LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 435, 18 February 1909, Page 6

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

,(■ Tho present Wellington, Licensing- (torn-!-•' mittee consists of Dr. M'Arthur, S.M: (chair-man),-andvJlessrs.'John Smith, Geo. Pether-, 10k, C; H. Jones, R. A; Wright, M.P., ;and A. J. Rand. /-.Messrs. Wright and Jones, "through living;,outside' the!,licensing district, .are unable, to stand for Te-elecfcion, while Mr. Rand. declined ; denomination _on account . of business engagements. .To: fill'these vacancies'! '' Messrs.H. H. W. J. ,Helyer, and Mr. . George Tiller will be nominated, and : these, :' together .Trith,-.Messrs,..Petherick and 'Smith,' ' prosent members of the committee, will complete. theVtemperance'-ticliiet.': It .is stated that the temperance party intend, on this occa- ; sion;-.; as in:the past ; two ielections, to ..promote, a vigorous , campaign, " chiefly by ..publia addresses' and ' open-air, meetings,-i. The plat--'. form will be ;the :Eame "as preribusiy.'adopted by- the' ten .ib'clocb ': ' closing hour,, no / increase"' of wholesale ; ;or'.'; =' 'retail'.lioenses,;strict;.enforcement;or.the;law2>,' ■Mr.,Wright, though, debarred from standing, . ! does not intend to be idle, for, assisted by the • Rev.i J> Dawson,, Messrs. Atkinson, Helyer, Ostler, and other speakers, ho.will carry, on.-.'■ the forthcoming campaign, of which , dus . notice will-be civen. ;.-