The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
The Taranaki Licensing Committee
The Taranaki Licensing Committee has jurisdiction over the electoral district of Taranaki, which extends from Ngariki road, below Rahotu, to within about two miles of the mouth of the Waiongono river on the north and a considerable distance inland. Members of the committee for the year 1906: Messrs T. Hutchison, Stipendiary Magistrate (chairman), D. Berry, W. Ambury, J. S. McKellar, W. L. Newman, and T. Brasch. Mr. W. A. D. Banks is clerk to the committee. There are nine hotel licenses, two accommodation licenses, three wholesale licenses, and a packet license in the district.