THE LICENSING QUESTION. (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, September 19.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8081, 20 September 1894, Page 3

THE LICENSING QUESTION. (BY TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, September 19.

Namoroua amendments) to tho Licensing Bill have been given notice of by the temperance paity. Tho tffect of these is ma follows I Abolishing tho ibbuo of conditional licenses, confirming tho Halo of liquorw undor wholesale- license to quantities of nut leas than two gallons ; to prevent tho extension of liconae hours to 11 p.m. ; to btriko out clause 71 making provision for licenses iu Bpocial d'stncfcs ; to abolish barmaids ; to close hotels on election days ; to provide that liquor sold to travellers or lodgcrw filiall bo solely for the U8O of HUoh per«on» ; to provide that objeotion may bo takon to tho renewal of a liconeo on fcho grounda that tho quiot of the neighborhood will bo disturbed ; to prohibit tho supply of liquor to children andor 14 for consumption off the pro* j miBQs; and to strike out tho provision which enables the owner of promisee to apply for the oruHure of m\ ondorsomont on hia licenwo if ho ovictn an offonding tenant. Mr Willis moves for tho grants ing of Kow Zealnod wiiio HcoriHcs, and Mr Hufcchifjon movies that no HccnBft uhuM bo granted fco any premiaett containing a billiard table.