NO LIQUOR POLL

Grey River Argus, 19 August 1931, Page 5

NO LIQUOR POLL

GOVERNMENT DECIDE For Postponement (Special to *‘Argus.’’) WELLINGTON, August IS The Government has decided to introduce legislation for the postponing of this year’s licensing poll. Mr Forbes stated in the House 'hi' afternoon that “in the circumstances,” the Government, after mature consideration, had decided to submit legislation during the present session of Par li ament to provide for ‘he postponement of the Licensing Poll, which, in the ordinary course, would have taken place concurrently with th.* general election this year. “In arriving at this decision,” he said, “I may say that the Government have been impressed with the economy tha* will be effected as the result of avoiding not only the expense to the country in postponing the poll, but also the costly campaign which is always attendant upon a licensing election. I feel strongly, and my colleague also share, this feeling, that the many serious national problems which face the country at .the present time demand the most earnest attention of all parties in the community, and tha 4 it is only by a united effort ou the part of our people that we can hope to expedite the recovery of the Dominion to a condition of normal prosperity. There is no gainsaying the fact that the licensing issues do tend to cloud what may be regarded as wider political questions, and we feel that it is essential that a spirit of amity should pervade our citizens at this admittedly difficult period in the Dominion’s affairs.”