HUMANITY’S COMMERCIAL VALUE.
DO WE JUDGE IT PROPERLY?
Under yesterday’s date “Pro Bono Publico” writes:—l have read with much interest Mr. Bulk’s address on “Drink and Revenue.” What a lot of money is wasted in Now Zealand, and no good results to show for it.; but, the part- we should bo most concerned about is the loss of human life. As lie points out tho commercial value of each human boing is equal to i'3oo. Now, when wo consider tlie number of lives lost in our small community through broken necks or being found drowned it amounts to a considerable loss to the country from a. connucrical point of view in fact- to far more than the revenue derived from the licensed houses. The question arises, what can wo do to stop it? If the publicans aro allowed to turn them out “full up” these accidents will continue. If they were only taken caro of after being loaded up and put to bed until sober, moil might keep out of the river, and save tlie public from wasting time on inquests which are far too frequent, as was remarked oil l>y tho Magistrate on the last unfortunato.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2129, 11 July 1907, Page 4
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197HUMANITY’S COMMERCIAL VALUE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2129, 11 July 1907, Page 4
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