THE NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2233, 2 March 1886, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

A meeting for the formation of a New Zealand Alliance for the suppression of the liquor traffic was held at the Good Templar Hall, Manners-street, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Sir William Fox was voted to the chair, The Chairman said' he was uninformed aB to what had been done at' the conference held in September, nor had he been able to loam what had. been resolved upon. Hn would therefore ask Mr Harding, who had convened the former meeting, to state what had been determined upon at that time. Mr Harding summarised the proceedings of that meeting, which were duly reported in these columns at the time., Mr Speight said that the Auckland friends were unable to agree with the recommendations of that meeting, especially that the Alliance should be a Temperance Alliance, and that a Bystem of delegation from other Socioties should be wanted upon it. The object of the Auckland people was to form an Alliauce on the lines of the United Kingdom Alliance, and that its platform should bo adopted by then New Zealaud Alliance. It was then resolved, on the motion of tho Rev L. M. Isitt, that the meeting go into committee. Mr Spoighfc, passing over the recommendations of the September meeting, then submitted those agreed to by the Auckland committee, They were considered scrtaiifin, and agreed to, as follows : "N.Z. Alliance for the Suppression of tho Liquor Traffic—Platform—(l) That it is neither right nor politic'for the State to give legal protection and sanction to any traffic or system that tends to increase crime, waste the natural resources, and to corrupt the social habits and deßtroy the health and lives of tho people; (2) that the traffic in intoxicating liquors as common beverages is inimical of the true interests of individuals and to the order and welfare of society, and ought therefore to be prohibited ; (3) that tho history and results of all past legislation in regard to the liquor traffic, abundantly prove that it is impossible satisfactorily to limit or regulate a system which is so essentially mischievous in its tendencies; (4) that no consideration of private gain or of public revenue can justify the upholding of a system which is so utterly wrong in principle, suicidal in policy, and disastrous in results, as is tho traffic in intoxicating liquors; (5) that the Legislative prohibition of the liquor traffic ib perfectly compatablo with rational liberty, and with all the claims of justice and legitimate commerce; (6) that the Legislative suppression and prohibition of the liquor traffic would be highly conductive to tho development of a .progressive civilization; (7) that rising above class, sectarian and party consideration, all good citizens should combine to procure an enactment prohibiting the sale of intoxicating beverages, as affording tho most efficient means of ridding the community of the appalling evils of intemperance.—Evoning Press.