FURTHER REMITS FOR CONVENTION.

White Ribbon, Volume 33, Issue 403, 18 February 1929, Page 8

FURTHER REMITS FOR CONVENTION.

From Dunedin Cent nil. (1 > Drinking on Trains. S«*eing that many children and young people travel by train, and that inconvenience and discomfort are

caused to women in general through men consuming alcoholic liquor when travelling by railway. we would respectfully urge the Railway Department to make it illegal for any passenger to drink alcoholic liquor on a train. (2) Sunday Trains.—That, in view of the growing disrespect to the observance of the Christian Sahbath throughout the Dominion, we would respectfully ask that Sunday excursion trains be discontinued. 3) .Alcoholic Liquor Licensee. That, in view of the evils arising from the drinking of alcoholic beverages, Government be urged that no legislation he introduced which would give facilities for granting an increase in the number of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beveragee. Invercargill District Convention. (1) That the attention of the Education Department be drawn to the fact that in the book. “Race and Empire,” sa\ctior.u*d by the Department, among** the rmsops given for poverty, the main cause, viz , drunkenness, is omitted, vnd that this oversight should be remedied. 12) That the time has arrived when the Government should be urged se»*i&u»iy io consider the establishment of a Dominion compulsory superannuation scheme, with a maximum of £3OO and a minimum of £l5O. (3) That in future, our Organisers should receive special training in illustrating the effects of alcohol, and that the greater part of their work should consist in visiting schools and colleges and instructing the children in the effects of alcohol.

(4) That each District President or District Secretary or District Treasurer or Delegate from the District Union should wear a badge or badges, showing the Unions that have gained new' members during the year, with the number gained inscribed on them, hut, in the rase where a Union sends a delegate, that delegate shall wear the badge.

North Uaiilerlniry District. (1) That the amount payable for each eligible child under the Family Allowances Act he increased to five shillings, weekly. (2) That the Government be urged to establish a system of Invalid Pensions. (3) That the name of Cradle Roll he changed to Little White Ribbon ers

Correction. Please note that the remit under the heading “North Canterbury” in January’ “White Ribbon” was forwarded by mistake and is withdrawn.