TEMPERANCE WORKERS
W.C.T.U. CONVENTION • Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL. March 20. I The Dominion Convention of the ( W.C.T.U. was continued to-day. Mrs. Perryman was appointed editor of the White Ribbon for the 2.lst. time. The following resolutions were passed:—(l) That a vigorous protest be made against the loan of £BOOO from the Unemployment Fund to assist in the rebuilding of the Napier Hotel; (2) that the attention of the Government be drawn to the iniquitous handicap imposed upon women of small incomes by requiring the payment of ibe unemployment tax upon incomes of over £2O; and that an exemption of £52 be suggested; (3) that the Government be urged to restore 2s 6d per week which is being deducted from the old age pension; (4) that the Education Department be urged to include temperance lessons in the school journal; (5) that an active house-to-house canvassing campaign be inaugurated by ihe W.C.T.U. in order to revive enthusiasm in the movement for the abolition of the sale and use of alcoholic liquors. =
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19330321.2.58
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 67, 21 March 1933, Page 6
Word Count
169TEMPERANCE WORKERS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 67, 21 March 1933, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in