STARTLING FIGURES
NEW ZEALAND'S DRINK BILL Here are some figures covering New Zealand's 'Drink Bill,' which cannot fail to startle: — 1010 £9,507,681 19-11 ~ 10.300,044 1942 10,385,396 £30,193,131 During three years of war we have been responsible for £30,193,131 in intoxicating drinks down the throats of a nation while file is pleading for every penny to light for existence and victory! This huge sum could have gone a long way in supporting our soldiers, our sons and husbands at the front, but instead Ave have a harvest of crime, disease, accidents, broken homes and unpaid debts! Is this the way to win the war? *
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 64, 13 April 1943, Page 5
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103STARTLING FIGURES Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 64, 13 April 1943, Page 5
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