GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
NO-LICENSE CONVENTION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerstou North, Saturday. At the annual conference of the Nolicense Convention of Wellington, Taranaki, and -Hawke's Bay provinces, the following resolutions were passed:—That any proposal to appoint separate days for taking political and licensing polls be strongly opposed by the party; that the time had arrived when further political action was necessary for the repeal of the three-fifths majority; that the convention urges the executive to bring before Parliament the just claims of the party for reduction in the three-fifths majority; that the convention recognises the necessity for strengthening the position of the local option issue. THE EAST COAST RAILWAY. Gisborne, Saturday. The official opening of the railway to Otoko, 31 miles from Gisborne, took place to-day, the ceremony being performed by Mr. iMacdonald, Minister for Public Works. An excursion train left town at .0.30, carrying the members of the Chamber of Commerce and representative people. A ribbon was cut at Waikohu, the late railway terminus, and congratulatory speeches delivered on the arrival at Otoko.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 240, 10 April 1912, Page 2
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172GENERAL TELEGRAMS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 240, 10 April 1912, Page 2
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