Interesting to Licensing Committees.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1662, 19 March 1886, Page 4

Interesting to Licensing Committees.

! (UNITRJJ. PRESS ASSOUI^.'EipN) '; Wellington, Thursday. In.th®Baiico Coutt this^ morning, before His Honor Judge - Richmondr an application was made by Mr «J. il. Faber and Mr liotelkeepers, for a mandamus compelling the member* of the Pook Ward Licensing Cummittfie tv grant a transfer^.of the publican'i licenao from Mr Fuber to Alr-Liddle, and declariug the .proposed •cancellation as null ' : and 1 void ; or as an alternative, to direct the co(nuVittue to further, hear and do-teriuine'tbu-question of the said; transfer to liiddle or any - other person, ■on the grpund that the cominitteo, • without hearing the application, refused to rgranj/l jan .<( -? adjourniu'enl -i [>Qt the said application,, aud proceeded ;io cancel the licens •. For the defence the Attorney cited t authorities, with a view to -'show that, however er- 1 rcieuus the decision of tho. Licensing Goiumittea iiofigU'tCbe.hthjei'iCdurt' could nof re.v^e!y;their decisions. There was no* power given to the ,C,ourt to compel the cqu'iiHttee to ie-consider their •ne•;Qißiuu, and therefore, as the. Licensing Ctaniinttee possuisaed ..an absolute poWer to ouricei a iiceiise without giving, Uieir reauon, for so doing, ilio application .must be refused. '