NO-LICENSE AT ASHBURTON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 35, 1 July 1914, Page 4

NO-LICENSE AT ASHBURTON.

RKSOLimONiS FOR RESTORATION*. By Telegraph—Press Association. Ashburtoii, Liis't Xight. A meeting of the Ash'lmrton Restoration League was hold thi« afternoon, ami the conveners state thai, the attendance was representative of the commercial anil farming" mtarel-ts of the A*t>tnirton wumty. .Similar rowlution* to tho.'t> telegraphed from Diinedin were carried, with the additions: — That the experience of Ashhiirton has proved the ineffectiveness of No-license, and the voting as between 1002 (when No-license was carried by *.i threo-fifths majority) and lilll (when ttlie votes in favor of restoration were in a majority Ivy 40(1) shows that 'after nine y.-i'i's trial No-license methods have not met wit'li public favor, and that after ill; experience of No-license As'hburton ha---shown that it would .rather go 'back to linensing; tint, seeing the experience of Awhburton n'ns hecn that of all other nolieense distrkt- in the SoM'th Island, iioir," of them having shown a tlnreofifths majority favorable to no-ilieensc in mil, the Dominion 'Government should be asked to make provision in the new Licensing Amendment Bill for the reHo ration of half of the former licenh", wherever votes favoralile to no-license fall Imlow tlk' 'requisite three-fifth- majority nrt'i'ssarv to carry no-lifenso.