WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3379, 21 October 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Thii day; The New* Zealander on the

Situation.

The Governor Acoused of Parti-

sanship.

The New Zealaoder this morning again attacks the Governor, accusing him of unconstitutioaalism abd treating; the people with contempt. It says :—" His Excellency has east in his lot with the few against the many. No one can doubt that if Sir Geo. Grey had carried back to him any of his messages unfulfilled that Sir George Grey would hare been instantly dismissed." The New Zealander then goes on to say: "That the Government party have deoided to ask for a dissolution if defeated (hoping their Liberal measures will be passed), which, it is said, the Governor has promised to grant." It recommends that "At the first meeting of the House, they should take notice of the gross breach of their privelege in intercepting the Governor's message, and without considering any other business pass an Address to the Governor praying that his Ministers, who have been guilty of such unpardonable conduct, be at once dismissed. They should then adjourn to obtain his Excel* lency's reply." The article also says: *• If Ministers go to the country without Supplies, they do it a.t their own risk." Important to Publicans. \ The Licensed Victuallers' Committee have drawn up a report on the Bills of Saunders and Acton Adams. Their principal suggestions are: Licenses throughout the colony should be £40; eleven o'clock, £50; twelve •'clock license publicans should only keep lights burning till the hour of closing. Clubs should pay hotel licenses. There should be different classes of licenses for town and country hotels, accommodation and ferry places. The clause referring to travellers should be reduced from five to three miles. On the question .of renewal of licenses, the committee objected to the right of females to vote, suggesting that the franchise should be attended only to those upon the ratepayers' roll, | The report suggested the establishment of a Licensed Victuallers Association, and a yearly meeting of delegates of the trade from all parts of the colony. The forma* tion of insurance fund within their owa body, which> it was reckoned would give £20,0C0 a year, half of which it was pro* 1 posed to spend in the. purchase of plant. It also recommended the establishment of a widows' and orphans' fund. It was recommended that there should be a mutual interchange monthly of the names of persons who availed themselves of the Tippling Act to stick up drinks to an unlimited extent. This list to be called the black list.