50 Vic. Petitions, re Liquor Traffic. 433 PETITION. To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Trovinee of British Columbia:— Gentlemen,—We, the undersigned voters and residents of the Electoral District of Cowichan, in the Province of British Columbia, respectfully represent to your Honourable House the necessity for a thorough revision of the laws relating to the Liquor Traffic in this Province. Your petitioners believe that it would be in the interests of all concerned if the maximum number of licenses issued were fixed so as to bear a certain proportion to the population ■ that licensed places be closed on the Lord's Day (commonly called Sunday) and during certain hours on week nights, and that provision should be made for the efficient administration and enforcerr. ent of such regulations as may be adopted. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Honourable House may be pleased to pass a law embodying the foregoing and such other provisions as you in your wisdom may deem necessary to constitute a good license law. And your Petitioners, &e, Geo Bartlett John Nelson Jno G Pimbury A Pimbury John McLay J C Crosier R B Richardson J W Morrison Thos Marshall M J Marshall T J Williams Alfred Monk J St L Maitland Dougall Annie Monk Jno R Scott E J Campbell John Mcpherson Jos Dougan W R Robertson James Colvin Robt M Colvin Abraham Green Walter Ford Jno Nightingale James Mearns Joseph Tarlton Wm C Burns Alex Blyth John H Blyth Ann Blyth John Devine Harry Richer Louisa Richer Samuel Rowe James Rowe Mary L Rowe T A Leakey J H Robotham W P Jaynes Gilbert Robinson Thomas Colvin Henry Colvin A similar Petition from the voters and residents of the City of Nanaimo, signed as follows :— Ebenezer Robson J A Trumper Charles Wilson Charles J Donahoe Carl A Hermansen William Hunt Robert Mnir Richard Gibson Oscar A White John Race William Gilbert James Knight George Woobank John Harris George Fisher James Fisher Geo W Carpenter Albert Meakin John Hicks Thomas Hunter David Scales William McFadyen James Malcolm James Young John Frame John Donahue Wm Earl T Brown A Summerhayes W R Bryant William Pearce J M Brown Jas M Brown Thamas Walls G Foster J P Planta Saml Gough John Whitfield Thos McLay R G Wenborn John H Scales Jonathan Bramley William Moore Richard Schilling Fred Mattson D Davis John Hughes Ed Dawson Robert Nicholson David McKinnell John Wimborn James Hill John Gribble George Old Henry Rowe Hudson Lee Henry Lee John Preacher Geo Mitchell Peter Brodie Wm Barridge Stephen Coburn J H Gray George Simmond D Jones John Hilbert J Sanders Thomas Morgan E Hodgson A Grant C L Smith J Henry Hilbert A E Randle Walter Campbell Geo Bevilockway Wm H Hopkins Wm A Horne William Dela Hay Peter Garner J B Good Ephraim Cook A Nager Wm Reid H Hague C C McKenzie David Hoggan Lewis Page JAB Durand James Byers Geo Ross Thos Bertram John Sampson William Bone Alex Shaw John Gemmell J N Davison A H Anderson John H Davison M Manson John Renwick 434 Petitions, re Liquor Traffic. 1887 John Hindmarsh John McGuffie Robert Alfred Heaps Andrew Morton Thomas Perry William G Hoy E Bevilockway John Smith Louis Lawrence James Aitken Henry Devlin John Morton David Morgan Jonathan Martin George Campbell John Hunter C G Canault John S Greenwell Richard Booth Robert Humphrey Richard Worster J T Hughes Fred Eastwood Benj Whittaker John Smith Thomas Craig S Craig John Leggins George McGangle Samuel M Robins Mark Bate, Jr Wm McGregor A V Watson John Pargeter E Priest William Jas Bone Donald Donald M Morrison William Townsend John Shaw Ezra Cooke George Gartley David Rowley George H Blakeway A T Lewis A Muir Edward B Paul A J Dixon B H Smith A A Anderson Hugh Chambers A Haslam Crawford Jamieson James Marshall T L Browne E Hughes William Stave William Barton Thomas Waklam Edward Pierce J B Lyons S Andrews T Harris James Bradley- Richard Bradley William Bennett J H Westfeldt W Richards Fred Chas Meakins Robt Hamilton Michael McFadyen James Knight Charles Axelson J Blundell Robert Pollock Samuel H Meyers W M Hosie W Rene W C Dunn James W Brown George Norris John Thompson John Richards Jos Randle, Jr James Leask F Christopher F W Jones M Bate M Bray Alexander Kennedy Alex Galloway Robert Galloway James Price John Meakin John Meakin, Jr George Evans Charle3 Drake John Nelson Edward Edmonds Jas Harvey Henry Madie Joseph Gamier George Brabner John Doyle Edward Tweed John Calverley A Raper W J Lewarne A similar Petition from the voters and residents of the District of New Westminster, signed as follows:— Nicholas Munro Joseph Peers A Davison J Reeee D McGillivray L Snider C Chadsey A H Gillanders B R Macdonald Geo McKeever A D Fassell Geo W Chadsey W H Bayly J T Maynard John Gibson S A Cawley Isaac Kipp H Kipp Thomas Coverdale A J Street James Bailey D J Gillanders W Chadsey J T Wilkinson J H McGee A A Blanchard Geo Chittman S J Turner C Jones Charles Wirgin G Rutherford J W Thomson A similar Petition from the voters and residents of the District of Cowichan, signed as follows :— Rev R B Hemlaw N May J N Evans (Reeve) P Flett E A Wright Alex A B Herd Angus J Bell J H Flett James Flett W C Brown Geo A B Hall James Norcross John Bell James Auehinachie Peter Auehinachie Joseph Drinkwater H Bonsall James Flett John Michael H Mitchell John Blair Duncan Campbell G W McKean John D Blair John Menzies Geo Fenton Wake D Holmes R D Symons James Shopland John Watson William Herd A similar Petition from the voters and residents of the Municipality of Chilliwhack, signed as follows:— Geo W Chadsey William Prest A C Wells G R Ashwell S A Ashwell E Chapman Cornelius Bryant Daniel Nicholson C M Tate P McGrath Wm Spence R Campbell Alex Cruickshanks Jessie M Campbell Susie C Cawley Sarah Campbell M Gillanders J T Wilkinson William Gill Allison Chase Sarah McConnell James H McGuire R J Anderson Randolph Whitfield Milton Gilbert Geo H Hodgson Chas Stephens Geo A Caughell W B Hall A Evans S L Ford E A WTells Jane Evans M Sweetman Minnie J Pike T Dumvill Cath Dumvill A S Vedder V Vedder A Vedder S Knight J Tate C E Knight M E Tate