WEST COAST TEMPERANGE CONVENTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 11 February 1905, Page 2

WEST COAST TEMPERANGE CONVENTION.

(Per Press Association.) HOKITIKA, Feb. 9. | The convention was opened to-day 1 with a largo attendance of dele- 1 gates, hut only formal business was transacted. An apology was offered by Mr IMfoivl, M.H.lt., for the ob- ' sence of Mr 'I 1 . E. Taylor, j on account of illness. A presentation was made to the lie v. 'lYcstrnil, ' who is leaving the coast. HOKITIKA, Feb. I<>. ! The West Coast Temperance Con- ' vention opened this morning, and the following resolutions were carried :—This conference placet) on record its pleasure that the Licensing Act of last session appeurs sulHcimtl.v to safeguard the local opt ion poll and relieves the "no Jicense" pirty the necessity of becoming n political party, thus enabling them to concentrate their energies on the uchioveuieiit of the great ii-hirm of •"no-Hicem*;" free from the troubles and dillicullies of party politics ; that the conference desires to call attention to the loose method/ of the appointment of returning oflicers and expresses a hoj>e that the executive of the Alliance wijl take such action as will secure g/vater cure in the appointment of unbiassed men us returning and deputy returning oflieers. At the afternoon sitting it was «- solved to form a West Coast No Incense Council, and hold a social convention! at Grcymouth in October. -J'he Hev. W. J. Elljotl was reelecUtl prcs|tli*nt. J" evening ~ public meeting f | was hekl, when the Hevs. Trestruil L and IjDauson and Mr Jledford, " M.11.H. delivered lengthy and. very i V able addresses. Some diversion was |U caused b.v Mr Handle, a brewer, a «k- " ing a number of' questions, and do- *' feuding the attitude of the trade. , dl