the WOODVILLE LICENSING COMMITTEE 1883 -

9 JUNE 1883
... AT the meeting of the Woodville Licensing Committee on Tuesday last new licenses were granted to:
? J. ALLARDICE - Dannevirke
? Murdoch McKENZIE - Woodville
also renewals for Tahoraite and Woodville

5 March 1884
... There were seven candidates nominated for the Woodville Licensing Committee last Saturday, viz -
? Charles HALL
? Henry HAWKEN
? J. SOWERY
? J. HUTCHINS
? A. S. WILLS
? E. T. STURDY
? W. CAMPBELL
Five of these, our Woodville correspondent writes, are on the temperance ticket, and it is probable that two will retire to save an election

14 March 1885
... Sir, kindly insert the result of the polling for licensing commissioners at the two booths nearest the Tamaki Hotel, which was closed last June by the teetotal commissioners. The first five names are those supported by people of moderate views, the last four are those who would close all houses. They have polled 13 votes, including a well-known parson, who, if he had voted in his own district (Woodville) they would have had a total of 8 votes. No voters were brought from outside the district. I am, &c., Moderate Drinker
NAME - TOTAL VOTES
? HALL ... 48
? CAMPBELL ... 47
? COUPER ... 47
? MONTEITH ... 47
? SMITH ... 45
? HAWKINS ... 5
? RENDLE ... 2
? WILLS ... 2
? SOWERY ... 4

12 September 1885
... The quarterly meeting of the Woodville licensing district was held to-day (Thursday). Commissioners present -
C. HALL (Chairman), MONTEITH, CAMPBELL and SMITH. The transfer of the license of the Dannevirke Hotel was granted to FRANCES BADDELY, the widow of the late licensee.

8 March 1887
... Messrs, Norman CAMPBELL, Fred G. COWPER, Charles HALL, J. H. MONTEITH and Alex SMITH, were declared elected for the Woodville Licensing COmmittee to-day

9 June 1888
... At the Woodville District Licensing meeting, a renewal was granted to:
? P. CRERAR, Tamaki
? W. B. TATTERSALL, Kumeroa
A new license applied for by Mr HEWITT, Kumeroa, was refused

28 February 1889
... Mr Returning Officer JOHNSON attended at Tamaki to-day to receive nominations for the Woodville Licensing District.
The following gentlemen were proposed:
? James LITTLE
? Patrick Henry LYNCH
? Alex. McDONALD
? Alex SMITH
? Mark WHITEHEAD
As the required number was five Mr Johnson declared the above gentlemen duly elected

9 May 1891
... The following were elected to-day to the Woodville Licensing committee without opposition:
? P. H. LYNCH
? A. McDONALD
? John O'HOGAN
? A. SMITH
? James STORRIE

9 September 1893
... The quarterly meeting of the Woodville licensing committee was held yesterday, when the transfer to Mr W. RUDDICK, of the CLub Hotel, and to Mr J. MACKAY or the Masonic Hotel, were agreed to

17 March 1903
... The following have been nominated for the Woodville Licensing Committee:-
? William H. HAWKINS
? Donald MUNRO
? Samuel BOLTON
? Archibald STEWART
? Valentine McKALICK
? John HUGHES
? James D. WILSON
? Archibald McCORMICK
? Andrew QUINLAN
? John O'MEARA


5 June 1909
... The licensing meeting yesterday sat for six hours. The whole of the licenses in the district were renewed, with the exception of the Herbertville Hotel, which was adjourned for three months to allow of the transfer of the license. The Aohanga ferry accomodation license fee was raised form ?5 to ?20 (2012 equivalent of $3,100). A couple of licenses were severely warned re their person conduct.
The annual meetings for the future will be held at Pahiatua.
Before concluding, the chairman, Mr JAMES, S.M., very highly complimented Constable BROSNAHAN, Clerk to the Committee for the last eleven years, who is now retiring, on the splendid efficiency of his work

12 July 1909 - 1 month later Mr James S.M., (William Pattison James 1853-1909) is deceased
... The members of the Masterton legal profession and Justices of the Peace assembled in the Courthouse this morning in response, partly, to a suggestion from Mr C. C. GRAHAM, S.M., and also to a general desire among those who have had personal knowledge of the late S.M. to express their appreciation of the deceased and their sympathy with the bereaved family. There were present:- Messrs,
C. C. GRAHAM, S.M.
P. L. HOLLINGS (MAYOR of Masterton)
C. A. POWNALL
O. PRAGNELL
R. K. JACKSON
W. G. BEARD
A. R. BUNNY
W. G. HAND-NEWTON
D. K. LOGAN
H. C. ROBINSON
Dr TRIMBLE
Coleman PHILLIPS (Carterton)
and the following J.P.'s:- Messrs
E. G. ETON
R. BROWN
E. McEWEN
T. WAGG
Eli SMITH
M. CASELBERG
W. H. BEETHAM
M. C. O'CONNELL
J. A. PAULING
L. J. HOOPER
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Besides being Stipendiary magistrate, the late Mr W. P. James was chairman of the Wairarapa, Masterton, Pahiatua and Woodville Licensing Committees and District Coroner