North Wairarapa Liberal Association

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4787, 31 July 1894, Page 3

North Wairarapa Liberal Association

'l'ho usual woekly mooting of tho North WairarapaLiberal Association was hold on Monday evening, at which the Second-hand Dealers' Licensing, tho Companies' Audit and tho Gaming Acts were discussed. Tho Second-hand Dealers Act was approved in its entirety, as it was considered a measure of this nature was necessary for tlio prevention of crimo and tho better discovery ot tho criminal. The Gaming Bill was adopted, the principal features in favour of its adoption being tho abolition of" tote" shops and " toto" betting, and tho surrounding of young people with safeguards from betting inlluoucos,

Two .amendments woro suggested to tho Companies Accounts Audit Act. Tlio first was to give the majority in any limited liability power to demand an audit; the second is to make thoaiidit compulsory with unlimited liability companies, The Financial Statement was discussed, Mr Pnpworth speaking' for nearly an hour on the policy J foreshadowed.

It was regretted that the Government did not intend to enter into the tariff question this session, hut an opinion was expressed that should tho House sanction tho financial proposals of tho Government, tlio question would be dealt with either lato this session or at tlio commencement of next session. Somo objection to expressed to tho proposal to put a protectee duty on fruit, in the manner suggested by Mr • Ward, as it was not the kind of protection fruit-growers required, and it would possibly be found antagonistic to tho reciprocity proposals.

Tlio meeting considered that Mr Ward ivas to bo congratulated on his bold and progressive proposals which, tho meeting was of opinion, would go far in solving tho difficulties attending tlio land qucstion,nnd settling to a very great extent the unemployed and labour difficulties. A caucus meting of fruitgrowers present, resolved to call a meeting of nil persons interested in fruit growing for the purpose of discussing tho abvisability of forming a Fruit-growers 1 Association. It was remarked that this industry was nt presont in a most unsatisfactory condition in this district.