Contents

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chap.		page
Introduction	Rev. J. Cocker.	9
I. The Logic of Prohibition	A. R. Atkinson, B.A.	15
II. In The Beginning	Rev. W. J. Williams.	20
III. The Sydenham Campaign	Hon. L. M. Isitt, M.L.C.	60
IV. The First Colonial Local Option Poll	Rev. J. Cocker.	71
V. The No-License Campaign:
(1) Period 1897 to 1908	Rev. P. S. Smallfield.	78
(2) Period 1908 to 1912	Rev. J. Cocker.	97
(3) Period 1913 to 1918	J. Malton Murray.	111
(4) Period 1919 to 1928	F. A. de la Mare and J. Malton Murray.	121
VI. Legislative Progress	H. S. Adams, LL.B.	144
VII. The Churches and the Movement:
(1) The Anglican Church	Rev. P. S. Smallfield.	155
(2) The Baptist Church	Rev. J. J. North, D.D.	157
(3) The Congregational Church	Rev. W. M. Holland, B.A.	158
(4) The Catholic Church	Rev. J. Cocker.	160

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(5) Associated Churches of Christ	Rev. H. Grinstead.	162
(6) The Methodist Church	Rev. S. Lawry.	164
(7) The Presbyterian Church	Rev. W. J. Comrie.	168
(8) The Salvation Army	Lieut.-Col. D. A. Gunn.	171
(9) Seventh-Day Adventists	Pastor W. Scragg.	172
VIII. Woman and the Movement	Mrs. N. Peryman.	174
IX. Temperance Organizations:
(1) Independent Order of Rechabites	T. Fathers.	188
(2) International Order of Good Templars	G. Price.	192
(3) The Sons and Daughters of Temperance	G. Stratton.	197
X. The Maori and the Liquor Traffic	J. Malton Murray.	199
XI. Prohibition ‘Who's Who’ in New Zealand		205
XII. Past Presidents of N.Z. Alliance		264
XIII. Vice-Presidents of N.Z. Alliance		265
XIV. Statistical Information:
(1) A 50-Year Record		267
(2) N.Z. Drink Bill, 1900–1927		268
(3) Liquor Consumption, 1900–1927		269
(4) Convictions for Drunkenness, 1900–1927		270
(5) Results of NO-License and Prohibition Polls, 1894–1928		271

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