, 1896-02-12

hitherto he had heard no objections on the
part of Rumshopkeepers against the legal
sale of 5 gallons but against the illegal sails
Of them. OF course, it should be Il sale to
one man for his own use, if to be permissible,
and Lot u retail business; as for e%vaslOns, It
is immaterial what limit you fix.
End Member for Frsderikstsd's Country
District (Blqck,c0OI said Ills ExCellenCy's
remarks about the Ordinance are correct; the
evil complained If might also still exist il
the limit, instead # s gallons. were to be Ito
or 500 or any thing you please; but at the
same time, it will not be quite So easy to
evade it when higher, for labourers will not
be able to muster up a sum required for such
q large quantity, whereas now there is no
hardship for them to club III for an amount
sufficient 10 buy the . gallons, or they may
get a demiiohn. 1T cannot be dwelt upon too
much, that this system opens up an evasion
10 the detriment OF the heavily taxed Rum
gh0p-keeper, and moreover 1t creates dis
order on estates; the privilege which ~ now
being misused was certainly never intended
Tor use by others than merchants in their
dealings with persons Of another sort than
those labourers, particularly whsn it has
become 80 well knOwn that they use the
system to make for themsslvS, an unlicensed
retail of rum; for there is no doubt Of il. that
some of the rum is also sold on the estates
or elsewhere, in smaller quantities by those
who dubbed in fol it. But even if the limit
remain the same since Government finds no
sufficient reason 10 alter 1t, still much might
be done to prevent that which the law never
was meant to allow; parties selling under
such circumstances are 4msnable to the law,
any how protection must IN s me shape or
form be given to tie licensed Rum sAspkeep,
os. awo, tIOwa martha = WIN, havoc ICa,tv4. n,
sell liquors by the bottle suffer BY this
illegal business.
md Member for Ftedeliksted Broun)
would beg to observe, that not long ago a
Commission was appointed 81 the question
Of the rum selling, and one Member e1-
pressed himself to the effect, that rum
should be mads so dear that very few could
get it; at present Rum is cheap, and there Is
not much needed 10 20 III for a 5 gallons
supply. 1t is true. unfortunately TOO true,
that the man who is inclined to act illegally y,
will do so any how and in most cases; but
the less openings afforded, the less Will be
the endeavours and the fewer the actuaI
transgressions make tie temptation open
and free, the greater the mass of offences.
Nowadays $3.50 or SO will buy e couple
demijohns; the seller has nothing to pay
beyond the ordinary rates OF his burghsr
brief; the rumSh0pkeepet mas $40 10 meet
every quarter; Of course the trader can un-
derseIl the rumshopkveper, and in that way
he gets all the business. If the trader be
prohibited from selling such asmall quantity,
That would stop the trade he is surely not
entitled 10 protection to that extent as the
heavily taxed Iceusonolder; and the Author
tiles too have engaged to uphold his rights,
when giving the license and sxactins ths
high taxes.
The Governor would beg to say again,
that it is immaterial whether the limit be 5 or
20 gals. but as long as no better reasons why
5 should not r5maii and as lAng rs no real
objections have been made or can be made
against a legal trade with 8 gallons, SO long
the Government cannot see good cause TO
alter it. The best thing would seem to
he to prevent all sales Of Ium outside the
rumshops: but that could never be expected,
and there is no necessity for il.
LIST Member for ChrjStianstod's Country
District (Lunnegl would beg to say that the
real trouble is the distribution OF HE rum 10
other parties han those who buy the . gal
Ions: this leads to great demoraiisation par
t~icularly on estates: and if we look at many
of the public administrative branches and the
heavy expenses w have to bear under some
Of thelA. say the Prison and Sanitary and
Poor Departments, we will find that rum is
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