Wesleyan District Synol.
y , (Per Pbess Association.) Wellington, December 8. At the Wesleyan district mssting today it was unanimously resolvjd, " That this meeting, while recognising llio fact that the Liquor Control Bib of last session embodies the principal of tho direct control of th-) liquor traflic by tho pooplo, urges a re;eul or altoiation of those Clauses wh'ch render it unworkable in i tho irtarests of teinperanao reform, especially thojeconfernng throe years vested irtaroft in the licenses, demanding that half of I. he electors on tho roll shall vot9 to a tliroe-fiftis majority of those voting bafore all the licenses lapse in the olectorite and enlarging the licensing districts." It was also resolved, '' That this mejting, while opposing any interference wi.h our present educational system, wo arc of opinion that a Scripture text book, such as is now iv 1159 in New South Wales, subject to a conscience clause, could be introduced without affecting in any way our national system of education, and strongly supports a movement to introduce such a book."
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11902, 9 December 1893, Page 2
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172Wesleyan District Synol. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11902, 9 December 1893, Page 2
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