LIQUOR CONTROL
Sir,—.Judging by accounts of distressing accidents in which strong drink lias played a great part, the question arises, what are we going to do about it From the religious, moral ami educational points of view, as regards the perils of strong drink, it must he admitted we have been lacking in teaching. Would it not he all to the good to get back and teach those things which apparently we have been neglecting ? If every church, mission, Bible class and Sunday school would set aside and use to the full, say, one day in each quarter, what an improvement it should make in the near future. As regards the laws governing the sale of liquor, many advocate the closing of hotel bars on Saturday mornings, so as to bring them into line with other occupations ami businesses. That surely is worth a trial. Then there is the question of after-hour trading. If people of goodwill would report breaches in this respect to police headquarters, some action would be likely to follow. Some advocate the reduction of the alcoholic content of liquor. May 1 suggest that to the powers that be. 11. MottGAN.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23879, 1 February 1941, Page 11
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194LIQUOR CONTROL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23879, 1 February 1941, Page 11
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