, 1885-02-28

one whole bottle or over, a proposal which
the Government in its wisdom has not
adopted. But his opinion is that what is
proposed is also impracticable. If it
should be made a duty to send in such
reports, planters would do so; but where
would be the control 2 they would state as
required, but that would be all.-Next S 6
says any person holding a license as rum.
slopkeeper has the right to supply pro-
visions and drinks to be consumed on the
premises; be did not think this wording
clear it would seem to imply that a
drink could net be sold otherwise than for
consumption on the premises, on the spot
Ou not to be taken away. And when the
second part Of that paragraph provides
that the license to keep "a public house"
gives the anne right as the r~umshopkepp-
er has according to the license, he would
like to ask if such a person shall be at
liberty to sell brandy, gin, guava-bprry
rum, anlSette, by the cent too, provided
those articles in a wholesome state could
be retailed f-Then 5 7 provides that for
each town there may be granted 3 licenS, 8
TO keep public houses, and for the country
one or more licenses to keep rumShOps,
according to the more particular de-
ciSion OF the Government" In this lat.
ter respect we had heard the Govern.
ment-Srcl rtary declare that Cover nment
did not III enl to & ant such licenses at all /;
but the Government can grant them,
if the law allows it; but this would be
highly dctlimentll to th0Sr holding licenses
in town, aud ii would be Il thing produc-
tive Of extreme danger tn the Island.
Even III town it is impossible 10 exercise
proper control, unless here is a man in the
shop who can command respect; in the
country control would be utterly impOSSi-
bic, even with Police force in the country.
He is convinced that such a rumSh0p
would cauSe such evils, that Government
would soon be- forced to recall the grant.
Next, 5 II provides that N Sundays and
UOlydayS no sales must be made in the
RumshODS between the hours Of 9 a. IN.
and 4 p. m; III that way l hour will be
taken away of the time now allowed he
thought it could just as we'll continue 70
be ) O'Clock p H.. but he would be inclined
to take the view of a Minority of the Com
mission and do away with sales altogether
on Sundays md HoIydays, provided the
Police could be more vigiIant to prevent
shopEeepers, cigar-shopkeepeIS and others
not licensed, fOm selling liquors aU the
time when the rumShopS are closed the
difference would be that the RumSh0pS
would sell in 8 days what is otherwise sold
in Z; and he muSt admit that it does look
dis espectfnl on those days, and perhaps
at church time, to see men under the intU-
ence Of liquor on the streets and requiring
to be carried away in carts and the like.
TUen again in s 1t we find an enactment
proposed, that rumshopktrpers must not
supply drink to soldiers of subordinate rank
nor give them access to the rumshOp. But
il the Military are to be allowed to walk
out in af ernO0ns, 1T would be useless TO
expect that they can be prevented from
drinking; surprising now that they can
not get the liquor i'll the RumshopS, they
will of course call at some house, and from
there send for HE liquor; certainly they
will get it, and they will drink more than
they otherwise would have done; III the
RumshOps they would be under better con-
troll in a private house they can be under
no control. But then again, suppose a
Man Of War Vessel should be in port the
soldiers will Certainly get acquainted with
the Seamen if they should happen to call
at a Rumshop for a refreShment, it would,
under this rue, be incumbent on the Rum
Shopkeeper to turn out the Military, while
he can serve the Seamen. In ! 16 are con-
tanned the rules about penalties for trans
greSiOns, and while it is provided hat the
informer shall get the half Of the fines in
ficted, no mention is made of any part of
the fines accruing to the Policemen; now,
he did not know if it is in legal order or
not tO remunprata Policemen i'm that WaV: