The quarterly meeting of the Thorndon Licensing Committee was held at the Council Chambers yesterday. There were present— Messrs 6. Allen (in the chair), O’Meara, Par sons, and Richardson. The police was repre sented by Sergeant Anderain, The following letter was received from Mr G. Fisher, M.H.E.:- “To G. Allen, Esq, Chairman Thorndon *' Licensing Committee. “ Dear Sir, —I regret that I shall be unable to attend the meeting of the Thorndon Com mittee to be held to-day. “ You may possibly be aware that I have already expressed my opinion upon the action of one committee in departing from the resolu tion arrived at by the joint meeting of commit tees at tbs beginning of the year, and I therefore qnite concur in the remarks made by the chairman of the Lambton Com mittee yesterday. “ The publicans themselves I believe would be qnite willing to close at eleven o’clock if the hour were made uniform, but it is a mani fest injustice to close the houses in one district at eleven o’clock while other houses close to them, but in another district, are allowed to trade till twelve, I think it would be only fair to treat all alike.—Yours truly, “Geo. Fisher.”

[The letter was not read out, and a copy of it was obtained by our reporter subsequently.] Application was made by W. H. Swain to transfer the license of the Karori Hotel to Joseph Cole. The application was granted, Sergeant Anderson pointing out that the occupation of the hotel by Mr Cole during the past thiee months was slightly irregular. However, the place had been put into repair, and no objection would be offered. In answer to the Chairman, Sergeant Ander son stated that Glew’s hotel (the Proviocial) had been placed in good order, and the con ditions imposed by the bench had been complied with. The Chairman commented upon the circumstance that the repairs had extended over a period of three months. John Brady (Thistle Hotel) applied for an extension of time from 11 till 12, The Chairman : I can only tell Mr Brady that the Committee see no occasion to alter the resolution they came to on the occasion ot the last meeting. They decline to alter the license by extending the hours. 