THE DRINK PROBLEM
LLOYD GEORGE WILLING TO CON
SULT BREWERS
Received 8.45 p.m., May 5. (United Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, May 5.
In the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain said it was impossible for £he Opposition to accept tbe licensing pro-' posals, and he urged Mr Lloyd George ■to .consult the trade. , Mr Lloyd George, interposing, sai-1 be was anxious to come to an arrangement with tbe trade, which was most patriotic. He was not wedded to any scheme and would therefore postpone the proposals until he received a deputation from tbe brewers and distillers. Mr Bonar Law said that if tbe taxes proceeded in tbe present form the Government would raise an airitation similar to the Licensing "Rill of 1908. Mr "Redmond said that no case was made out for taxes so far as Ireland was concerned. Mr Henderson said the White-Paper introduced an unnecessary controversy. The evidence wns only that of employers and officials. The workmen's side was never stated or asked for.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20347, 6 May 1915, Page 5
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