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'!• V CANADA PROHIBITION! " . . I Would be much interested in following up pour campaign to bring about temperance instead of an Unworkable prohibition 93 So, In 1922, wrote the Prime Minister <* Now he writes with reference to cc .. I can see that pou have found, the proper means of overcoming the evils connected With Total Prohibition and free licensing of dll liquor Trades. 33 i ■>: s. ■ X . (FACSIMILE OF LETTER) OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER.' ./ PROVINCE OF QUEBEC June 4 th, 1985 D. M. FINDLAY,.. Esq., 818 Lambton Quay, WELLINGTON, N.Z. Dear Sir, In reply to your letter of the 9th. May, enquiring as to the working and the success of our Provincial Liquor Act, I am pleased to be able to state that former opponents of this legislation are 'among those who acknowledge to-day the remarkable results obtained through our liquor control. I am sending you under, separate cover a report of the whole sibuation ,»at the present time. You will find therein any number of testimonials showing how true temperarice has been promoted under the operation of our Liquor Act, and you will realise how far-reaching has been the success of our liquor control if you take into account that several Provinces of our Dominion have lately followed our example. I wa,s much interested, in reading the leaflets which you were so kind as to send me, and I can see that you have found the proper.means of overcoming the evils connected with total prohibition, and free licensing of all liquor trades. Yours sincerely. . a. Our Prime Miniser has definitely stated that Licensing Legisation will he dealt with next Session. , 4 v Meanwhile, use the Middle Issue to save New This Advertisement is Authorised by The N.Z. Licensing Reform Association. Dominion President: THE VEN. H. W.; WlLLlAMS, 'Archdeacon of Waiapu. Vice-President: MR.cD. .M. FINDLAY, Wellington. Dominion Secretary : R A. ARMSTRONG, 212 Lambton Quay, Wellington Hawera Branch: President: Mr J. Gray. Hon. Secretary: Mr A. Grant. Committee: Messrs W. A. Duckworth, G. Ryan, W. O. Williams, W. F. Ross, R. Winks, H. A. Foyster. I'-..*-* •> ■1 Vote for National Continuance I Vote for State Purchase and Control y. - -j 4-Vote-fop. National Prohibition -\ -V'. YOUR VOTE IS WASTED UNLESS YOU STRIKE OUT TWO •• ' •' ' ' '

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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 October 1925, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 October 1925, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 October 1925, Page 3

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