, 1885-03-04

oNSh NOAlAOIt ~ hOultl UC UclltI W lGI ING
sales continue as at present. AS to the
practicability Of the keeping books in Rum.
shops, the honorable 3rd Member for
ClristianSted WaSSard) has no idea o fwhat
a RumShop is; the honorable Member
Should, ii it were not below his dignity,
just visit such a shop on a Saturday night,
and he would soon discover how utterly
impracticable the thing is in itself. Only
imagine the thrOng of people all at once
to be served, this one having his bottle
filled while another is handing forth his
how is it possible TO keep a control and to
keep accounts ? Sometimes YOU don't know
the parties. Eighteen years experience in
the business proves to him that such Il
measure is impossible 10 be carried our.
AS for the reports from manufacturers, be
would say again that the Authorities would
get them, but they would have no value.
He would admit that if books could be
kept of Rum>hop's transactions in the man.
ner proposed, it would be of benefit; by
the aid of returns and the books, together
with increased vigilance of the Police all
over The Island, great advantages might
be gained huI the measure in the last
named respect is quite impossible. He
would beg 20 call attention to 5 IL, second
part, where it is said that Drinks must
not be served to persons under IS years
Of agenOr to persons evidently intoxicated
as regards the latter Injunction, he could
agree TO 1t as it is nothing more than what
he knows is being done already but in the
ether respect he would beg to ask how is
1t possible to know or to control the ages
OF such parties. unless indeed there be used
some such devise as that Of having q card,
with the ages hung around their neckS
II You ask the ages, the parties seldom or
nNsV know fhhIp nIrln ~ CrnS . TO iDlp A fIn
age, you mostly come in error, aud it would
then be almost unjust to punish. II it
were even said thai sales should not be
made to parties who in the judgment Of HE
B~unS'lopkeep"rs are below Is years, that
Ill! gilt pass, although .........t CNiR, il
might be added 'to parties evidently below
that age."l-
The Government secretary would, in refer
ruce to the remark from the h0n0urable
Fad Member for FrtdprikStel Brown that
h. would advocate the closing of Rum.
shops On Sundays and HolydayS, provided
tAe Police Authorities could prevent Illegal
selling oi liquor elsewhere, beg to state
tiiat the So-raliel public,houSes or tavrrns
have the right to keep open on those days
as they are allowed to serve refreshments
and 10 sell by the glass any liquor except
Rum he could not see how this could be
obviatcd. The only correction in that re.
Spect would be to limit the number Of such
PAGES 10 as few as possible, and in the
latter yeas the number has considerably
been reduced.
2nd Member for Frederlksted Broun)
wonId b.. to say that he had not alluded
to tavernS or public houses, but to cigar
shops and small grocery establishments,
from which it is The habit to sell on Sun
days etc. al sorts Of liquors. Bat can
tayernS sell every thing II the lowest rate
say gin, brandy, and the like in small
Quantities He had always been under
me Impression that that was not allowed,
bat that the lowest rate at which refresh
ments could be purchased in taverns etc.
here WAS 10 ctS3 bat never drinks or the
like for | cent. From he remarks Of His
Honor it wonld seem that the tavernS had
this last named privilege; but ii had
never been SO understood, not even by the
tavern keepers themselves, so far as he
knew.
The discussions were interrupted in view
Of the proposal to refer the Draft to the
same Committee as that ON the Trade Or
dinance.
No one requested the word in this re-
Spect.
The proposal was adopted unanimously
with 10 votes.
The Council then proceeded to elect
Members for the Committee ON the Draft