NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10489, 23 June 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

(iV.i: I'i:k.-s Association.', j \V.';t!!-!.;ii. June -2-2. j The :>!'.i.i::.l ;,.-tin-' mi the New Zca- i land Allian p-it.-'i in Wellington to- j .lav. Mr V.'.'-i. v -;.-.!-- { Auckland) pi i - i vii|'in_' •,•■■■■.'-■■v.- on: «)t 7o licensing ! elect..r"al-> v :'•■ rt-i:>•-■:. Led. In tin' j annual r.j> ■!! ;■ :•■:. '■■■<■ v,a~ made to the ' term- el :i:- ::■..-..•:.>■!'; arrived at with ! tli,' (;,.%-. -nr:>. ;■■. :•■ 'u: nr.' legislation. ! I: al-o -■: :■ : ■ '.'•"- '•'■■ icture the day ; ~cii,':'n! .-vr.'--]- v..■:>!.l instrue- j tion <>t M-!...!ar- i ■■;:<■. : aiim the evilsin ; VV-pcii-t ' iil'-M that the pro- j viM.,n> i:i "I:" !>■■;'• "<•■• Jiiil allowing j drink to he .-•-!•! m military ramps had . been remm-ed. At a comereiiee with Mahuta and representative -duels the Maori* expn--ed themselves a-ainst allowing liquor being imported into the King Country. The report expressed ■Teat pleasure at the 'fact that tin re was a decrease of £11'3...531 : or Is 3d per head, in the amount spent on liquor in New Zealand last year. The balance-sheet showed a substantial amount in hand. There was a great crowd at the Town Hall to-night, when a public meeting was held in connection with the Dominion Convention of the New Zealand Alliance. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Henry and MrT. E. Taylor, M.P. No resolutions'wero submitted. At the temperance meeting in the Town ijail to-night, the Chairman read a' letter from the slaughtermen's conference . >:pn ssing a iiope that the uolieense convention would be successful in ti.e ei'iorts being made to put the nolic.■!!>•• issue on a proper basis by securing such legislation as will enable the elccto;- to "di-f.-riiiiii!.' the question of local and Dominion option by a' bare majority.