COMPENSATION to PUBLICANS
ACCEPTED BY*THE TEMPERANCE PABTY. Sydney, Sept. 15. The Temperance bodies have decided to accept the inevitable in regard to the Local Option Bill. The Legislative Assembly having decided by 61 to 32 that the Bill must contain a compensation clause of some sort, and the Hon Joseph Cook, Post-master-General, who introduced the Bill, having suggested the insertion of a time clause making the measure inoperative for a couple of years, the Secretary of the Parliamentary Local Option Party convened a meeting of the various Temperance organisations and the churches. The PostmasterGeneral was present. , A disposition was shown by a few extremists not to accept any compromise as to the manner of compensation, bat by an overwhelming majority the meeting resolved to ask Mr Cook to proceed, lift" the Bill. While from conviction the meeting was opposed to compensation in any form, it was decided that the circumstances of the case justified accepting a compromise that practieaily notice be given to those who may be affected by the closing of hotels.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 122, 16 September 1896, Page 3
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173COMPENSATION to PUBLICANS Hastings Standard, Issue 122, 16 September 1896, Page 3
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