THE CITY LICENSING COMMITTEE.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Just a word in reply to "Citizen," who quite reasonably hides has identity. (1) The difference he inquires about is just this: Mr Cameron was himself a candidate, and handed in his own nomination, with those of hia colleagues. Mr Speight' was not a candidate, but a. brewer, acting; no doubt,, for the trade, and who nominated candidates posing as "Independents" and "Moderates." Had these men been openly nominated as trade it would have been, quite the proper tiling for Mr Speight, to nominate. (2) The '•trade" 'have no right to be represented on a licensing committee, which is a public body performing public duties. The trade dad not receive the sanction of the electors.at. the December polls to continue their existence. The vote for No-license was larger than that for OontHituamce, and the trade " continue their existence " under the votes of, a minority. A three-fifths majority is required by law to put an. end to it. Mr Thomson., as usual, writes in a strain which makes it impossible to reply.—l am, etc, Alex. S. Adams. March 17.
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Evening Star, Issue 12764, 17 March 1906, Page 5
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185THE CITY LICENSING COMMITTEE. Evening Star, Issue 12764, 17 March 1906, Page 5
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