IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
ENGLISH LICENSING BILL. LONDON, Juno 7. The House of Commons is considering the Licensing Bill in committee. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour (Prime Minister) strenuously resisted an amendment in favour of time limit. He said the introduction of a limit would reduce the compensation fund ; moreover, only those living from hand to mouth, without any sense of responsibility, would be disposed to take a pulllichou.se towards the end of the limit. The interests of temperance would bo best served by maintaining the bill unaltered. He admired the clergy's ardour in the cause of temperance, but waa unable to admit that their training entitled them to have a special voice in the purely secular methods Parliament was obliged to employ in dealing with a question affecting the public at large, involving complicated interests and a question of political economy. THE TIME LIMIT REJECTED. (Received June 8, 9.48 p.m.) LONDON, June 8. Tire amendment in favour of the time limit was rejected by a majority of ninety-eight votes.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 134, 9 June 1904, Page 3
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169IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 134, 9 June 1904, Page 3
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