11. 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 town will fairly allow.

12. Nil.

13. 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.

14. 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 taproom, and in all the sitting-rooms for the information of travellers.

15. 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.

ANDERSON, J. W.—CASS RIVER, WEST COAST ROAD.

1. All the premises to be kept in good repair. To provide in his house, besides the taproom, or room answering as such, one public and one private sitting-room.

2. To provide not less than seven beds for travellers, in not less than seven separate bedrooms.

3. To provide a shed sufficiently weather-tight and fit for the accommodation of at least four horses.

4. 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.

5. 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 sixpence per quart, and always to be served out with the authorised quart measure.

6. To provide and keep in repair a good and sufficient stockyard for cattle, containing a superficial area of not less than 225 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.

7. Nil.

8. Same as Birdling’s.

9, 10, and 11, same as Adams’.

12. Nil.

13, 14, and 15, same as Adams’.

BIRDLING, WILLIAM—LAKE ELLES-MERE.

1. All the premises to be kept in good repair. To provide in his house, besides the taproom or room answering as such, one public and one private sitting-room.

2. To provide not less than seven beds for travellers, in not less than seven separate bedrooms.

3. To provide a shed sufficiently weather-tight, and fit for the accommodation of at least four horses.

4. To provide and keep in repair a good and sufficient stockyard for cattle, containing a superficial area of not less than 225 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.

5. To provide and keep in repair a good and sufficient moveable sheep yard, containing a superficial area of not less than 900 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 charges at rates not exceeding the following, viz.:—Sixpence per score for all sheep under 500 in number, fourpence per score for all over that number and less than 500, and twopence per score for all over 500.

6. 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.

Conditions 9, 10, and 11, same as Adams’.

12. Nil.

Conditions 13, 14, and 15, same as Adams’.

BAILEY, JOSEPH HENRY—KOWAI PASS.

1. All the premises to be kept in good repair. To provide in his house, besides the taproom, or room answering as such, one public and one private sitting-room.

2. To provide not less than seven beds for travellers, in not less than seven separate bedrooms.

3. To provide a shed sufficiently weather-tight, and fit for the accommodation of at least six horses.

4. 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 Birdling’s.

12. Nil.

Conditions 13, 14, and 15, same as Birdling’s.

COMPTON, W. DE B.—SOUTH RAKAIA.

1. All the premises to be kept in good repair. To provide in his house, besides the taproom, or room answering as such, one public and two private sitting-rooms.

2. To provide not less than twelve beds for travellers, in not less than twelve separate bedrooms.

3. To provide a shed, sufficiently weather-tight, and fit for the accommodation of at least twenty horses.

Conditions 4, 5, 6 and 7, same as Adams’.

8. Not to keep lamp burning at night outside the house.

Conditions 9, 10, and 11, same as Adams’.

12. Conditions regarding the ferry over the Rakaia to stand as per special agreement with the Provincial Government, dated 19th July, 1860; and especially the licensee shall keep a ferry boat or boats; to be used upon the River Rakaia; the gear and all necessary fittings to render the same serviceable to be always maintained in good order and repair. The licensee shall at all reasonable times and hours, without unnecessary delay, cross passengers, stock, and other goods at the prices named below:

    Pedestrians, each ... 1 0
    Horsemen ... 2 6
    Drays and other vehicles ... 5 0
    Merchandise, per ton ... 10 0
    Wool, per bale ... 1 0

The boat must be in readiness to meet the mails.

Officers of the Supreme Court, Magistrates, and police constables on duty, and prisoners, to be ferried over free of charge.

To afford every assistance in his power in directing strangers to a safe fording across the river.

13, 14, and 15, same as Adams’.