THE RAILWAY CUT.
CARRIAGE OF LIQUOR. (Per Press '.'''- - WANGANUI, Aug. 4 J.ho Wangaiiui Chamber oHConimerce* lias received a reply. from-- the 'Minister icjf Railways, as t-ii© outcome 'of ■a. ""citiesHon whether liquor was regarded :as in vhe "essential"; class during ' tlie restricted railway service. 1 Tile Minislter htatos:—"l ll . my ■ opinion liquor cannot he counted in the same way as other goods, essential or non-essential. The carriage of liquor is so intimately connected with the licensing question and the licencing law, that it must he placed on a different footing to other goods. I cannon, on behalf of . the Railway Department, take upon myself the responsibility of any 'action enforcing prohibition in country districts, with a further possibi I ity; of. licensees forfeiting their licenses for iwjfc supplying that which they obtained their licenses for: At the last licensing poll the people decided that licenses are to be continued, and it is not for the Railway Department. ito, do anything that might poss'lbly militate against that determination. Meanwhile instructions have been issued to limit as far as possible the consignment of liquor 'to on'-v absolutely necessary rases. 1 ' The ■-Minister added that- the Cabinet had, not come to any decision* in the matter.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16885, 5 August 1919, Page 2
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203THE RAILWAY CUT. Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16885, 5 August 1919, Page 2
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