PROHIBITION COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15268, 3 May 1915, Page 4

PROHIBITION COUNCIL.

ANNUAL MEETINC

The Xcrtb. Canterbury Prohibition Council ield its annual Convention on Saturday afternoon and evening, presided ov«r by the Rot. T. Fco and tlio president. (l£ r J. n. Blr.ckwcl!. ,, . Mis» K. Bishop, hoc. secretary, gay© a. full report of tire Council's work, and showed that tho Executive and Council had held 12 business meeting." during th<> year. "Pastor Gcbbi© read tho firsancul. report, which eho wed that notwithstar.d:r.g tho abnormal conditions prevailing sine* tho outbreak of war. the fimiicea of the Christchurch L-rsguo compared very favourably with those oi throe, years aca and it was hop*d that tho pro:ier.t deficit would be wiped out this year. ■The report of the president reviewed Varioin aepetts of iho last campaign, and tho Rev. S. Lawry announced that Canterbury shewed a less percentage uecroaso in the prohibition vote ihati the Auckland. Wellington, or Dur.odin districts. The following were «-!oet>vi ofrJcer? for tho yv-ar: —President, J'.ie'.or Gc-bbic; ho!\ secretary. Miss V. Bi-hop; treasurer, ilr "W. Pobbs; ocsfftnisor, Mr It. F. Wsllic::i.». theses with tho Revs. S. Lawry, .T. Crrker, J. J. Xorth, J. Patc-wor!. V. I. William*. T. Fee, and >ff T. V.'. West, and M'.f's RobT*s. wore- elected tho txccutivc co:nmittec. The. vice-urtiidente olocted were tiio Mj>-ors of Cliristchurch. >*cw a:ul tln> Kfvs. P. X: KTv'-'ht :i!id T. V*»>, 11r%5r» L. 11. Isitt, M.P., 11. G. Rll, M.1 , .. Jα.'. McComb*. 3i1.P.. and Missed Henderson ami Roberts. At th\> evening yessioii. tlie FJev. W. J. Wi!lii'::i3 t'"<ve an outline report r.f tho Now Zca-lan-I Alli'inf.- Con'_ , r« held !t-«t month, and m ilo special referpne" to the- action of Franco airl . Russia in prohHi'iinc; tho sa'e of tli*;r nntionai liquor b'vr.r,Tjcs, and of tho lees di'ntic ,-ction iv Britain. The foliowinst was passed: — "Tlie Cunvfition roi'iice-.-s to lfarn that our KiT mid th>> «fnt.'\snu-n and oiti'/°T!3 of B'itKin aid Au?trn!ia have banished alcohol from their households, luu! o[ tlio action of Si'\th Austrnlia. in votins to liquor at I! p.m. by the r"e*nt rcfTTfinni, and th;it a similar eanipaicr.i is being arra'i'ied for "*"*«• Z^aland." th- K. F. Williams r<<nd a on "So'iu> unnivßPions of onr la?t campaign," which aroused a Ucoh discussion.