Hidden Slide Menu below on Left          John Prosser - Hotelier at Carterton 1891/92
 
 
29 Oct 1880:  Carterton is likely to be soon amply provided with hotel accommodation. Mr. R. H. Elliotte is now erecting the White Hart Hotel, a fine and commodious building containing 39 rooms. It will measure 79ft x 64ft, and will have a balcony of 5 ft around it. The hotel will be fitted with all the latest improvements, including fire escapes. It is in a very central position, being situate within two minutes' walk of the Railway Station, Post Office, and Telegraph Office.
 
This hotel is a large two-storeyed wooden building with a verandah and balcony, situated near the railway station. It contains on the ground floor a commercial room, several sitting rooms, the office, and a large dining room. The first floor includes a sitting room, the bedrooms, and a bathroom. The house is much resorted to by country settlers and the travelling public, a good table is kept, and the bar is stocked with the best brands of liquors. There are stables and yarding accommodation in connection with the hotel
 
6 Aug 1886 Mr. W. Bishop, formerly of Wellington, and recently proprietor of the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, has filed his schedule in the Bankruptcy Court.
 
 29 May 1888 The White Hart Hotel has changed hands, and tho present occupier, Mr. Charlie Giles, is no novice at the business, his parents having kept the Marquis of Normanby for a number of years.
 
28 Nov 1891: Mr. John Prosser, well known in Wellington, has purchased through Messrs Dwan Bros., Mr. Charles Giles' interest in the White Hart Hotel, Carterton and taken possession today. 
 
It was reported in 1992 that John Prosser was seriously ill in Wellington however had recovered by November to give evidence  in a court case between Giles and Osborne 20 Oct 1892: Mrs. Hamilton, who has bought out Mr. John Prosser's interest in the White Hart Hotel, Carterton and took possession last night.
 
John had been asked at the time of taking over, if the same terms George Giles had with George Osborne who had the  stables attached with the hotel, would continue "i.e. John Prosser and his family could have a saddle horse or buggy when they wanted and George Osborne and his wife would not be charged with board because he was a very handy man about the place." John quickly found the stables were not returning more 5/- a week and that possibly Giles had the best of the bargain but was called as a witness 30th Nov 1892 when C H Giles took a court action against Osborne claiming £79 7s in unpaid board and rent for the stables, despite never asking for rent during the time of he had kept the hotel. Osborne in evidence said he had of the stables during the tenancy of 6 landlords and none had asked for rent ...
 
13 Dec 1893  A meeting of creditors in the estate of Margaret Hamilton, licensee of the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, was held yesterday. The debtor was examined by Mr. Pownall, solicitor for certain creditors, as to the robbery from her promises of £26l, the takings at Show-time. Tho Deputy Official Assignee stated he had a man in possession on behalf of the creditors, and since the bankruptcy the proprietor of the hotel, Mr. E. H. Buckeridge, had put a man in charge of the premises, on the ground that the conditions of the lease, which had eight years to run, had been broken. Legal advice would be taken, and the Assignee would sell the goodwill of the lease if he had the power. A motion was carried that a public examination of the bankrupt was advisable. This will take place at the District Court sittings at Masterton in March.
 
4 Nov 1892 . An exhibition of Bennett's stump tractor, an American invention, was given in front of the White Hart Hotel last evening, and attracted great attention. A huge stump was pulled up with only little manual labour, no horse-power being required, and the trial was an undoubted success. The machine, which is exceedingly simple, is owned by Messrs. Booth, nephews af Mr. W. Booth, and will prove of great assistance in clearing the land about Carterton. The cost of removing stumps is about £3 10s an acre.
 
1 May 1894: NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. I JOHN BERTIE, of Wellington, settler, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the next Licensing Meeting to be holden at the Magistrate's Court, Carterton, on the 5th day of June, 1894, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a Publican's License for a house situate at Carterton, known as the White Hart Hotel, containing 35 rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. Dated 10th day of May, 1894. JOHN BERTIE. jnr.
13 Jun 1894 John Bertie was granted a license for the White Hart Hotel, Carterton. Plans of a new building to be erected on the site of the late Club Hotel, Featherston, were submitted by E. J. Scerl. The plans showed that the new premises would contain 42 rooms, and have a frontage to Fitzherbert street of 90 feet. A renewal of the licence was granted to Mr.club Hotel 2007 Searl, and a permit for one month to carry on the business in temporary premises was also granted, the licensee to apply at the end of that term for an extension of such permit.
It was possibly at this time the name changed to the "Club Hotel".
 
2 Jun 1898 licensee was M Ryan
 
In 2005, the hotel was closed after 125 years use and was badly damaged by fire in January 2009.

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