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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 19 July 1907, Page 2

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Per Press Association. Wellington, July 18. Over a hundred delegates are attending the Colonial Conference of the XoLieense Party, Mr A. S. Adams presiding. It was stated that the whole of the Alliance debt was now extinguished. It had been necessary to find £2OOO, and this was now in hand, and further amounts to come iu would provide a credit balance for future work. A long discussion took place on the principles and policy of the party. The desirableness of a colonial vote upon the liquor question, and the equity of settling any question submitted to the popular vote by simple majority were reaffirmed.

Wellington. July 18. At tn-umlit's meeting of the X,Z. Milan ee Conference a visit was received rom Hon._lu.Xal,. He ini.U.e had long iaken nu interest in «.ln> cause. It was commonly averted („,(. , politician held whiilcvsr view, be ],.„) „),,,_,,__. „, a means t„ p,.,',™,,', adi-aticrmeiit! Tills was not true in his ease, as ho had been a nn-luTii«. vv.iker' long liefore he became a politician. A reso'ution was eav nod that in future t!, ■ Alliance should also he lb:-ev.-,u!iv, of (h, .A]„„„,if o „ fcreii-e. A eomniitt-.-e was set up to consider Llio need of establish!,,,, ft first class inebriates' l 1()me . A ~„B omtir)n wag also earned with acclamation expressing appreciation of the great and successful efforts made by the genera! se:retary to clear oIT the Alliance debt, ilr \ g Adam was re-elected president." *'■' "