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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2192, 23 September 1907, Page 3

IQUOR AND LABOR. That Liquor throttlos Labor is proved by tlio following foots: 1. In England, out of ovory £IUU divided botwoon master and men by tho railway companies, ironworks, and boot factories, £l7 goes to tlio masters and £B3 to tho men in wajjos. In tlio Liquor manufactories it is just tlio reverse —£83 going to the employers and only £l7 to tho workmen. Thus legitimate trades aro about hvo times as good, for Labor us tlio Liquor business. . ,

2. In tho Blue Books issued by tho English Board of Trade, tho percentage of wages to receipts is shown in tho following occupations:—Coalmining, 55 por cent.; docks and iliarhors, 3d; shipbuilding, 33;' engineerin'- 31; railways, 30; cotton manufactures, 27; .agriculture(.27: and BREWING AND DISTILLING, only 41 per cent. The statistics ot the National Labor Bureau of Washington toll the same doleful tale regarding tho United States of America. In our own colony wo also find that LIQUORDOM IS THE GREATEST ENEMY TO LABOR. According to the N.Z. Year Book tho percentages of wages to value of products for various industries work out os follows:—Brick, tile, and pottory works, 52 por cent.; flax nulls, 50i; sawmills, sash and door factories, 401; agricultural implement factories, 39; coachbuilding, etc., 381; furniture and cabinetmaking, 371; boots and shoos, 36i ; engineering, works, 35; iron and brass foundries, 32; clothing faotories, 301; and BREWERIES and MALTHOUSES, only lo por cent. . 3 If we-look at tho raw material, wo shall find further striking confirmation of the fact that, in comparison with other manufactures, prucLically, THE LIQUOR TRADE GIVES NO LABOR.

Take ail illustration —Iron ore. Out of 100 tons of this material every single ounce lias to have labor expended upon it, as it goes through all the varied processes necessary for the iron factory. Now, take the case of beer: At least 87 per cent, of it is water, upon which practically no labor has to be expended. Thus, whilst out of 100 tons of iron ore every ounce demands the expenditure of labor, only 13-tons of beer needs the assistance of labor. Illustrations to the same effect could easily be multiplied. Here we have an ugly fact, universal in its operation, viz., that money spent in liquor swells the profits of the manufacturer at the expense of discouraging the employment of labor. All the world over THE LIQUOR TRADE IS A HUGE FUNNEL,

having a largo capacity for receiving, but a small ono for giving out. Here is the great-enemy to Labor, attacking it from two special quarters: (1) It absorbs the hard earnings, of labor given by legitimate industries; and (2) it practioally refuses to employ labor in its production.

IS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NEXT. H jyjONSTER Jg NT ERT AINM EN T A GREAT PROGRAMME. A GREAT PROGRAMME. GEMS FROM “THE GONDOLIERS” (By Special Permission J. C. Williamson). A Trained Cliorus o-f Forty will Dance the CACHUCA and GAVOTTE.

Superb Costumes and Brilliant Limelight Effects. Mrs. BUCKERIDGrE will Sing—“ALAS, THOSE CHIMES” (from “Maritana”), With Full Orchestral Accompaniment. SPECIAL ITEMS by MR. LEWIS. ITEMS by— Mesdames A. F. Kennedy and Gardiner, Miss Law. ' Messrs. Teat, Adair, Kimpton, Griffiths, and Dr. Buckendgo. ORCHESTRA under Mr M. FOSTER PRICES—Circle 3s, Stalls 2s, Pit Is. Plan at Miller’s Corner.

s ALVATION JJALL, GISBOR.NE. . —FOR THREE DAYS—WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 26, 27. SPECIAL MEETINGS AND ALE OF 'WORK, S In Aid of SALVATION ARMY MISSIONARY AND RESCUE WORK. Opening Ceremony by His Worship the Mayor, John Townley, Esq., Supported by a number of Prominent Ladies and Gentlemen, on WEDNESDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER, at 7.45 p.m.

BRIGADIER and Mrs. ALBISTON, North Island Chief Officers, Jn Command, Assisted by MAJOR JAMES DUTTON, Provincial Secretary, and ADJUTANT and Mrs. DICKENS. Special Programme Each Evening. Admission Sixpence. On Sunday Evening, September 29th, after Churoh, at 8.15, a Special Missionary Meeting will bo held in His Majesty’s Theatre, Conducted by Brigadier and Mrs. Albiston. Special Singing and Music will be rendered during the evening. G. DICKENS, Adjutant.

Jg'ETCH Sails for TAIRUA on or about WEDNESDAY NEXT, 25th SEPT. For particulars as to freights, otc., aPPl 'MACKRELIi and OOLDEY, Owners.

TWO POUNDS REWARD. LOST, on August 21, a BAY MARE, black points, no brand, about 15 bands 3 inches. Fandor please communicate with m. c. Winter, Kaiti. Telephone 326.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE. LAND SALE. W. LISSANT CLAYTON, In conjunction with. WILLIAMS AND KETTLE, LTD., Will Hold Their Usual Sale Of F IRM AND STATION PROPERTIES And TOWN AND SUBURBAN SECTIONS On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th, At Old Lowe-street Mart, At 11 o’clock. All Entries Advertised at later date.Clients will oblige by sending in their entries as early as possible, as onlv a limited number can be accepted. All correspondence to — W. LISSANT CLAYTON.