Vect. cap. 69, a copy of which is enclosed.
I shall be glad if your Lordship will take this matter into consideration with a view of legislation in the sense desired by the Board under the Naval Discipline Act regarding spirituous Liquors onboard H.M. Ships.
Circular 21 June 1886.
1. Legislation passed in Newfoundland, Queensland, W. Australia, Fiji, Jamaica, B. Honduras, Br. Guiana, Bahamas, Trinidad, St Vincent, Tobago, St Lucia, Antigua, Dominica, St Kitts, Nevis, Virgin Is., Cape, Natal, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Gold Coast, Lagos, Cyprus, Ceylon, Hongkong, Mauritius, Straits Settlements, Falklands, Canada, Victoria, Barbados.
2. Sufficient provision reported to be existing in Victoria.
3. No reply from St Helena, Gibraltar, Malta, Canada, N.S. Wales, Tasmania (Jago send 6), S. Australia, New Zealand, Grenada, Bermuda, Labuan, Heligoland.
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South Australia & New Zealand.
Remind time EW17/1.
As I understand from Library that the legislation passed by S. Australia & Tasmania has not been received, I again remind hotly Parliament, S. Australia.
I do not know whether it is worth while.
10th 15 Jan 88.
For Wingfield.
59 1888.