MOVEMENT MOVEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 9

MOVEMENT MOVEMENT.

, LEAGUE formed at pltea. ' ■'(bv TELi-ORArn—rness ; . H&wern, April 2. ; ' A*- meeting of lio-licenso i delegates . from • all parts ol . tho: newly-formed: Patea elec'to'rate was held at Patea yesterday. A ■League was formed, with Mr. 'B.iGi. Robhins iaß president. /..Gratification Avaa expressed Pat -tho declaration ! oi:''the., Mayor of Inver-.. cargill iio-ljcexisg' 'therein ""The principle 5 ; of"; tbfr;ba;w^ in' local' option 1 arid' a Dominion 'voto;,. w'asrapproved.' 7lt was' resolved that in. no-, .license'areas- it be ail' o^fonco : to pur-' L chase drink- except by the police for con-" viction purposes. •

' The Rev. F. W.Jsitt, -general secretary of tho New Zealand: Alliance, returned to. Welling-' ■ t6ir.',-;'oP','. Wednesday .evening • after a.< two. months', absence.. Interviewed by ; )i,Dominion representative",' Mr.• Isitt-- said lie had during: ;the past six months visited some sixty!centres' 'of no-license .activity, with 'Nelson. 1 ' Ho |had 'then proceeded to the West ; Coast towns, ..to Southland, Otago, Canterbury, .■Marlbofoiighy'an&i-.t-.0. Auckland and- tho ' far. North, .'returning . through 'the King CoiintrjV, and closing the. series with a meeting at' Taihapo on March 30. He had riot indulged.' in ;SO much. coach-, travelling daring, the past.-twonty-fivo: years. Mn-Isitt' is greatly impressed with 'the mado ,in;.tho hack country' districts. "'Tho"enthusiasm and'', determination,-'shown.' by "the nblicenso workers-throughout the Dominion is, .he,- states;: verysatisfactory .to", tlio 6a'use. ; ;In every place visited expressions'of' opinion Were obtained from the • workers as to tho '■immediate policy • of- the, party.:.-■ '-

A meeting of tho'. executive of -tho New Zealand . Alliance wab. held 'yestprday , afternoon, when a considerable number of importarit matters submitted .'from' >11 "parts of tho'Dominion wore dealt with. It was agreed that a letter shbuld seut'. to the Hon.'- j: M'Gowari expressing appreciation of his reply to tho Auckland liquor-sellers, and.that.the Christchurc'ti:No-License party should..b"6 "congratulated .'on : 'its;;groatffo r ward movoniont.'. The executive agreed to recommend , that. Mr. T.'. E,'. Taylor's, pamphlet'on tho bare majority shoukl.'..,be extensively. circulated. A resolution' wan carried expressing hearty approval of the manifesto issued by ' Invercnrgili residents as "to the benoficial ,effects of no-license.