB TIMBI. i Sir, — In Saturday's Ibbuo of the Herald > there npponva what purports to bo a roport of ; tho oYidouOo givon against the granting of a [ liconno to 0. It. Ncilson, but -which,! "quite in keeping with tho prlueiploi </{ that $ »f«r, ii

ao flnjwiMilly Mm, that I foci compollod to n«k room in your journal to rectify it» mi«« statomontn. In tho first plnoo the witness, Mrs Mary O'Brien, did not hesitnto to givo h«r name J and in tho nott pinoo sho did not \mi* tnte to giro her ovidonco, but gdt« it with tho utmost willingness. Tho cvidonoo of Con« ttablo Dennett, was that ho would neither oat to Or elwp in Neilson's houso, hut this is. of oonts», carefully cutout of tho Herald report As to that tniftorablo papers romarks about the liieonsing Bonoh ovorybody horo knows how to approciato thorn. Tho Bench in refusing to fenow Noil son's application has oonforred nn incfltimftblo bloseing upon ovory well disn posodrosidtontoflfurray Oireok, and will bo tho moans of ridding tho distriot of n Tory groat ourso. Tho Herald seams to dooply ByinpftthiBQ with Ncilson, but thoy ei\y tlint birds of n fonthor flock together. On bohnlf of tho rospootablo rmidenti of tho locnlity, I hog tO'tonflor'-opr thanks to tho Time* for reporting tho enso fnirly and correctly, and 'th'dWiby aiding in rooting out a orying nuiaanoo from our vioinity, 1 am, yours rcspootfully, <*?•■'. • I' ■• BbWABD O'BBIRN.