THE LICENSING LAWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 54, 25 June 1914, Page 3

THE LICENSING LAWS.

[Pek Press Association.] Hawera, June 22. At a representative meeting of licensees between Arainoho and New Plymouth, held at Hawera, to-day, it jvas decided to form a Taranaki Provincial Council. Resolutions wore passed, asking that strong representation be made to the Government not to reduce the three-fifths majority on either local option or national prohibition polls; that in the event of national prohibition being carried seven years elapse before it becomes • operative: that the local option issue he eliminated, and the national issue alone be submitted. Timaru, June 22. A deputation of the Licensed Victuallers’ Council met Messrs Craigie (Timaru), and Buxton (Temuka), M.P.’s. Mr Smith (M.P. tor Waitaki) was apologised for. Special reference was made to the case of Geraldine, which lost its licenses through being brought into the ‘‘dry” Ashburton electorate, though the local option poll did not give a majority tor “dry,” but did not give the threefifths majority for restoration.