CAMP'S WET CANTEEN
NOT IN A DRY AREA
A < reply was made last night by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Jones) to the resolution passed by the Wellington Methodist Synod last week expressing grave concern at the "questionable action" of the Government in open» ing a wet canteen in the King Country, thus introducing liquor to a prohibited area. The Minister said that apparently the synod resolution referred, to the, wet canteen at a northern military camp. "There is evidently some misconception as to the nature and limits of the area known as the King Country," said Mr. Jones, "and it should be explained that the camp in question is not in the King Country. The location of the camp is not included in a no- | licence area proclaimed under the Licensing Act, and it is clear, therefore, that there has been no violation of the pledge given by the Government to the Maori people, as stated by the synod."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1942, Page 4
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160CAMP'S WET CANTEEN Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1942, Page 4
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