AUCKLAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 21, 4 June 1908, Page 8

AUCKLAND NEWS.

, [by telegraph.—own cobrespondent.] . . , June 3. ; ft,novel suggestion in regard to the Uraor aucstion is made by a correspondent ot,-tho "Herald." Ho says:—"Let the.Government t issue to every, person on the. electoral roil ■ an almanac perforated like.a sheet of ; stamps, each- compai-tmerit' representing an order for'a drink, without which it would bo unlawful 'for a 1 publican to serve any person : with drinks, these stamps (or coupons) to 1 he sent in to the police;each week by the publican. Any. person' could bo limited to six drinks a week; Any' person:able'to prove that ho was worth over £1000 could be en- '■■■■ titled to two sets'instead of one,-which would enable him to have 12 drinks per' week. ■ Medical men could, be authorised to give orders where extra'quantities wore required for'medicinal purposes. ' The drink traffic •' could thus bo controlled without loss to-the revenue or, to th&jpublicans. At timo, if this system'wore adopted, it would ■mean that no person could be . ruined by drink, yet nobody would be deprived of it. The coupon .system, works well-in-other departments,' why'riot in the drink department? A Humane Action. ■ The humane action of Mrs! Lynch, liceg.-' see of , thp Clarendon Hotel, in -quartering ' a.inan named Amos recently when ho was in tho last' "stages of consumption, and had 'been unable to obtain admission to other establishments, did not pass without notice - ■ it' the' moeting of , the Auckland Licensing Committee'yesterday.' "There is one thing which the committeo would like to do," said the'chairman when the'business'of the day 1 had been concluded, "and that is to express ■ its strong sense of appreciation of tho conduct of Mrs. Lynch, of the Clarendon Hotel, in receiving' Amos into her house. Ho had been refused admission to otio or two places, and then applied to, Mrs. i Lynch, and sho, to her credit be it said,, knowing his condition, took him in." .

.The Cadet Camp. \ ■■■:.• ■ ■■■.' Atithe meeting of tho City Schools Com- ; Inittee last night Mr. Pullen took strong exception to the attitude of a headmaster who ■ "took a prominent part in a deputation with grievances to relate regarding the cadet en- .. campinent to. tho Minister for Education," and expressed views which he knew' were con- ' " trary to those held by members of the committee. Mr. Pulleri though the master should at'least have had a'consultation.', with, tho :' chairman on the subject' beforehand!" tho chairman: (Mr. P; M. Mackay) said he could find no fault with the master's behaviour. Every man was entitled to his own opinion: "Do you■ want to pass a voto of censure on him?" he asked. -Mr. Pullen: "Yos; it prac- / tically amounts to that." "Well, if you " did," replied the chairman, "I would rule, you out of order'." .. . ,