A BURNING QUESTION
Probably never before in the history of New Zealand has tto Dominion revenue been the source of bo much discussion as at this juncture. Undoubtedly, in the coining poll on April 10 every citizen of the Dominion is keenly desirous of casting his or her vote whichever way will bo best for our young eouniry. Much hard and honest thinking centres in tho fact that the carrying of prohibition will mean the paying out of a capital sum of quito possibly millions of money, as woll as the loss of another million which we now reap from the liquor traffic in revenue. But as in the case of tho ancient viudroill, there is a reverse sido to the question. It is necessary to remember ll;at tho .£1,000,000 which the liquor traffic contributes to our rovenu9 is not a gift made, by the liquor sellers or their trade to tho Treasury. Tho million simply represents the tithe or. tax which the operation of Customs, excise, or license fees brings'back to the people, out of the .£5,000,000 which they spend. In other words, for every penny which the people of this Dominion spend in liquor, we get back as a pcoplo less than one farthing in revenue. So that dccido to throw away our less than by deciding to throw away our less than -ono farthing, and keep for ourselves tho three farthings. Somehow, tho "strike-out-the-top-line" proposition sounds like pretty good business I—Advt,
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 134, 1 March 1919, Page 3
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244A BURNING QUESTION Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 134, 1 March 1919, Page 3
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