NEW ZEALAND'S BLOT Auckland, April 18.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 257, 21 April 1888, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND'S BLOT Auckland, April 18.

A M'U'ivt, meeting of (lie Women'- Chi i'tian Temperance Union wa-. held la->t Thursday afternoon, to considei the pie-ent position (if the CD. Act in lndi.i, China, E<rypt, and the colonies, and e-peeiall) in New Zealand. Mi» Aldis attended, and Karl lottci.s from the IJi-hop oi 1 5om bay, from Mr A. T!. Ba\tu"-, Senefary j of the Baptist Mit-Mon.tiy SoneiA , and tmni I sevoial blanches of the Engh-h Ladies' National Association for the Abolition of Go\ eminent Regulation ot \'ire. The tact (hat the Act, whoio\ci in foico, is necessarily a great obstacle to the succor of Christian missions was pointed out, and an extract read from a Hindoo journal which in the name of Christ exhorts chi l^tian 1 ulers not to.stultity themselves by pioclaimmg piostitution (o be a necessity, and cric^ shame upon them tor the mcabuie in which they ha\c alieady , done so. A letter from the Kettcimg bianch of the National Association speaks strong^' of the iniquities perpetiateu in the name ot (JovernmcnU calling themselves Christian-,, in our own land, in India and in our o\\ n colonies, and adds that " we must be up and doing, and especial! v wo women must use all our influence fo get moral men into I'arlia ment. We pray that soon a (!o\ eminent may be given us that will lo\ o righteousness ami hair iniquity." I After the reading of these letters, etc., i the meeting turned to the question of tho | Ace in New Zealand. .Sir W illiam Fox ha.s btated that when the Contagious Diseases Act was passed in the House of Keprcsentativerv, there was baiely a quorum present, and only three members spoke on the meuburo. Sir William was the only ono that opposed its pasbagc. Some year* ago, at the request of the Mayor and City Council of Auckland, the Governor ptoclaimed the city as under the C D. Act, and its regulations were carried out at the expense ot the ratepayers. In 1886 the Council declined any longer to devote the public money to such a purpose, and the Act collapsed in Auckland. Since then *i bill for the repeal has twice been brought forward by »Sir Coorge (Irey, and twice rejected, the second time by. the pros-cut as it was hoped, reformed Parliament. 80 that, though it is nearly two years since the Act was repealed in England, though under the instructions ot the Colonial Seerotaty Sir H. Holland, it has also in spite of mili tary and naval protestations been repealed in the Crown colonies, New Zealand is still by our representatives held np to the eyes of all the world a» a country determined to letain a law for the encouragement of vice. And Auckland still bears tho disgrnce of being proclaimed under the Act, tho Mayor and Councillois having taken no steps to removo this ftignvi from the city. It was resolved that the Union at once take up the work of repeal. The measures to be adopted will be considered at the next ordinary meeting 1 .