NBWTA Report 1903-036
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66 67 Lawson had promised to support, be taken. Wilfrid entered, and Mrs. Tomkinson moved :— At e this juncture Si eae ie The Secretary read the Minutes of the last meetin g, which were adopted. Mrs. Price Hughes announced that the resolutions ve the Presi- dency would be the first business. Mrs, Osborn called attention to the ruling of the Chair at a meeting of the N.E.C. to the effect that it was unconstitutional to leave the office vacant. Mrs. Price Hughes explained that she had taken expert advice on the question as to whether the Constitution obliged the Association to appoint a President, and the ruling was that the Annual Council had a perfect right to defer the election of a President for one year. “That whereas the Licensing rin : Gane feu auMig CAEL teaht ae oe ; licensee and the public for the protection | \e Guiney to ices have an absolute discretion S public, whether a license ought to pe Brgnted, this rear seavosiea Council protests against any attempt, whether by vie Se nenates Compensation scheme as Hn oh Beast A eget a6 as that of Sir W. Hart Dyke, co Mae Eon Cane B to exercise their legal powers eT ed ca + aba 3 ea tage of the public ; and this ae f an annual privilege of selling drink into a | si with the gravest national danger. Tae Poe edi ight a Mrs. Osborn moved, Mrs. Lile seconded, and it was carried :-— “That the nomination ballot be taken before the resolutions re leaving the office of President vacant for a year are considered.” od or a age Miss Agnes Slack seconded, and Sir Wilfrid 1 was ent husiastically received—supporte i tes’ speech, which eee ee During Sir Wilfrid’s speech, Lady Henry ue nena and at the close the resolution moved by Mrs. Tomkinson , Ne ly carried. 1 ee Hughes voiced the feelings ae ee Ab: i , bl. Mrs. ae by Somerset as Presi ident, ; and was followed le Lady Henry aaa Mrs. Price Hughes state Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Boden. ee : hoped that Lady Henry Somerset t would have been presen Council i on Thursday, when it was in tended to present i formally Aa in Henry rep Lady i what had now been informally lly voiced. lution ane ran words, and bade her comrades a touching farewell. oe The chair having been vacated, it was proposed, seconde anand si : carried :— “That Mrs. Pearsall Smith occupy the ; The object of this was in order that we might better know the mind of the Council, it being thoroughly understood that the nomina- tion ballot is not the election ballot. The nomination ballot was then taken. While the votes were being counted, Mr. Williams, of the U.K.A. , spoke on the Bazaar to be held in Manchester in October, The ballot for the other Officers was then taken. While the vote were being counted the following resolutions were taken Reduction of Licences ; moved by Mrs. Tomkinson, seconded by Mrs, Pearsall Smith :— 992, ce Miss Bertha Mason then moved the change in as follows :— he Ashton-under-Lyne Branch 1 ing oe Present form: Report). (page 15, A Annual 1 Report). ee ee VIII.—Officers “Article did a 1 (to_ an Acting-Vice-President ‘The Officers shall be a President, a Correspon ding Secretary, a } Recording 3 i by the President), ointed i Amend a Assistant Recording Secretary, and a dearoh pt Secatihie ment : To omit the words, ‘to be appointed by the President. ib Phi was seconded by. Mrs. Tou Imin. This wee : amendment an seconded, Hill Mrs. moved, Boden Mrs. “That the Vice-President be nominated by the President and elected the Council.” by After some discussion this amendment was carried, the Bree ruling that there was a two-thirds majority. After some announceme had been made, a motion to adjourn was carried. THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. error a (May 28TH, 1903.) ca lled the ( meeti 1 1 i Vice-President, i Hughes, Acting past, ages in help our God, O “ of singing fae Alter the jew Mrs. B. Lamb opened with prayer. “That this Council of the N.B.W.T.A. has learned with deep regret the opinion expressed to the representatives of the Licensed Victuallers’ National Defence League by the Prime Minister re the action of the licensing justices in the matter of the reduction of licences, as they feel that this places the interests of a private trade before the public welfare.” An amendment was proposed by Mrs. Shilston Watkins, seconded by the delegate from Waterloo and Blundellsands, accepted by Mrs. Tomkinson and Mrs. Pearsall Smith, and carried ;— “That this Council of the N.B.W.T.A, reg ards as deplorable the recent action of the Prime Minister in le; nding a ready assent to the ev parte statements of the representa tives of the Liquor Traffic, in giving expression to Opinions calcu lated seriously to interfere with the due administration of the law whilst licensing appeals were sub judice, and in displaying greater regard for the pecuniary interests of a particular trade than for the moral and social welfare of the nation at large ; and earnestly expre sses the hope that nothing will be done by Parliament to curtail or fetter the magisterial discretion connection with the granting or in refusal of licences.” Licensing Act ; moved by Miss Agne s E, Slack, seconded by Mrs. Gamble :— “ That this Council thanks the Government for the new Lice nsing Act, 1902, believing that its provi sions will prove of great servi ce in checking the growing evil of drun kenness ; and expresses the earne hope that the licensing st justices throughout the country will strictly administer the Act,” It was stated that the matter requ ired active, immediate work on |