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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Auckland City Licensing Committee

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Auckland City Licensing Committee.

The Auckland Licensing Committee is charged with the issue and regulation of licenses under the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, and its sphere extends to the boundaries of the Auckland City electoral district. Since the establishment of woman suffrage the Temperance Party has placed many of its adherents on the various Licensing Benches of the colony, and this is particularly noticeable with regard to the Auckland Licensing Committee, which was elected in March, 1900, for a term of three years. The Stipendiary Magistrate, Capt. H. W. Brabant, is, ex-officio, chairman, and there are five members. The hour of closing the hotels in Auckland is ten o'clock.

Captain Herbert William Brabant, Stipendiary Magistrate, is Chairman, ex-officio, of the Auckland Licensing Committee. He is referred to in the legal section of this volume, and his career is fully described on page 1401 of the Wellington volume of this work.

Mr Enoch Bond, Member of the Auckland Licensing Committee, and
Mr. E. Bond.

Mr. E. Bond.

partner in the firm of Messrs Bell and Bond, grain and gum merchants, Commerce Street, Auckland, was born in Leicester-shire, England, in 1862. He came with his parents to New Zealand in 1866, by the ship “Liverpool.” Mr Bond was elected to the Auckland Licensing Committee in 1900. He has been for some time connected with church matters, and is a trustee of the Helping Hand Mission.
Mr Maurice Casey, Member of the Auckland Licensing Committee, lives at Archhill, Auckland. He was born in New
Hanna, photo.Mr. M. Casey.

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Mr. M. Casey.

South Wales, in 1847, and went with his parents to New Caledonia in 1859. After leaving school he was connected with a large stock trade for over twelve years, and soon began to show that keen aptitude for business which has been the cause of his remarkable success in life. He arrived in Auckland in 1870, and shortly afterwards went to the Thames, where he at once secured an important position as manager of the Grahamstown and Tararu Tramway Company, which he managed with marked success, and of which he became sole owner on the death of the proprietor, Mr. J. L. McFarlane. In 1884, after disposing of his property at the Thames, Mr Casey removed to Auckland, where he engaged in contracting, stock-dealing, and the timber trade with great success. In 1895 he purchased a fourth share in the well-known sawmilling business of Messrs Parker, Lamb and Co., and has devoted considerable time and large sums of money to its development. Its present flourishing state and steady expansion testify to Mr Casey's perseverance and knowledge of business. Mr Casey is extensively interested as an owner of steam and sailing vessels, engaged in the coastal and inter-colonial trade, and he owns several large blocks of the finest standing timber. He has also valuable house property in Queen Street and Karangahape Road, Auckland, as well as other extensive town and suburban lots. In 1888, Mr Casey was elected a member of the Newton Borough Council, and was also a member of the Archhill Road Board, and Newton school committee. In response to a largely signed requisition, Mr Casey allowed himself to be nominated as a member of the Licensing Committee in 1900, and was returned to a seat in that body. Mr Casey married a daughter of Mr William Long Thorburn, one of the pioneers who arrived by the “Duchess of Argyle,” who is still, in his eighty-fourth year, quite hale and hearty, and not without pride in the fact that he is the progenitor of 128 descendants. Mr Casey has four sons and six daughters. His eldest son, Mr Theo. Casey, is now (1900) in the Transvaal, and was one of the first to volunteer for the First Contingent; after his arrival in Africa, he was frequently mentioned for his services and bravery, and was appointed to the responsible position of stationmaster at Roodikop.

Mr Peter Edward Cheal, J.P., is a Member of the Auckland Licensing Committee. He is referred to in another article as a mining engineer and authorised surveyor.

Mr Joseph James Craig, who occupies a seat on the Auckland Licensing Committee, is fully referred to elsewhere in this volume in his capacity as a shipping agent, shipowner, etc.

Mr Arthur Rosser, a Member of the Auckland Licensing Committee, was born at Swansea, South Wales, England, in 1864. Eight years later he arrived with his parents in Auckland in the ship “Queen Bee,” and was educated at the Newton Academy. Mr Rosser was married, in 1886, to a sister of Mr J. J. Craig, and went to Sydney, where, in the elections of 1887, he took a prominent part in promoting the candidature of Mr B. R. Wise, the Attorney-General of the Parkes Government. Mr Rosser returned to Auckland in 1891. He has been a prominent member of the Auckland Union Parliament since its inception, and became its Premier in 1895. Mr Rosser has page 143 been vice-president of the Pitt Street Literary Society, and was president of the late Central Council of the Liberal and Labour organizations. In the general election of 1896 he stood as a labour candidate for Auckland City, and received 4676 votes. In 1899, he was again defeated at the general elections. For three years Mr Rosser has been a member of the Auckland school committee, and was president of the late Eight Hours' League for two years. He is at present (1900) president of the Auckland Liberal Association.

Mr. A. Rosser.

Mr. A. Rosser.

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