THE LICENSING BILL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14321, 11 October 1910, Page 2

THE LICENSING BILL.

A -TRADE'- OPINION. M" E. E. Daniels, the President of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, interview on the Licensing Bill by ' '1 Lo Piess/' said that lie was rather dituUent in giving ail expression of opiuion, because lie had uuly seen-the l-v.' i oi the Bill., and not tiio measure i".;.eii. Speaking generally, however, lie u-ight say that the Licensed \ I''-tuahc-rs" Association had beeii disappointed with regard to the proposed legislation by the Government. A cie. i act had been entered into le-t.vj-ii tliu two parties, and it was then recognised that, the trade was sacrificing a good deal, but the Licensed Victuallers' Association wanted a straight out issue—No license, no liquor. That was, they did not want No-license to exist in one. district, and people to lie able to get as much, drink as they liked from an adjoining one. With regard to the present Bid, everything appeared to be in favour of the Prohibition Party. The Dominion prohibition, instead of coming into force five years after the legislation was agreed to, as arranged in the compact, was fixed in the Bill at four years. Furthermore, with, regard to No-licenso. it had been agreed in the compact that two years should be the period at which Xo-license should come into force in any locality. The Bill, as proposed, fixed" that period at one year. Not having seen the full test "of the Bill he would prefer not to give an expression of opinion en the general score of it.