THE LOCAL OPTION QUESTION.
The following is a copy of a letter which has been received by Mr J. Fulton, M.H.K., from the Premier : —
Premier's -Office, Wellington, May 7, 1590. Sir, — I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th April, reminding me ot the motion carried in the House of Representatives on the 17th July lfißt relative to the introduction of a bill giving power to the people by direct vote at the ballot box, periodically taken, to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within the district in which they reside ; and I beg now to inform you that the Government will introduce such a bill at the approaching session.— I have, &c , H. A. Atkinsoh. James Pulton, Esq., M.H.B.
A second shipment of frozen fieh from thi3 colony to New South Wales was made oq Tuesday. The consignment was about 20 tons, andl half of it is from Auckland.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1892, 15 May 1890, Page 11
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156THE LOCAL OPTION QUESTION. Otago Witness, Issue 1892, 15 May 1890, Page 11
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