DRINKING AT DANCES
SUPPRESSION PROBLEMS A recurring problem was discussed by the Taranaki County Council this week when a letter was received from the Taranaki Archdeaconry Board asking for co-operation in an effort to suppress the practice of drinking at public dances. After long discussion the council decided that strong action was necessary, and it was suggested that a by-law should be framed. The difficulties involved in this were pointed out and the suggestion was dropped. During the discussion councillors expressed the opinion that the matter was a serious one, but it was emphatically urged by members of the council that the evil’ was largely due to free buses taking undesirables from neighboring towns to country dances. It was also stated that there were difficulties in the way of suppressing the evil, as it was generally confined to motor-vehicles parked near the halls. It was decided to leave the matter to the discretion of local bodies in the districts concerned. Hall committees in various parts of the province have been active in attempts to stop drinking at country dances, and in some instances their efforts have been successful.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17802, 10 June 1932, Page 11
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188DRINKING AT DANCES Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17802, 10 June 1932, Page 11
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