THE LICENSING BILL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8579, 5 September 1893, Page 6

THE LICENSING BILL.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.} AUCKLAND, September 4. The Auckland Ministers' Association telegraphed to-day to the Premier:—"The Association protests emphatically against the clause destroying the usefulness of the Liquor Bill, half of the electors to poll threefifths, and urges specially against the three years' license extension." THAMES, September 4. Tho biggest temperance demonstration that has ever taken place at the Thames was held this evening, when a procession of over seven hundred marched through the principal streets to the Academy of Music, where the Rev. Mr Isitt was announced to deliver an address on the liquor traffic and the direct veto. The attendance at the Academy 6t Music was very large, numbers were unable to gain admittance. Mr H. J. Greenslade was voted to the chair. Mr Isitt spoke for an hour and a half, and had an exceedingly successful meeting. Ai the close of his address the following resolution was carried unanimously amidst great enthusiasm :— "That we at a public meeting assembled desire to protest against the Alcoholic Liquors Control Bill as passed in the Lower House as opposed to Democratic principles, and affirm the principle of direct veto by a bare majority, and that a copy of this resolution be wired to Mr McGowau, M.H.R., Sir Robert Stout, and Mr Field, Secretary of the Alliance." PALMERSTON NORTH, September 4. At a well-attended meeting to-night resolutions were passed condemning the Government Liquor Bill, expressing approval ot the action of Sir R. Stout and his supporters on the question, and stating that direct veto by majority would be a vital question at the next election. INVERCARGILL, September 4. A meeting of Temperance people held here to-night to protest against the Licensing Bill of the Government, was attended by about 170 persons, and resolutions condemning the Bill, and more particularly the three-fifths majority proviso, were carried.