WHERE IS MR STATHAM

Evening Star, Issue 18137, 29 November 1922, Page 12

WHERE IS MR STATHAM

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Sir,—As to how Sir Statham _is going to vote on the National Prdiibition question no one ought or wants to know. That is a personal question for him at tno ballot box. What hundreds of electors of Dunedin Central want to know, and have tho right to know, is what _is Mr Gtatham’s attitude to future licensing legislation? The electors are awaiting Mr Statham’a explicit pronouncement on tho future law and legislation question before deciding whom to vote for. What proposals brought forward by the kite profiquor Licensing Commission appointed by Mr Massey does Mr Statham intend to support? Will ho give a straight answer? Further, tho electors want to know, in the ©vent of National Prohibition not being carried, will Mr Statham in the future work to secure a two-line straight-issue ballot paper; or, if more than two issues are submitted to the electors, then pro ferential voting? Will Mr Statham_ fight strenuously to .retain tho rights of the electors to” a poll on tho licensing question every threo years? Will Mr Statham work hard to retain the present provision of the Licensing Act that, if National Prohibition as carried at this or any subsequent poll, then it shall come into operation in the following July?—l am, etc., Dunedin Central. November 29.