OLD PETITION
LIQUOR IN KING COUNTRY
No knowledge of the circumstances under which -the petition which was presented to Parliament asking for licensing of hotels in the King Country was prepared is possessed by the member presenting the document, Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Government, Waitomo).
Interviewed today concerning the published report that some of the signatures on the petition were eight years old and that they had been obtained by incorrect statements, Mr. Broadfoot said'that the petition was sent by post to him by a resident in his electorate. He presented it to the House and it w«» referred to tho Native Affairs The next intimation he received was from the person presenting the petition asking that it be not proceeded with and withdrawn. He did what was asked and knew nothing further of the petition or any ciicum•tances concerning it.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 8
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141OLD PETITION Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 8
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