I DUNEDIJST, Oo'. 30, I | The Good Tec:plur im d .^.iiei- Temperance I organisations bcougi.o under the notice of I the Hon Mr ForgUb the open, flagrant, aud I ajmoet universal violation of the provisions J of the Licensing Act wi it regard to Sunday I trading, They wie&ea >v know why the I /.oiice were not. d to go in plain J oiotheß and detect Lais olat-a of offeuce J.ike I any otfcera, — Tiia Hon Mr Fergua haviug I replied tuuo thert, was LO-.hiug to prevent j it, the spokesman oi. trie dypuuvtion said j that was not the case. Mr Fergus said the j reply astonished him. — The deputation went J on to say that if the present law was not J effective it should be at once amended. If j the police force was not eufficient to stop j Sunday traffic the force should be increased by means of revenue officers in plain j clothes, who should be moved about the I country. The deputation had reason to be- j lieve that the Government had discouraged these prosecutions. Mr Fergus regretted j to hear the statements of the deputation, J and that the traffic was so flagrant as j represented. The Government had never j interfered in the slightest degree, and the matter was never brought under his notice. He would have been the last to interfere with the police. The Inspectors were res ponsible for the administration of the districts. He was not aware whether In spector Weldon was in any way interfered with or tampered by his superiors. If he thought he had been, he would at once institute an enquiry. He did not think the appointment of revenue officers neces sary, as the existing leislation was quite sufficient to cope with the matter. If not, , other means would be devised.
