George Dabinett, J.P., Catlin's River: —

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 3, 3 June 1899, Page 4

George Dabinett, J.P., Catlins River : —

"I have been lesident in the Owaka (Caihu'b Hi\ei) disuict tor ovei twenty yeais, the iiiofc at whicu weie uuaer JLiicense. Dining that time, thuukeuuebs jneviuled to an attuning extent, aud it i» )).i e^aggeiauon to say turn, tne qi eater p,ut 01 the wages paid to woikmg iueti in tne imtnct iovuut then way iuu the putkeub 01 the publican. The wiveb and iiiuaicii buileied &eveie]j ; bieacnes of the nemo ueie heqaent, nghts and biawis. uuissUnily seen; ilieie wus cou&uanawe raiuioiiiay among the (tiuikiug poiiiouof lut population. The bloreketptis i'ourui ihtu m uia.iy cases the^ coald only supply gvio<i» on being iavniblie.i wiui an oiaet oit then tuiplo^ib, although many of their cubiouieis \\ei,e fc.vniuifi good uftges. Init, biateoi tljinj;s continuod up to the tin)» wtieu Piohioiuoii was earned in the bouth Mol/neax iluting. ISo gzeat weie the bbiHfitb lesultiug tioin thib step iound to ' be, mat at the next polJ (189.3 1, rivhibitiou \\iia earned ioi the wiioie Giulh.v Eiectoiate, by a laige aiajoiity. On companug the lesulth of the two sj stems- o* iiic en >c and No License, I bejieve tr.e puaeiit ss v \blem to have bionght the lol.owii'g beutiits, viz. — (1) Diunkennebbr loin eily a common thing, h&s practically ceiisod, and many ol those lomieiiy aatucteu to *(iink ha\e comfoitabie homes aim ies>jjeet!wjje fatinaeb. (2) As tar as the Oatiiu's aistuct is concerned, ciiiiii* iiM et-iited, ana biawhng is a thing unkiiown. (d) Busmeb<3 is in a healthy coiuiuion. The storekeeper do not now n4iik«,one'founh the nuuiuer of bad debts tlui, they uiu uudei License. Old scoic*. lave ,been paid up in many instance*!, lunuoialisy i* leduced to a imniuiniu. 'JLne geneial moitu tune oi the commuruty Lb btnetiy {jood. This cooJU >ieve^ have Oten said with tiuth iv th« dayfa oi Lujuoi. ?!: * * T.R.TJ. Committee meets on Thursday.