Doctor condemns liquor proposals
PA ; j Wellington Liberalising the liquor laws would only increase consumption of alcohol and make New Zealand’s “colossal” alcohol problem worse, said Queen Mary Hospital’s medical superintendent, Dr Robert Crawford, yesterday, I! ■ ■ Dr Crawfordl was commenting ion the Government announcement that legislation rewriting .the liquor laws would be introduced] in Parliament later this year. ( Ij The legislation would be debated as a conscience vote and be based on the 1986 Laking Report. ; i I Proposed changes | include Sunday trading, (extended I licensing hours, wine sales in supermarkets and) dairies,
government issuing of liquor licences. Dr Crawford said ) the were depressing. )!' I ( . I “It, strkes me as amazing that the Labour Gov-ernment,!-which is sup- ] posed |: to have the; interests of people at heart, could (allow Sunday trading a.nd | wine sales in supermarkets and dairies when [ they can only increase consumption.”! Quebn (Mary Hospital, a 1 treatment .centre for alcoholics, | already had a three-month waiting list and iother alcohol and drug centres in New Zealand | had heavy workloads.) I ■ | "We are already overloaded ' (without making the problem any worse,” he said. ) '
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