The Star. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1894. Prohibition Orders.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4933, 24 April 1894, Page 2

The Star. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1894. Prohibition Orders.

Yesterday, ia dealing with the efforts now being made by some ladies in Christ- i church to obtain a much needed reform in our present mode of treating habitual drunkards, we pointed out that certain changes are imperatively necessary if that mode ia to be better than a miserable farce. Another alteration urgently required in the present system is in connection with orders prohibiting publicans from supplying certain persons, wifch intoxicating dnnk, Now, ag a painful cane . which '»- i *-l ™* 6i "^ «. °°™rred la*,. -.«/ivea, tnese orders arq practically inoperative. Perhaps, when ib becomes generally known, that a recent amendment to the law provides thai a prohibited person obt'^ ning driukcanbe punished as well a 8 the individual who aupphes him the effi of prohibitioQ orders may bo ir iorea39d % ut Vy will not be of much r >7ftU fcetter i3ion is made for or abn blicang to idenfcif those whom .».,,„ » .•■, ■, L ■a . ..„ tbey are forbidden to serve. Bach uotiP ... „ c 3 i. ,j , ication of an crder should be accompar by ft fuU degcription of fch(J ? e . rB ° nr >gainst whom it ia issued.- It is not air ' j hotelkeepers to give them less inOrr nation than this. Ifc 13 satisfactory to nr jte that the members of Parliament, who were approached by the ladies interesting themselves in reforming tho treatment of drunkards, have received their proposals favourably. In tho interests of those whom they represent, they, and every member of the Legislature, can do no less. Indeed, the matter ia or auch importance that tho Bill required Ito enable the reforms indicated to be carried out, should be brought forward a3 a Government measure, and passed into

! law during the next session of Parliament, j ! The Ministry should also see tbafc the I necessary funds for escatUshing ineb^ jftt^ I homea, wards or farms, are provide< j 'w^tfith. In thia aot;^ n tbe G oTern . "■ ment will have tH of every well- ; wißher of the -rciony. i v . ,