✨ Public House Licenses
GENERAL.
Thomas Atkinson, Racecourse.
James Forrester, High-street, Christchurch.
Dugald M’Lachlan, Colombo-street, Christchurch.
Robert Russell, Tuam-street, Christchurch.
Wm. Styche, Gloucester-street, Christchurch.
Shand and Coupe, Shand’s track.
John Taylor, Lower Waimakariri road.
Thomas Tennant, Leeston.
William Warner and James Workman, Colombo-street, Christchurch.
William Cole Webb, Riccarton.
HOTEL.
C. Frederick Money, Colombo-street, Christchurch.
REFRESHMENT.
Francis Innes, Caledonian-road.
Thomas Johnson, Ferry-road.
CONDITIONAL.
Charles Riddell, Porter’s pass.
CONDITIONS.
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All the premises to be kept in good repair. To provide in his house, besides the tap-room, or room answering as such, one public and one private sitting-room.
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To provide not less than ten beds for travellers, in not less than seven separate bedrooms.
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To provide a shed, sufficiently weathertight, and fit for the accommodation of at least six horses.
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At all times to keep a proper supply of water for the house, and for horses and cattle, and to provide, in a convenient position, a proper trough for watering cattle.
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To keep at all times, a proper supply of oats, and oaten or grass hay. Oats to be charged for to travellers at not more than 8d. per quart, and to be always served out with the authorised quart measure.
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To provide and keep in repair a good and sufficient sheep-proof stockyard for cattle, containing a superficial area of not less than 900 square yards. For the occupation of this yard during the night, the Licensee may make a charge at rates not exceeding the following, viz:—Twopence per head for all cattle under fifty in number, and one penny per head for all over that number.
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To provide and keep in repair a good and sufficient movable sheep-proof yard when required, containing a superficial area of not less than 225 square yards; or at the option of the Licensee, to keep one acre of land enclosed by a permanent sheep-proof fence. For the occupation of this yard or paddock during the night, the Licensee may make a charge at rates not exceeding the following, viz:—Sixpence per score for all sheep under 300 in number, fourpence per score for all over that number and under 500, and twopence per score for all over 500.
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To keep a lamp burning, with two burners, from sunset to sunrise, giving a sufficiently bright light, and being so lighted as to be conspicuous from a distance all round the house.
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To be sworn in and to act as a constable, especially when required by the Magistrates or the Police.
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On all occasions to render every assistance and to supply information to Magistrates and to the Police in the execution of their duty.
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To keep a clean and orderly house, and to render it as comfortable for the accommodation of travellers as the circumstances of position and distance from towns will fairly allow.
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Nil.
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The license to be cancelled by order of any three Justices of the Peace, if it be proved to their satisfaction that any of the conditions of the license are not regularly fulfilled, or if any drunkenness be proved to have been allowed on the premises, or if any spirits shall be supplied from the house or premises to any aboriginal Native of New Zealand.
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A printed or fairly written copy of these conditions, and a tariff of all charges, to be kept at all times posted up in some conspicuous place in the tap-room, and all the sitting-rooms, for the information of travellers.
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To provide a Visitor’s Book, which shall be kept in the custody of the Licensee, but whenever asked for shall be produced to visitors and lodgers for the insertion of any remark on the accommodation or attendance; a notice to this effect to be kept posted in the same manner as the tariff of charges. The book to be open at all times to inspection by Magistrates or the Police, and to be sent to the Clerk of the Bench at Christchurch a week before the Annual Licensing Meeting, for the purpose of being produced at that meeting.
CHARLES WATSON, Coal Track.
CONDITIONS.
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Same as Riddle’s.
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To provide not less than seven beds for travellers, in not less than seven separate bedrooms.
Condition 3, same as Riddle’s.
- At all times to keep a proper supply of water for the house, and for horses and cattle.
Conditions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, same as Riddle’s.
- Nil.
Conditions 13, 14 and 15, same as Riddle’s.
THOMAS B. BAIN,
Clerk to the Bench,
Resident Magistrate’s Office,
Christchurch, October 18, 1865.
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🏘️ Public House Licenses
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government18 October 1865
Public House Licenses, Conditions, Resident Magistrate's Office, Christchurch
17 names identified
- Thomas Atkinson, Licensee
- James Forrester, Licensee
- Dugald M'Lachlan, Licensee
- Robert Russell, Licensee
- Wm. Styche, Licensee
- Shand, Licensee
- Coupe, Licensee
- John Taylor, Licensee
- Thomas Tennant, Licensee
- William Warner, Licensee
- James Workman, Licensee
- William Cole Webb, Licensee
- C. Frederick Money, Licensee
- Francis Innes, Licensee
- Thomas Johnson, Licensee
- Charles Riddell, Licensee
- Charles Watson, Licensee
- THOMAS B. BAIN, Clerk to the Bench, Resident Magistrate's Office
Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1865, No 66