NO RESTORATION POLL.
PRIME MINISTER'S ATTITUDE
WELLINGTON, Wedncaday
The. Prime Minister was approached to-night by a deputation of Invercargill residents, Messrs.' Frank Holloway and Mervyn Mitchell, who were introduced by Mr. Vincent Ward, M.P. for Invercarcargill, and accompanied by Mr. D. McDougall (Mataura) and Mr. G. R. Sykes (Masterton), who represent no-license areas. i
The deputation made the request that such areas be exempt from the Licensing Amendment Bill proposal that the licensing election be postponed. The proceedings were private, but it is understood the Prime Minister's reply was on the lines, of his statement in Parliament, that under the difficult conditions prevailing no exception can be made in taking advantage of the opportunity afforded for the economy that will , be'possible by avoiding licensing polls I this year. *
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 202, 27 August 1931, Page 10
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