NO-LICENSE CONVENTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 4 June 1909, Page 2

NO-LICENSE CONVENTION.

The annual convention of no-lieeuse supporters in the province was held at Stratford yesterday, ,\lr. C. E. Uellringer 'being ill the chair. There tvas a very representative gathering from all parts of the province. Rev. F. T. Head nnd Mr. J. McAlister were appointed reporters. 111-, (i. If. .Maunder presented the report of the work done during the past year,, which showed that though mi-j license had not been .secured in any of I the electorates, yet steady and substantial progress hud been made. .>pecial reference was made to the excellent ■work done throughout the province by Mr. J|. Foston, organiser, and Mr. A. Bruntnell, lecturer. Tile policy for the ensuing year was touched upon, but left for the full council to dcti'vmhie. The report was adopted. A financial statement presented by Jfr. J. ]). Morrison showed that the onl'v account owing was due to the N'ew Zealand Alliance, and this was allocated to the electorates.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. AV, C. Clement; vice-presidents, Messrs. ljalliwell, (iaukrodger, R. McK. Morison, (t. Fearee, and H. fjoodaere; secretarv and treasurer, Mr. (1. If. Maunder. The officers with three delegates from «achj electorate to form an executive. The delegates chosen were as follow:—l'atea Revs. Hoys, Mclvor, and Mr. E. Dixon; J'.gmont, Messrs. Tarrant, Herbert, and Rev. Wooloxall; Stratford, Messrs. Robinson, Sutherland, and Mail; Tanumki, Messrs. X. T. Jlaunder, Bellringer, and Ooekw: Tauniaruuiii, .Mrs. Cleave, .Miss •Toll, and Bev. F. T. ltead, \ very hearty and unanimous vote of thank's to the retiring officers, was carried be acclamation. *

Matters of interest to the cause wro introduced and discussed in eonnnittec. Messrs. N. T. Maunder and Gaukrodger were elected delegates to the nonunion Convention in Chiistehiirch 011 June IGtli.

'I he following resolutions were carried unanimously:— (l) "That this conncil is strongly of opinion flint the granting of wholesale licenses in (he King Country is contrary to the spirit, if not flic letter, of the Act which was framed to protect the native'race, ft urges thNew Zealand Alliance to approach Parliament earl\\ so as to secure legislation which shall rectify the error." (•») "That in view of the overwhelming majority of ,SI, IIOO iu favor of the suppression of tlie liquor traffic, this convention of th"; Timnnki No-License Provincial Council protests against the granting of wholesale licenses by lil-ensing committees as being against the expressed will 01 <n large a majority of the electors. We also respectfully remind the Premier, Sir -1. (1. Ward.'that a very large number of teinperancCj workers are Kovernnient supporters, and that their loyalty is being strained to ibreaking t point bv these frequent evasions of tlie spirit of the Licensing Act."

The ltev. F. \V. rsitt baring reported (he serious illness of Mr. .Tudkins, editor of the "Review of Reviews." the following resolution was passed: '' This c(in yention of uo-lu-piiki- worker*. representill*,' the electorates of Tuiiitiiiki, expresses its deep sympathy with Jlr. ami 3lrs. ■ludkins and its earnest hope Unit livj | the Messing of God lie may lie restored to such 11. measure of lienltli lis will enable liiiu for tunny years to elieer and encourage liis comrades, if hj" lie nnillile to continue tile platform work by \vlii v -!i lie lms so materially contrilinted to moral reform. It, insures him tlint his. "11l eoinrmles in New Zealand rcmemher iiim with aU'eetion, and gratefully uplireeiate tile fo.rless and earnest stand lie took in seeking to destroy tlie greatest of all destroyers wlili l, h'u, yet l, C( .n known in this Dominion."