MEETING AT PHILLIPSTOWN.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8789, 10 March 1894, Page 9

MEETING AT PHILLIPSTOWN.

An adjourned meeting of electors was held in the schoolroom, Phillipstown, last evening, to receive the report of the Committee appointed at a previous meeting to take steps to obtain the services of gentlemen willing to serve on the licensing Committee. There was a fair attendance, and tbe Mayor of Linwood presided. The Committee reported that from various causes it had beea somewhat difficult to obtain the voluntary services of many gentlemen whom they believed would meet with the favour of the electors. They had, however, been successful in getting five gentlemen from the several parts of the district who hod expressed their willingness to be nominated, and their names would be submitted for approval. They were Messrs J. T. Smith, ■I. N. Horsley, W. Ensom, and I. H. Pentecost, Linwood; and Thomas Burgan, Ohoka and Swannanoa. The report was approved. Messrs W. Crolle and Joseph Taylor were nominated at the meeting, and the Committee were authorised to endeavour to obtain a candidate from Woolston or

New Brighton. After some discussion the meeting terminated.

A contest over tbe election for Licensing Committee for Ashley is likely to take place after all. Candidates in the prohibition interest have been submitted to the temperance societies and approved, and thero will probably be three or four moderate candidates put forward. The Rev. L. M. Isitt gave the concluding lecture of a series on prohibition and the temperance question at the Kaiapoi Oddfellows' hall on Thursday evening. Tiie Mayor occupied the chair, and there was a very Urge attendance. No charge was made for admission. Although the candidates for prohibition were announced for the Kaiapoi district in these columns a week ago, the moderate party has nob been able to decide upon a "list of names. Nearly everyone who has any experience of the Licensing Acts has declined to act. A final meeting to select candidates, it is said, will be held either to-day or on Monday, when the list of names will be furnished to the Press. (PRESS ASSOCIATION telegrams.) AUCKLAND, March 9. The following have been nominated as the Licensing Committee for the Parnell licensing district:—Messrs Wm. Henry Cowper, Wm. Edgleys, Robert Ridley Holmes, J. J. Jenkins, J. Lumpkin, John McCabe, Jno. Savage, and Arthur Wright. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 9. Amongst the candidates announced in the temperance interest for the licensing elections are two ladies, Mesdames Rawsoa and Douglas. Election matters are exciting keen interest. The Licensed Victuallers have issued a manifesto and announced their candidates, whilst the temperance people are hard at work, and are holding meetings at all the centres in the district. The fight is likely to be an excitiDg one. WELLINGTON, March 9. Queries from all parts of the colony as to knotty points connected with the workiug of the Alcoholic Liquors Act are continually being received here, to which the Government steadily answer that they cannot advise, as local bodies have control of the elections and the administration of the Act. The cost of the election is estimated at £7000 to £10,000, and with one or two exceptions all the elections are fixed for March 21st. Nominations here close on March 13th. Messrs Kirk, King, Burridge, Bulkier, Majendie, Littlejohn and Gills are to be the temperance candidates for the Suburbs election. The Wairarapa North County Council has refused to pay £225 into an imprest account, as requested by the Returning Officer, for the purpose of licensing election. They declined to provide the money until vouchers are received. DUNEDIN, March 9. Mr Fish being a salaried official, is ineligible and has, therefore, withdrawn his nomination for the Licensing Bench. INVERCARGILL, March 9. The Licensed Victuallers have decided to nominate eight candidates, arid the teetotal party have formed a ticket for a similar number pledged to effect a reduction of the full twenty-five per cent.

(press associatiox telegrams.) AUCKLAND, March 9. The following have been nominated as the Licensing Committee for the Parnell licensing district:—Messrs Wm. Henry Cowper, Wm. Edgleys, Robert Ridley Holmes, J. J. Jenkins, J. Lumpkin, John McCabe, Jno. Savage, and Arthur Wright. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 9. Amongst the candidates announced in the temperance interest for the licensing elections are two ladies, Mesdames Rawsoa and Douglas. Election matters are exciting keen interest. The Licensed Victuallers have issued a manifesto and announced their candidates, whilst the temperance people are hard at work, and are holding meetings at all the centres in the district. The fight is likely to be an excitiDg one. WELLINGTON, March 9. Queries from all parts of the colony as to knotty points connected with the workiug of the Alcoholic Liquors Act are continually being received here, to which the Government steadily answer that they cannot advise, as local bodies have control of the elections and the administration of the Act. The cost of the election is estimated at £7000 to £10,000, and with one or two exceptions all the elections are fixed for March 21st. Nominations here close on March 13th. Messrs Kirk, King, Barridge, Bulkier, Majendie, Littlejohn and Gills are to be the temperance candidates for the Suburbs election. The Wairarapa North County Council has refused to pay £225 into an imprest account, as requested by the Returning Officer, for the purpose of licensing election. They declined to provide the money until vouchers are received. DUNEDIN, March 9. Mr Fish being a salaried official, is ineligible and has, therefore, withdrawn his nomination for the Licensing Bench. INVERCARGILL, March 9. The Licensed Victuallers have decided to nominate eight candidates, arid the teetotal party have formed a ticket for a similar number pledged to effect a reduction of the full twenty-five per cent.