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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3843, 27 June 1891, Page 2

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[By Telegiu*h] ' ;' //" vV " (United Fresa Association.) ' Mow Zoalwl A!U»neit- t . ' ";; Daputatloa to the Primitg, r\ ; ; Saturday. '• . - A deputation from the- JfeJJEoa- ; '■ • land Alliance waited on the'-JBJtmier' .- to-day to confer with hitti ©h thoV ■• Licensing Bills at present before the ■>< House. Mr T. W. Gover, wW was spokesman, said it was the unanimous deßire of the Temperance organ- '>! , isation and. Christian .-. New Zealand that stepjs .ahould *> be taken to deoreaße the liquor c ~ < in ' the colony. Be- alluded to the,£* v ' rewards made by Inspector Thomfloxi'at the last meeting of the Wellington 1- " • Licensing Committee with ,referenq» to the attitude of J.P.'s whea' easel;for, infringement 'of the Licensing ",< . Act were brought before expressed the hope that theffijjßiste:' , for Justice would make enqupj? intq i"""": the matter. The Alliance was in v - favour of closing hotels on election'/ days, and he suggested the proposed /' Bill should be amended to read, \ < t "supply" as'well as "'sale" of - ' • liquor. He agreed with Mr Fishers' k Bill to preveut the '. children under 18 yocMtofrfige/and,,, also spoke strongly in fayo'itf ijf ffifos "\ Joyce's Bill providing for the prohibi- 1 , tion of the liquor traffic by the ballot ' ' box. The Alliance hoped (he Govern- ' ment would support the Bills referred -"< to. . ' v.- "•*