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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4887, 7 October 1925, Page 1

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

I Mil I jfi3,15949®5 ; Z. DRINK BILL 1^22-1923 J8 What Happened in 1924? The drinkers of New Zealand spent £8,494,459 upon intoxicating liquor that certainly did. them no good, and did many of them much harm. Nearly £1,000,000 was sent out of the country to pay for imported liquor. In addition, wives, children and homes were, deprived of many things they might otherwise have had. Suppose the £3,494,459 had been spent Monthly THIS way instead: January . £707,871 Motors, Cycles, Sports Goods February . 707,871 Meat, Milk, Butter, Groceries March . 707,871 Boots, Shoes, Saddlery April . 707,871 Furniture, Carpets, Pianos, Gramophones May , 707,871 Clothing, Blankets, Linen June 707,871 Confectionery, Soft Drinks, Fruit July ’ 707,871 Crockery, Glass, Cutlery Ausust ’ 707,871 Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods September 707,871 Theatres, Pictures Concerts October 707,871 Home Buying and Building November. 707,871 Saving Banks and Investments December. 707,878 Holidays, Travelling, Hobbies £8,494,459 BBMffISDHWMW— g,Mia FARMERS would benefit by increased demand TRADERS would benefit by increased -demand due to Increased spending power of the public. for all goods. MANUFACTURERS would benefit by increased WORKERS would benefit because all this [Yemamlfor goods Made in New Zealand. increased demand means more employment ilemanti loi g ou. more wages, and so still further increased — demand. STATE REVENUE benefits because money U . cannot be spent without contributing to revenue. |g| t H 251 A 2.1 Strike Out the Oil 5.1 vote for \ w«v W * 2 TOP Lines