NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7826, 19 June 1909, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

The Convention resumed ate sittings on Thursday, when the-following resolution was carried unanimously : — "That-the-no-license vote be made to extend to prohibit the sale of New Zealand wine, and to auctioneers selling liquor, and to chemists administering or selling except upon doctor's prescription." It was also decided that no-license leagues should be urged to establish social chibs for young men, with ;a. view, to counteracting the attractions • provided by the licensed houses. ' .*••.! The Convention then resolved;' itself into' the. annual meeting of the New Zealand: Alliance, and the minutes were .read, followed by the annual report as amended. Reference was made to the visit of the American fleet to Auckland during the year, and the refusal of .the -Entertainment Committee to help to carry out the Admiral's dosire .that, the ;men should not be ; given drink, the result. being most degrading. The.result had been an increased vote for no-license. ' '■ Owing to; bad health, the Rev. F. W. Isitt stated that he felt that a rest was necessary,' and he resigned his j position as secretary of the New Zealand Alliance. j Mr A. S. Adams expressed the reigret of the Assembly, and moved that :the Rev^ F,. Vf. Isitt should be relieved •■ of the onerous duties of" the general secretariat, and appointed as ■ general organiser. This was seconded by .Mr. Baxter, and carried by a standing^yote. ? . The Rev. J. Dawson was unanimously chosen as general secretary of the Alliance. The Rev. A. Doull moved, and it was agreed to—"That the amended constitution and rules of the* New, Zealand Alliance, of which due notice has been given in terms of Clauses 12, 13 and 14 of the Alliance Constitution, 1898, be now adopted, and that, 1 upon tho Dominion Convention agreeing to the constitution, the New Zealand Alliance and the Dominion Con- [ veiition shall henceforth be one arid the same body, to be known as the New Zealand Alliance." This was eventually confirmed by the Convention, so that these two bodies are now one. Members of the executive were chosen as follow : Messrs A. R. Atkinson, A. J. Bennett, P.G. Denton, J. B. Finlay, J, W. Helyer, A. Hoby, B. Lowe, J. Nicol and E. W. PethJeriek, the Revs. A. Dewdney, J. J, North, W. J. Williams, W. J. Comrie, Fee and F. W. Isitt, with Messrs J. Leigh and J. Brown. The next Convention will, be held | in Wellington, probably ifi ■■ June of next year.