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1 The Park Hall Stores,, Mr. Elliott applied for an additional beer 7 license for the Park Hall Stores, High-road, , East Finchley, for which z Mr. Mapperson ’ already held wine, spirit, and beer off-licenses under Act 2, George IV. arid William IV. j The application was made on behalf of Mr I Frederick Gordon Thorne, owner of the premi-t ses, and for whom Mr. Mapperson has been ; manager.Mr Elliott explained that this was not an I application to sell beer in single bottles, as that [ had been already obtained. What was wanted , was merely permission to live off the premises. The original statute, mentioned above, authorised the sale of beer by retail, but a statute passed about four years after the Queen came to the Throne, required the retailer to live bn the premises. That had been found inconvenient in some circumstances, and consequently the 26 27 Vic., cap 23, was passed in 1863 to qualify the previous Act, and allow the holder of the license to live off. It was for this additional privilege that application was being made. Although the premises belonged to Mr, Thorne, the license was at present held by Mr, Mapperson, his tenant and manager.The Chairman said some of the magistrates had visited the stores, and were told that the object of the application was to riialie it possible to sell beer on draught.Mr. Elliott said his client had no desire to sell beer in any way different from that in which it was now being sold. At one time there had been a draught license and beer engine, but in consequence of an expression from the Bench, when the license was transferred to Mr. Mapperson, the draught business had been abandoned. Mr, Mapperson was now to leave the premises, and Mr. Thorne wished to hold the license himself.The Chairman: We understand this is a grocer’s shop belonging to the Nine Elms Brewery, and when we inspected it we were certainly told that the object was to obtain power to sell on draught.Mr. Elliott said that was quite a wrong impression. Mr. Thorne would ask at the next transfer day to have the licence transferred to him in the ordinary way, but as he did not intend to live on the premises he was bound to make the present application.The Chairman could not see that Mr. Thorne had any status to make the application. He was not the holder of the licence.Mr. Elliott replied that technically he was applying for a new licence, but he would call Mr. Mapperson, who would express his readiness to surrender the house he held if the new licence were granted. „The Chairman still thought Mr. Thorne was not in a position to speak,Mr. Tubbs : You ask us to grant a licence 1 for premises in which the applicant is not • interested. ■ -Mr. Elliott asked if the Magistrates would \ hear the application in the name of Mr, Mapperson. ]The Chairman felt the Bench must deal with ’ the application as it came before them,Mr. Elliott re-affirmed that the licence would * give no further facilities for obtaining beer * than existed at present. He would be content ‘ if the licence were granted, arid the Magistrate’s ,1 Clerk should hold it till transfer day came round, or Mr. Mapperson would surrender his 6 licence at once if necessary. sThe Clerk aaid Mr. Mapperson’s renewal had been delayed, and was sot yet made. He saw no objection to the arrangement cMr. Mapperson expressed his willingness to f surrender his licence at once. iThe Magistrates then allowed the application *
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London Free Press
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Apr 02, 1898
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