NO-LICENSE COUNCIL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9633, 13 June 1919, Page 5

NO-LICENSE COUNCIL.

The annual meeting of the No-license Council was held in the St. Andrew^s Schoolroom last night, when Mr J. Lane presided over a good attendance.

The balance-sheet submitted by Tithe treasurer, Mi* Ferriihan, showed a deficit, owing to large expenditure in connection with, the special licensing' poll. The question of , the - repeated change of boundaries of electorates was discussed, the subject beiiig introduced by Mrs Lilly who brought forward a suggestion from the W.C.T.U. that natural, boundaries, such as the Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers, should be used in denning electorates, instead of as present a straight line from section number -something to a point at the south-east corner of another section in some other survey district.

It was decided to organise district committee's throughout the electorate, and to ask these committees to work the immediate country in. view of. the approaching general election. The following office-bearers were elected :—President, Mr J. Lane (reelected) •. vice-presidents, all ministers of the district, Messrs W. T. Lill, W. Oakley, D». McKenzie, R. McKenzie,

W Taylor, and G Chapman; treasurer, Mr Ferriman; executive committee, president, secretary, treasurer, Hers. G. Miller and T. "W. Vealie, Pastor C S. Matthews, Messrs. "W. J. Brown and X, H. "Loy, and two representatives from the W.C.T.U.; auditors, Messrs Steele and Loy. The appointment of o secretary and the general committee was left in the hands of the, executive.

A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the president. 3lr J- T,nno. for his .services d;;nin>, lib 1 past year. In reply Mr Lime *uH lw lesivUed Lis biisuiess lia-d call, tl h'.n! ova.v fro"' Ashburton <\m':v\ ih.-' paM- sn months, when olhonvi'p ho v.-ould havo been pleased to hnvo jHtPiKlecl io more Avorlc on behalf Ihe the Council. Tthanked the varion: eoinuv.Ltpes ami others for their assistance during tlio year, and expressoci the hope tli.at their efforts would be successful at the next general election.