THE PROPOSED LICENSING AMENDMENTS.
• •Sir,—Of, your three correspondents on the subject of licensing amendments, "R.D." is the iond .who has the right nail.- The wail of 'Interested" is pitiable. l Evidently he has for' years' been battening on the festering sore of, tho body politic, and'sees in the clean, healthyminded, lads and lassies who will' .- all 1 vote against his trade a coming danger.' As "11.D." points out; this is a Teal danger .to tho retail, traders in alcohol; for if once their licenses-are refused and • their so-called interests cancelled theywill- never got them back. -The 80"; per' ..cent.'whom' "Interested"' is .so afraid 'of will .turn the balance in favour;of State control if New Zealand .ever, again "returns'to her wallowing in the and-the.void-time'publi-can, or the brewers' nominee will have ' no •chance. The amendments are'a sign'of weakness, anyhow, and aTe a; poor substitute for a statesmanlike attempt to deal, for the nation's ..best'.welfare, with a useless trade.r-I'am,.etc.,:' A.W.M. November 15.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19091118.2.59.1
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 8
Word Count
159THE PROPOSED LICENSING AMENDMENTS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in