THE LIQUOR LAWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7663, 25 June 1896, Page 2

THE LIQUOR LAWS.

[From ouit Parliamentary Reporter J Wellington, to-day. All that ia proposed in the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Amendment Bill is to re-9nact the provisions for national prohibition, and the making of clubs subject to the licensing laws, features which were struck out of last year's measure by the Council. The Premier has, however, agreed to have a clause inserted regarding the bottle license question, and making it clear that these are to be determined. At to-day's meeting of the Prohibition Convention the following resolutions were carried : — " That whereas disgraceful laxity in the administration of the liquor laws throughout the colony, against whioh this Council protested at last meeting, still continues, aud as many reoent cases show, is a serious and increasing danger to the Stale, and that this Council recognises that honest and effective administration and police reform i 3 essential , to the success of our movement, the Council , aßk the Government to appoint a Royal ; Commission to enquire into the question of ' police administration, and of inspection of 1 breweries ; that this Council is of opinion , that much laxity in the Police Department arises from the manner of disposing of cases i by the Benoh aud the difficulty in securing i convictions, and that the Commission, when | appointed, be specially desired to enquire ( into this phaso of the question ; that a depu- ] tation be appointed to wait upon the Premier . in regard to the foregoing resolutions ; that | the Council expresses its conviction that the evil of corrupt polios administration, and any other evils, are largely : due to the vicious system of party govern- j ment, and can be only effectively dealt , with by the substitution of an elective , executive." The deputation will, I under- , stand, wait upon Mr Seddon this afternoon, , the Rev. L. M- Isitt and A. S. Adams being , the principal speakers. , •■ I The proposal that the Australian cricketers < should visit New Zealand is likely to fall I through owiug to the fact that such an trrangemeut interferes with other inter- < colonial fixtures, the players not being able ' to get back to their respective colonies in ' Viiw. '