Mr Bunny, the Provincial Secretary at Wellington, in bringing in a now Licensing Bill for that Province, said its object was to enable laboring men and other persons who dined with their families only once a week to go to a public-house during certain hours on Sunday to vet a glass of beer for dinner. And why should they not have that privilege, while the upper classes could go to their club and obtain anything they wanted in the shape of drink? He had seen a room full of gentlemen drinking at the club on Sunday, and why should not the workman have the privilege of drinking at home ? If the Council refused to open the pub-lic-houses on Sunday, to bo consistent it should close the clubs, and he should go so far as to say that if the clauses were struck out h« should propose a new clause for shutting up the clubs. The Bill was read a second time, and referred to a select committee.
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Western Star, Issue 31, 13 June 1874, Page 2 (Supplement)
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167Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Western Star, Issue 31, 13 June 1874, Page 2 (Supplement)
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