NEW SOUTH WALES' DRINK RECORD.
30,000, CONVICTIONS,
By Telegraph..—Press Association.— CopyrlgHt, Sydney, Tuesday.
The annual repart of the New South Wales' Alliance aaya that New South Wales is the moat drunken State in the Commonwealth. During 19]3 the convictions for drunkenness totalled 28,274, while other convictions in which drunkenness formed part of the charge numbered 4185, a total of 32,459. In 1912 there were 32,977 convictions, but in 1913 2000 pledges were taken, when convictions were not recorded.
At the annual convention of temperance workers at Clifton, Mr Wilson moved that thejssue of no-license under the State local option polls be determined by a bare majority, urging Parliament to repeal the three-fifths majority. He said that the New Zealand people had never forgiven themselves .for accepting the three-fifths majority in the Liquor Bill. Th<? conference further moved in favour of earlier closing to prevent drunkenness. It was unanimously decided not to exclude intoxicants for sacramental purposes.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 670, 20 May 1914, Page 5
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156NEW SOUTH WALES' DRINK RECORD. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 670, 20 May 1914, Page 5
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