Tiik effect of the Licensing Act Amendment Act of Sir Robert burnt, if it becomes law, will be disastrous if llie local option poll is in fuvor of a reduction in the number of licensed houses. Soine worthy citizens may find themselves ruined and others financially injured. We quote the following from the Act : — " Ami in the case of such determination being that the number of licenses ia to be reduced, then the number of publicans' licenses granted shall not be more than each a number Unit there shall be one
such license in respact of every seven hundred jind fifty inhabitants in the licensing district, and the. census returns shall be Conclusive evidence of the number of inhabitants in each licensing district." Thißjj'*fdr example, would only allow two licensed houeejun Feilding. ' .
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 31, 5 August 1893, Page 2
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