TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 July 1916, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

j [PUB I'IIISBS ASSOCIATION.J , .NLN'E O'CLOCK CLOSING : DEFEATED. | __ J Wellington, This Day. I Alter the telegraph office closed, Air I Anderson moved an amendment to the War Herniations Bill tor the taking of a poll in regard to the limitation of hours during which licensed houses shall be kept open. Mr Wilford argued that the ment was valueless and would pieico some members in a false position as to the referendum. Mr Jsitt deplored the fact thiai the National Government was placing itself as -ft" buttress and -ba-rrter between people and their wishes. If a referendum were taken oil the subject, the opponents of prohibition would be "snowedi under" three times over. Mi Wright commented adversely 011 the attitude of the National Government on this question. Mr Wilfoi'd defended the Government and asked would the leader of the Prohibitionist consent to a referendum 011 the question of State con- ! troi j Air "Wright approved of the arnend- : ment. j .Messrs Hindmarsh and Field (Nelson) supported the idea of a referendum. Mr Pa yne said ha had not heard | m-ore ill justification for the heavy , expense which would be necessitated I I y the taking of the referendum. I Mr Anderson's amendment was reI jected by 26 to 44. j Mr Wilford then moved that the j opening hour for hotels be 8 o'clock. I This was lost by 31 to 38. I Mr Hindmash moved that the openI ing hour should be .seven o clock, exj plaining that he did so in the interest, jof hotel employers. This was defeated I by 31 to 38. i The Hon. Mr Herd 111 an moved a j series of amendments giving power to j make regulations for the cancellation of publicans' licenses in certain oases. This was agreed to and the Bill was reported with amendments. The House rose at 3.20. j Th, di vision 011 the nine o'clock clos- j ing was as follows:— Against—3o .. or—3s. Bollard Allen Brown. Anderson Huick An.stey Coates Biuldo Colviii Craigie Dickie Dickson (C'halnieis) Field (Otaki) Kll Fletcher Field (Nelson) Eraser I'orbtvs Dickinson (Parnell) Honan Glover Harris Guthrie Hindmarsh Hen aro Hornnhy Herdman Hunter Herries Hudson Jennings. Isitt McGaliuni AlcCoinbs McDonald , d<-Xab Massey .Maudor Myers Newman Nosworttiv Newman Parata Ngata Payne Okey Pomare I'earco Rhodes Poland Rhodes I'oolo Sidey Scott Sykes Smith Talbot Statham 'I'hrnison Stewart Wilford Thacker Wdkinson Veitch Wright Ward Young Wohb Walker Witty