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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 570, 14 November 1902, Page 3

WAIAPU TEMPERANCE REFORM LEAGUEPROGRAMME OF LEAGUE. 1. To Vote and Work attains! " Prohibition " or “ No-Licer.se " as at present provided by law. ■>. To work and use our influence individually and collectively to act the Licensing Laws of tins Colony put on a better footing, .so as to minimise the abuses emanating from liquor and its la. as to the smallest degree possible. 3. To promote the general education of the community as to the use and abuse of liquor, the physical and moral causes and conditions of intemperance. To secure practical effect for the proposals of the League ‘through legislation and other means. WE. the undersigned, hereby agree to form the Provisional Committee for the promotion and earn mg out of a Reform League, to bo called “ The Waiapu Temperance Reform League,” and we agree to become Members of the League and to assist so far as lies in our power in furthering the objects of the League as enumerated in its Programme as stated above. W. DOUGLAS LYSNAR. D. HEPBURN. J. MACFARLAN'E. WILLIAM COOPER. GEO. GRANT. A. 11. WALLIS. R. J. REYNOLDS. s 0. J. PARKER. r E. J. CHRISP. ' A. DEWING. C J. W. NOLAN. GEORGE E. ELIOTT. A. D. DAVYS. 1 KENNETH HUMPHREYS Y

APPLICATION FORM. The following is a copy of the Application Form lor membership of the League I, the undersigned, of I hereby apply cn become a Member of the WAIAPU TEMPERANCE REFORM LEAGUE and to pledge myself to adhere to its programme as published. IN THE MATTER OF “ THE ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR SALE CONTROL ACT, 181)3,” AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF. WE, JOHN ALFRED HARDING, of Gisborne, in the Provincial District of Auckland, Publican, JOHN MACNICOL GUMMING, of the same place, Accountant, and WILLIAM DOUGLAS LYSN'AR, ol tlie same place, Solicitor, do jointly and severally and solemnly and sincerely declare as follows We, the said John Alfred Harding and John Macnicol Gumming, for ourselves say I. That the said John Alfred Harding is President of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association at Gisborne, and the said John Macnicol Gumming is Secretary to the said Association, 2. That the said Licensed Victuallers’ Association has not in any manner howsoever now or at any other time promised, contracted, or agreed directly or indirectly to contribute of pay anything in money or in money’s worth to the said William Douglas Lysnar for or on account of his expenses or action in opposing Prohibition. 3. Tiiat we solemnly declare no portion of the funds of the said Association have been used or applied for any such purpose either directly or indirectly., And I, the said William Douglas Lysnar, for myself, say : 1. That I have not received nor arranged to receive either directly or indirectly any money or consideration of any kind from the Licensed Victuallers Association or any Publican or any person connected with the liquor traflic for my expenses or services in opposing Prohibition. 2. That the whole of the expenses hat I have paid up to tins date in ipposing Prohibition, both at the lb. J -oil and the coming Poll, have been aid by myself, and no person wliosover has at any time paid or given no anything for or on account of he same. AND we jointly and severally make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to he true, and by virtue of the-provisions of an Act ot the Geueral Assembly of New Zealand intituled “ The Justices ot the Peace Act, 1882.” J. A. HARDING. J. RI. GUMMING. W. DOUGLAS LYSNAR.

Jointly and severally declared by the said John Alfred Harding, John Macnicol Gumming, and William Douglas Lysnar, this 13th day of November, 11)02, More me, W. A. BARTON, A Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL, TRIENNIAL ELECTION, TOLACiO RIDING. T HEREBY NOTIFY that at a Poll J taken this day for the return oi ONE Member representing Talago Riding in the Cook County Council, the following Votes were recorded . MURPHY, EDWARD 50 HARRIS, FRANCIS ROBERT... -9 KENWAY ; PHILIP THORNTON JH Total Votes recorded D. 11 - Informal ... 1 1 T therefore declare Edward Murphy duly elected, H HOLDEU> He turning Officer. Tola go B ay. N ov. 12 1 h, 1J 0-.

“ TIIL’ LAND TAX AND INCOME TAX ACT, 1902.” Land and Income Tax Office, Wellington, Ith November, 1002. BY Order-in-Council, made and issued by His Es'-eilency the Governor in Council, on the 3rd day of November, 1902, under the authority of the above Act, it was determined that the respective duties bv way of Land Tax. nnl of further Graduated Land Tax, leviable under the shid Act. should be paid in one Bum on TBUBSDAY, the 27th day of November, IPO° at the Office of the Commissioner of Taxes Government Buildings, Wellington; and ’in accordance with such Order-in-Council, I hereby give notice that the said duties will be payable accordingly. john McGowan. Commissioner of Taxes.

TO LEASE. j'O I.HPK, in ’h<* town = nip of OrI ,nr.nH- Pi *erM Land. 2i acres K ipg in ppln aid Orchard, quarter acre in *rlv f’O'ato*B end Khuba b. Apply “ TIM KS" OFFICE; or, OBMOND HOTEL.