GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, November 16,
Various matters of public interest were dealt with by the Presbyterian General Assembly.
The past year, according to the report of the temperance committee, had seen an intensification of the situation with regard to liquor and associated problems. War neurosis had led to increased and more widespread drinking and consequences in moral collapse, and the menace in particular to youth had become more apparent and alarming. In presenting the reportf the Rev. F. H. Wilkinson said the general effect of the Governmeht regulations for controlling the trade had without doubt been beneficial, but there was a distinct attempt to sabotage the regulations, particularly in carrying liquor from hotels and after-hour trading. It was agreed to congratulate the Ministers of Health and Justice on the measure of success \hat had accompanied the recent legislation for reforming the liquor trade, but to draw attention to the need for law enforcement and for scientific and constructive temperance education.
It was agreed that the . minimum stipend for 1943 be £330.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 120, 17 November 1942, Page 4
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