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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9442, 12 May 1909, Page 5

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REPORT TO QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT.

United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

Brisbane, May, 11

Mr Ranking’s report on the licensing system of New Zealand was made available tc-night. He states that the statistics of the Dominion and the Eastern States of the Common wealth demonstrate that individuals are year by year becoming more temperate. Much no doubt, says the report, remains to be done, and may be done by legislative action, but he had very grave doubts as to the-effectiveness of a bat ' partially-preventive system, which, as its first effect upon the consumer of liquor, arouses in his breast a feeling of defiance, a hungering after forbidden fruit, and a determination to secure the gratification of his'appetite by foul or by fair means. As to the value of this method in the direction of a permanent reform of the intemperate or the encouragement of habits of abstinence among others, no sufficient evidence is at present obtainable.

OUR LIQUOR LAWS

CONDEMNED BY A VISITOR

Received May 13, 11.25 a.m. Brisbane, May 13

Mr Lesnia, a member of the Assembly, has returned from his visit to New Zealand. In an Interview, he declared that New Zealand liquor laws encouraged sly grog selling and drunkenness, increasing perjury and corruption, and also increased in a remarkable way, lunaay, and developed alarming events, and general disrespect of the lawSitsolf. The introduction of liquor into dry districts is seadiiy increasing. Blackmail, terrorism and boycott are flourishing.