NBWTA Report 1904-020
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36 37 th th re ed : adequate to cope with the d E in their respective localities has prov have been prove fic; and as laws conferring this power i the In October Re LIcENSING MAGISTRATES. Slack ae Miss_ meeting, move d, Fe At tain Mrs. Mrs, Sweets. Mansford moved, } g he oe pinion that steps should be taken to warn public genera i of the manufacture of sweets contai lly of the increasin ning alcohol, the ee of which ea e , Tee if not r si disco nti e must prove highl i y dangerous to the THE CURE :-— oF INEBRIATE Women. At the January meeting, Lady Henr y Somerset , aS Superintendent of this Department, reported that she had for th e last three months superintended a small hospital under Dr. Oppenheimer, at which Paes underwent a special cure for inebriety. The results had ese extraordinary, and after giving some particulars of the duration of the treatment and terms, she recommended any members t communicate with Dr. Oppenheimer, at 135, Bow Road, E. mi? OF MEMBERSHIP TO POPULATION At the January meeting, the Pres ident read a table which she had Peet ee crea the proportion of members to the population in unties. nIS Was received with i a desire was expressed that it shou ld be printed. one At the Marc : h meeting g of of the Execut i ady Carlisle referred to the table which she had given at pee Executive, showing the number of members of the B.W. T.A. per 1,000 of the popu lation in each county, and stated that she had sl nee had the returns accurate ly taken from the last census. Commi Comm) ttee pledges 3 itself tive ing of the National 1s Executive e i ee e n against the pears opinio public arouse to e La oe ree has threatened to legislation which the present Government ony Ry next t momen e possibl t earlies the at before Parliament ih magistrates eel which the existing discretionary powers of the s would be created. curtailed and a vested interest in liquor licence mits Re Lancas the of tit be a recommendation from the Committee of the hes Branc the to sent be report draft a Doone coma that Atconouic meeting, and it was carried PROPORTION with the consent of wie At the January meeting, Mrs. Tomkinson, Political Depuarenes the of report the with ned Committee, combi Hughe by Mrs. J. ded secon the following resolution, which was ef October agenda ORGANIZATION. DEPARTMENT. _ At the January meeting, the Secretary reported that the Organ- ization Committee had eng. aged the services of Miss Staveley as National Organizer, and tha t Miss Staveley commenced her work on the first of January, Lady Carlisle le ay appealed to the memb ers to keep i i Bes i psrtending, ‘Dg work of organizi ng Tag Ree aa ske at the Committee should be informed of an whom the members might know who could undertake Pio work. :— Tomkinson seconded, and it was carried iF declared that Serie has er Minist Prime the «“ That inasmuch as 4 Bie eal will Bill nment Gover a ament next Session of Parli i" a ing Magistrates a forward which will deprive the Licens has : ae of licences, which discretion over the granting or refusal to them for ae pro ent the past four centuries been entrusted oe arising from t Sane evils ed admitt the t agains of the public : aa ine ive Execut al Nation this , drinks sale of intoxicating action on. the ees ee the N.B.W.T.A. protests against such ie rous In its results. disast be would Government, believing it influence to preven Executive pledges itself to use its utmost ; continuation of this disastrous policy. National EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE REPORT. one : ; Mrs. Tomkins moved, in Toulm Mrs. g, meetin r Octobe At the ae salosion seconded, and it was carried :— the seconded, as oan experience to be iss Sa oiien lands by long and repeated ee ofa the nds dema il Counc this and beneficial, s of this aoe ae ae Sonar ferring such power upon the inhabitant 2 declared, ot ene has ter Minis « That, inasmuch as the Prime to endeavour to nee paces Government, that it is their intention designed to eerste Peay next session of Parliament, a measure now possess Over oto A oe they which tion discre full the trates of s, this Be ie ne eat liquor ng icati intox of sale the of licences for ation, and pledg legisl oe such t cally protests agains ae .” power its of t se it to the utmos ee a create to sals propo all ances unten l disco onned u That eeecC ne ae of intoxicants, ale or public monopoly for the common sale ae s In the ie nitie commu local of n catio impli the it would ae other evils oe the traffic, and in the drunkenness and 7 ae oe ; ect prosp the cates depre il from; and this Counc pee ag reformers, being le especially Christian and Temperance ag g natin origi for means a as the profits on the sale of liquor hies i pee unteract the evils it creates.” the principle of Sir My ae ses endor y warml il Counc a That “this Bill, and calls upon all § Lawson's Liquor Sellers’ Liability t.” suppor hearty their citizens to give it 1 proce ee ; edings e ; of the e Nation al Executiv ’ e Committe e with the It was resolved :— “That the L Committee 4 ppreciate i Lad i i ‘ f d are deep] sensible of the nature of the eelic di eek » whic ene h they eae resolved stiould be printed and sent to the members of t he National Executive, Union Secretaries, and to County the Branch es throughout the country.” |