THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE’S REPORT
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, November 16. Various matters of public interest were dealt with by the Presbyterian Assembly, The last year had seen an intensification of the situation with regard to liquor and associated problems, stated the temperance committee in its report. War neurosis had led to increased and more widespread drinking, and the consequences in moral collapse and menace in particular to youth had become more apparent and alarming. In • presenting the report, the Rev. F. H. Wilkinson said that the general effect of the Government regulations for controlling the trade had without doubt been beneficial, but there was a distinct attempt to sabotage the regulations, particularly in carrying liquor from hotels and after-hours trading. It was agreed to congratulate the Ministers of Health and of Justice on the measure of success that had accompanied the recent legislation for reforming the liquor trade, but to draw attention to the need for enforcement of the law and for scientific and constructive temperance education. It was agreed that the minimum stipend for 1943 be £330.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23797, 17 November 1942, Page 6
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