▁temper ance ▁soci eties ▁were ▁established ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Many ▁provinces ▁passed ▁lic ens ing ▁ordin ances ▁giving ▁residents ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁secure , ▁by ▁pet ition , ▁the ▁can cellation ▁or ▁grant ing ▁of ▁liqu or ▁lic ences ▁in ▁their ▁district . ▁The ▁Lic ens ing ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁allowed ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁liqu or ▁sales ▁in ▁districts ▁if ▁pet ition ed ▁by ▁two - third s ▁of ▁residents . ▁Despite ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁temper ance ▁movement , ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁conv ict ions ▁for ▁d run ken ness ▁remained ▁constant ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁a ▁national ▁body ▁called ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Supp ression ▁and ▁Ab ol ition ▁of ▁the ▁Li qu or ▁Tra ffic ▁was ▁formed , ▁pushing ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁liqu or ▁trade ▁as ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁right . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁arrang ements ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁T . ▁W . ▁Glo ver , ▁a ▁lect urer ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Alliance , ▁to ▁conduct ▁prohib ition ▁miss ions ▁in ▁various ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cent res . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁Re ch ab ite ▁Hall , ▁Well ington , ▁ 3 0 ▁deleg ates ▁– ▁representing ▁A uck land , ▁Nelson , ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay , ▁Wood ville , ▁Can ter bury , ▁New ▁P ly mouth , ▁Dun ed in , ▁Well ington , ▁Alex