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March as D ceneyi B rR oms ' Certain standards of decency must through the problems ind hold be established if the public is to en- meeting): of th'types. 8:111:13 Ttti, 1ngswhenreviewso e, i 'lo3r liberty in ttm.atter ot con. augthorities in Ontario will take sumption of alcoholic beverages, At.. place, and special meetings to con- torney-General Leslie Blackwell toldISider other business. such as appli- the Legislature yesterday in moving.teationivmggggfggnisndfogppffcgifgfs- ' Ion, b, t the second reading of the .Govern-lfor transfer. ment bill which sets up a llcenslng' The Liquor Control Act contains board and divorces the Liquor Con-an amendment which permits tt; trol Board from any co.ty1tetiort ',y1lt,cuniiii'ii'iiiif; to vote for a Govern., the granting and cancellation of beerliiiirii' store without having to accept; and wine authorities. This bill andla beverage room as well. The At-: 'an amendment to the Liquor qon-rto/riisCdl'ieiiii explained that in; (trol Act were given second readirurliiN authorities were issued ini without Opposition comment. [three municipalities when the votrl "The disabilities which have aeers in those municipalities had; cumulated indicate that the time has voted for a Government store. , come when on-premlses consump-i "It means that voters may now 'tion of beer and wine must be main-:votc for a store without. having a tained on standards within the conrbeverage room thrust upon them," cept of decency of the people them- Isaid Mr. Blackwell. selves," said Mr. Blackwell. "In the' -"-"'"------.----,- interests of the many fine citizens who operate hotels and maintain fine standards, in the interests of the patrons themselves and the public generally, there must be established standards ot operation which will be approved by a large section of the people." Given Full Control. The proposed licensing board of three persons will have complete control over the granting, suspen- sion, cancellation and revocation of authorities. the Attorney-General said. in cases where an authority holder has obeyed the law in every particular, but the interests ot the community call for cancellation of the license, provision is made for compensation of the authority hold. er to the extent that the board's act has depreciated his capital assets. To prevent abuses in transfer of authorities, the bill setting up the licensing board provides that when a transfer is made there must be repaid to the Province the value of the authority as distinguished from the authority holder's interest in the property. . If the Government had attempted to deal with the volume of com- paints regarding prevailing abuses there would have been criticism that politics and political dealings were a consideration, Mr. Blackwell :said. j'Troperly Qualified." , The object and purpose of a glicensing system was not to ttrbi. gtrarily regulate and restrict the r (quantity of beer and wine consumed on premises. but to see that the persons holding authorities and the premises themselves "are properly qualified." Such a vast vending (iii), as the Liquor Control Board was enough to fully occupy the time, land energies of the board officials. without the additional responsibility of handling authority problems. i The licensing board will move