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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 145, 17 December 1919, Page 2

wiwtiri—M-ri— mmnmivv*immma _—■ mmeemsmemurn i_—, A typographical error occurred .in an advertisement published in yesterday's Post sotting out the correspondence between the Rev R. S. Gray and Dr. Giecon in reference to tho Medical Association and Prohibition, The omission of tho word "not" and the conversion of the word "aware" into "unawaro" in* one paragraph of Mr. Gray's letter conveyed a wrong meaning. The paragraph in question should have.read: — "You say that my statement, 'that the results show a majority in favour of Prohibition,' is purely an assumption. You are careful not to say that it is untrue. You are aware, of course,! that vory many assumptions are absolutely according to fact." Following is the Corrected Advertisement : — MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND, PROHIBITION. THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF:-. -(Copy.) , 200, Willis -street, Wellington, '15th, December, 1919.Roy. R, S. Gray, Wellington. DEAR Sir,—l am instructed by the Council of the N.Z. Branch of tho B.M.A. to write to you as follows:— At a meeting of Council, held oi\ 12th December, it was resolved unanimously that any inquirers should be informed that' tho results of the Referendum on tho Alcohol question ■ will not bo published; that members ' of Council themselves do not know the results, and that -the statement mado by the Rev. Mr. Gray, that the results show a majority in favour of Prohibition, is purely an assumption. Yours faithfuUy, (Sgd.) E. W.-GIESEN. 16th December, ISI9. Dr. Giescn, Chairman of the Council, , ... British Medical Association,'' "* Wellington. Dear Sir,—l beg to acknowledge receipt of yours dated 15th inst., concerning tho Referendum on Prohibition.: I desire to call your attention to the report in the N.Z. Medical Journal of October, in which it is stated on Pago 270: "The votes had been counted and the results wero now available." It is, quite clear, therefore,' that your statement that "members of the Council themselves do not know tho results," is accurate only in the sense that all the members of the Council do not know the results. The subsequent action of members of the Council known to be interested in the Liquor Traffic, in opposing the publication, proves that the result was certairdy known/ to them. . Why, else, did they threaten to leave the. Assoc. . ation if the results were published ? You say that my statement, "that the resulte show a majority in favour of Prohibition," is purely an assumption. You are careful not to say that it is untrue. You are aware, of course, that very many assumptions are absolutely according to fact. I am prepared to stand by tho published statements which I have made, which the scrutineers appointed must know is absolutely accurate, and I challenge. the Medical Association to disprove tho fact that the vote- is overwhelmingly in favour of Prohibition. This is known in quite a number of the divisional sections of the Association, and, indeed, is a matter of common knowledge, and the action of the Medical Association in aUowing itself •to bo practically coerced by a majority representing so dishonourable a Trade as the Liquor Trade, is exceedingly difficult to understand. Yours sincerely, R, S. GRAY, Dominion Organjse.. Footnote.—As indicating tho attitude .of one considerable section of the Association, the following telegram has just been received :— Christchurch, 15th December.. 191". "Men's meeting to-nnvht crowded, enthusiastic, fourteen dfietars on platform, seven spoke, apologies from ton others."