LICENSING LEGISLATION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 4, 5 June 1914, Page 4

LICENSING LEGISLATION.

PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED. •■Before leaving Invercargill last week, the- Hon. W. E. Massey received a. 'deputation from the Nor (Eicense parly, avlio urged upon him (lie necessity of having the promised Licensing Hill introduced early iu the session, and suggested, in the event ol National Prohibition being carried, that, the lime of elapsing b,e r fore it came into op-erathn be reduced from lour years ro '.me year. The Prime .Minister said Ihe Eh censing Jjill would lie introduced early, so- that every member would have opportunity of expressing an opinion on it. Every member avus pledged to a certain course of action, and the Bill Avould have a fair 1 and siroiiu' run. Referring to the (piest ion of the lapse of time. he : staled that if NorLieense or National j Prohibition were carrietd .them would I he a very important change in the ; finance of the country, and referred j to the reduction that avoußl follow lin the revenue. Four years might I be too long, but anything Jess Ilian | two years Avould not be reasonable.