NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 9 July 1918, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

A PATRIOTIC RACING CLUB. PALMERSTON N., this day. A meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club decided to vote £4IOO out of this year’s profits to patriotic funds, making a total of £11,500 for thesame purpose since the war began. RED JERSEY FUND. HASTINGS’ CONTRIBUTION. HASTINGS, this day. The Hastings committee of the Red Jersey appeal last night handed over to Colonel Mclnnis, representing Commissioner Hodder, a cheque totalling £3494 13s 6d, the amount collected in the Hastings district. NATIONAL PROHIBITION. PROPOSAL TO TAKE A POLL. HON. G. W. RUSSELL’S VIEWS. AUCKAND. July 8. The Hon. G. W. Russell, interview*ed, said: The leaders of the liquor trade and the executive of the N.Z. Alliance appear to have come to an agreement on the question of taking a poll on the subject of National Prohl. hition, and apparently they will agree, if they have not already agreed, to Parliament being asked during the coming session to legislate on the lines of the the Efficiency Board’s recommendation. which provides forcompensation estimated at £4,500,000. Possibly the amount required will be taken out of the Consolidated Revenue without any special fund being provided for interest and sinking’ fund. Whether those who contribute, to direct taxation in the land and income tax will accept the pjoposal, remainsto be seen. Under National Prohibition the manufacturoiand sale of alcoholic liquors would His was that complete proposals should discussed by Parliament and a refer* endum taken to finally~decide whether the Bill should become law.