THE BUDGET AND LICENSING MATTERS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14196, 7 June 1916, Page 7

THE BUDGET AND LICENSING MATTERS.

If the Military Service Bill is disposed of this week, the Government intends to make every effort to sub--mit. the Budget next. week, probably 011 Tuesday or Wednesday. In view of the bulky petitions for legislation to provide" for 6 o'clock closing of hotel bars, temperance propagnndists have been hopeful of seeing a Bill introduced.with that object. Tho Government, however, has no intention of introducing Vany legislative measure with the object of"' makingearlv closing general for the duration of the war, as such ;a proposal would require an amenclxfee^tc.-of the Licensing *-. and would-?.;^pen' the whole field of licensing legislation for discussion. Tt is. certain the (government will gp ~"> the extent of a^kiiig Parliament to nass antr-shouting^^gislatibH for tho whole- country, and will at the sahia-

'""e seek .power jzo. close hotels jvMock m distr.ict^s|)a^jaeent toimilitary. cainbsi or -:£q'.' imyo|e|siieh fotliler'Testric-' ons as are deemed riecessary.'

'1 RIDER. HAGGARD'S SCHEME

' It is understood^'^tiat although tho Government will "give as T much siipport; as possible;, Ito Sir Rider Hag-

"•d's scheme to , settle British sold-, lers and sailors on'colonial: land, no special legislation: will be introduced or the purpose, ,it being recognised Kat. owing to the limitation of area of suitable land in this country, our own returned-, soldiers must receive fi^st

coriiiuieration