NO-LICENSE CONVENTION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 856, 23 June 1910, Page 3

NO-LICENSE CONVENTION.

Seventy-five out of the seventysix electorates in New Zealand were represented at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Alliance and Dominion No-Eiceuse Convention, which was opened yesterday. Mr Wesley Spragg, of Auckland, president of the Alliance, occupied the chair. The Rev J. Dawson read the annual report, in the course of which reference was made to the terms of the agreement arrived at with the Government in regard to future legislatiou. It was also stated that in future the day-school syllabus would include the instruction of the scholars concerning the evils in connection with the use of alcohol. Reference was also made to the removal from the Defence Bill of the provision to allow drink to be sold in military camps. During the year a conference had been held with “King” Mahuta and representative chiefs of the Waikato, and several leaders of the NoEicense party with reference to admission of liquor to the King Country. The representatives of the Maoris expressed themselves against allowing liquor being imported into the proclaimed area. £

Considerable pleasure was expressed that there had been a decrease of ,£12,383, or 4s 3d per head in the amount spent upon liquor in New Zealand during the year.

The report was adopted, as was also the balance-sheet, which showed a substantial amount in hand.

Delegates weie welcomed by the president (Mr Wesley Spragg), and speeches on the present position of the party were delivered by Messrs H. D. Bedford, G. B. Nicholls and A. R. Atkinson.