NO-LICENSE CONVENTION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14018, 24 September 1909, Page 3

NO-LICENSE CONVENTION.

GATHERING AT FOXTON

Per Press Association

PALMERSTON N., Sept. 24

At the second annual no-liceiibe con volition at Foxton yesterday, resolutions, were carried as follow : —

That hygienic and scientilic temperance instruction he made a compulsoi.> subject at tho primary schools irom standard 111 upwards. 'i hat the alliance executive be urged to give earnest consideration to the l.ojt methods of securing tenipoianco instruction in the schools.

That tho convention oxpi esses its pleasure at the organisation work pnoi to the last licensing poll At a public meeting hold suhscqtioutlj , further resolutions nere carried, li was. ro6olve<l that in the event of dominion option in relation to granting liquor licenses, having been twice cained, with a practical unanimity in the House of Representatives and being rejected by the Legislative Councit, it should he enacted without delay, that every issue of the licensing question, local and dominion be determined by the majority xxho vote ami that the meeting appeals to the (Jo vernmeut and Parliament to secure « early enactment of those popular rights.

A resolution xxas passfd condemning the action ot the chanman of the Tauinarunui Licensing Committee in giving a delihorat ix c casting vote in favour ol wholesale licenses in the King Countrx, thus vjolating the solemn compact botxxeen tho Government and Maori people, and also urging the Go\ eminent to bni:^ the matter before tho Supremo Court with a viexv to qusishing the Hooiim-s granted, and giving the Maoris outside the King Country the- right to xote upon the question ol supplying liquor to members ot the Xntixe race within nil} ."'!.. on Council district.