THE LICENSING BILL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1275, 23 July 1914, Page 3

THE LICENSING BILL.

PASSES SECOND READING. BOTH PARTY LEADERS SUPPORT MEASURE. Wellington, July 22. The Licenslug Bill, providing for a reduction of the majority required to carry prohibition passed its second reading in the House last night by 38 votes to 36. Whilst supporters of the Bill are naturally jubilant at the result of the division, the opponents are deriving or professing to derive quiet comfort from the fact of the very narrow majority by which the second reading was carried. Many of them declare that the fate of the Bill is sealed. It is stated that opponents of the Bill have a large number of amendments prepared—sufficient in their opinion to delay the progress of the measure for weeks. Supporters of the Bill express themselves confident ot the measure passing. They also say that they expect the Legislative Council will pass the Bill. One forecast by a member of the House gives a majority of five in the Council in favour of the Bill. The Division. Ayes (38) Noes (36). Anderson Allen Bell Atmore Buxton J. Bollard Colvin R. F. Bollard Craigie Bradney Davey Brown Ell Buchanan Escott ' Buick Fisher Campbell Guthrie Carroll Hanan Coates Harris Dickie : Hindmarsh Dickson

Hine Fraser Isitt Glover Lee Herdman McCombs Berries Malcolm Hunter Mander McCallum Massey MacDonald A. K, Newman McKenzie Ngata Millar Nosworthy Myers Okey Payne Poland Pomare Pearce Te Rangihiroa R. H. Rhodes Reed T. W. Rhodes Russell Robertson Scott Seddon Sidey Sykes F. H. Smith G- M. Thomson R. W. Smith Veitch Statham Ward J. C. Thomson Webb Wilford Wilkinson Witty Wilson Young Pairs. Buddo Forbes Clark Parata The only member of the House not accounted for in the division is Mr E. Newman, who is due to arrive at Auckland from Canada on July 28.