WORKING MEN'S CLUBS.
Wbllinoton, Juae- 28.
A deputation' representing the Working Men's Clubs' Conference waited on the Premier this evening to proies'i against the. provision 'Contained,; i itt- tbe. .'new Licensing Bill bringing clubs u^afer-,r|he provisions o"f ' the actaiTd'' p'aciog J ih>i'ii^ t .on, th^aame fo I qting.!-k*"'Jio^lß. 'ihey urged 'TthdfMf . oluas were compelled to, observe^fcti'B^mo Eburs as hotels their uiember-" p.hip would tnateriellj. decrease. The Hon; Mr^ Siddon, in-' reply, 'odmbated' the lttler «on»,toution, saying he cDuld not' see how theproIKStI could have such effect on the membership of rlub9. To his mind it w mid be better for clubs if his proposal were can ied into efffeb, for at present they courted the hoitility of both " prohibitionists and hotel beepers. If all premises where liquor was sold were placed on the same footing they would then ba able to put their finger on the source of the drinking which occurred after bouts. ' As matters stood at present, the hotelkeepers blamed the clubs and the clubs blamed the hotels for the drinking which undoubtedly went on after hours. He toped his bill would pass into law thiff session.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 11
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189WORKING MEN'S CLUBS. Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 11
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