THE LICENSING BILL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3848, 22 September 1928, Page 3

THE LICENSING BILL.

THIRD READING LOST BY ONE VOTE. The Prime Minister’s Licensing Bill was made unrecognisable by the amendments in committee and was narrowly defeated on the third reading by 34 votes to 33, at an early hour on Friday morning. THE VITAL DIVISION. By 43 votes to 30 the fifty-five per cent, provision was deleted, and the pros and cons of an amendment moved by Mr. H. M. Campbell (Hawke’s Bay) suggesting determination by a majority of fifty-two and a half per cent, were gone into. This proposal was defeated by 42 votes to 29. Mr. Bitehener then moved as a further amendment that the question should be decided by a bare majority, and this was carried by 42 votes to 30 as follows:

For the Amendment (43). — Armstrong, Bartram, Bellringer, Bitehener, Buddo, Burnett, Dickie, J. M. Dickson, Forsyth, Fraser, Girling, A. Hamilton, J. R. Hamilton, Harris, H. Holland, H. E. Holland, Howard, D. Jones, W. Jones, Kyle, E. P. Lee, Linklater, M‘Combs, Martin, H. G. R. Mason, Nash, Ngata, Parry, Potter, Ransom, Reid, F. J. Rolleston, Savage, Sidey, Stewart, Sullivan,. Sykes, Tapley, Waite, Walter, Wright, Young, J. A. Lee.

Against the Amendment (30). — Almore, Bell, Campbell, Coates, J. S. Dickson, Elliott, Field, Forbes, Glenn, Ilawken, Henare, Horn, Hudson, Hunter, Luke, Lysnar, M‘Lennan, Macmillan, J. Mason, Pomare, J. S. Rolleston, 'Samuel, Seddon, 'Smith, Uru, Veitch, Ward, Wilford, Williams. Wjhen the third reading of the Bill was called on, the Prime Minister declined to move it and this was done by Mr. Bellringer. On the third reading a division was called for and resulted as follows : For the Bill 33 Against the Bill 34 Following is the division list

For the Bill (33) —Bellringer, Bitehener, Burnett, Dickie, J. McDiekson, Forsyth, Fraser, Girling, A. Hamilton, J. R. Hamilton, Harris, H. Holland, Howard, D. Jones, W. Jones, Kyle, Linklater, McCombs, Martin, H. G. R. Mason, Potter, Ransom, Reid, F. J. Rolleston, Sicley, Stewart, Sullivan, Sykes, Tapley, Waite, Walter, Wright, Young. Against the Bill (34). Armstrong, Atmore, Bartram, Bell, Buddo, Campbell, Coates, J. F. Dickson, Eliott, Forbes, Glenn, Henare, Hockly, H. E. Holland, Hudson, Hunter, J. A. Lee, Luke, Lysnar, McLeod, McMillan, J. Mason, Nash, Parry, J. C. Rolleston, Samuel, Savage, Seddon, Smith, Uru, Veitch, Ward, Williams, Wilford.