A CORRECTION AND CHALLENGE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 156, 27 March 1919, Page 6

A CORRECTION AND CHALLENGE

Sir —My, attention has 'been drawn to a slight error in; your report: of my remarks when moving a vote ot thanks a the Town Hall last evening. ,1 stated, m rejly to tho Liqucr Party's repealed etafcment that "crime is greater n no. license than in liquor area;/ , thai in one inland town rtliere licenses with a population of 14.000. there «oie dnrin" the year 1911 ((|uoted bj »«• A more arrested offenders summarily convicted than were arres and convicted in seven no-licensc dislucte, with a population of 87.000. The moder. ate-cum'liquor champion deducts dnnkenness convictions; so do. I. In yoiu ieport published th» mormnsr I«in made to refer to a "wet" town ot MOO popul.iion This should read UM population It will interest the trade champions ad also the public to know that tins same "vet" town, with a population of 14,000 people, during the aforesaid year arrested and convicted more drunks than o. U eight. no-license electorates, with a population of 102,000 peope. Gre a st iiff, booze! Finally I desire to advise tne trade and its champions and unoeiground engineers that breaches pi b.v laws and Territorial Defence regulations rin| 1914 did not constitute enmo or make offenders criminals. Minor oftence. for which summonses are issued are not crimes. In conclusion, Sir, my challenge S KU holds gcoa-.-ym k etc i . vwKiNs _ Wellington, March 20, 1919.