NBWTA Report 1903-040
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74 75 law of a A g e oie petition Parliament for the passa a in s pupil all for y ator study mand this Mininent eh make that will Ae control.” ee i Mrs . Henry Kingsley ae in her was moved with an ss, illne her Miss Edith Wilson in fem ccd th of her husband. — rds,, ed to the Returning Officers, Stewa h Vv ae ee RE eT 1n in whic way e rabl i admi the and ces i servi and Tellers for their invaluable 4 devotedly discharged. 1 i Charter an ge Geor Rev. the to ead ne aie Pe " ey for the generous terms the Great Queen Street Chapel the REE NBOD of osal disp the at ed Be Trae eae was plac : ca and nded seco it was a eae Pearsall Smith moved, athy Watton “To A monial accept the Members appointed Executive Committee.” Pp resentation to her was kind and ma de t oO Sister invaluable by the i ies 5 Count Na nal as the Natio ‘ re that A CHANGE IN THE LICENSING ADDRESS. SysTEM INEVITABLE. i the Sa) ra ’ of services Chapel, as a testi- 1 of the Incorporated S ociet y i a meeting i n to confirm the work k o of the the sessio would be held at the close of uncil. were read and adopted. d. | ting 1 Fat “T he Minutes of the After DAMS closed with singing W NB che The 27th Annual Counci nee the Doxology. eae PRESIDENT’S AM compelled to open this address by deliberately stating that I believe at no time in its existence has Temperance reform reached such an acute stage as at present. The attention of the public is rivetteduponit. Thehostility of the great organized liquor trafficis aroused to an unparalleled degree. Change in the existing licensing system is inevitable, and will be carried through either by those who are openly favourable to the liquor traffic, or else desirous of reform, but ignorant of the conditions of the people, and it is my belief that never during the last seventy years has there been so great an opportunity for a wise, temperate, constructive policy on the part of those who see that to guide reform into the right direction, even though they do not arrive at the ultimate goal, must be the earnest and unceasing endeavou r of the reformer at this hour. The period in which it would be possible for such reforms to be carried through is daily decreasing, and the strength of our adversaries is hourly manifested. It is my constant prayer that we may understand the signs of these times, and, without being inconsequent optimists or heedless pessimists, work while it is yet day: To emphasize the truth of what I have just asserted, I want to go carefully step by step over the events of the last few months, in order to endeavour to show the peril, and to strengthen the position I haye advocated. RECENT ACTION POWERS The become England, cent., Or required, with on OF THE MAcIsTRATES BASED ON THE EARLIEST CONFERRED ON THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, action of the licensing magistrates at the last sessions has now historical. Out of the 173,278 licences now granted in the licensing magistrates refused about 400, being ‘023 per one in every 433 ; 220 were refused on the ground of not being about one in 800. In each case a licence refused was dealt its own merits, and the refusal was made because in their |