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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1075, 28 November 1911, Page 4

Do you want a second Clutha?

TO THl'j XEAUjft; I_U, i = : s JJLL g s _ “ i; 3 s v. OFenees aj/ainst persons or property Drunkenness. £ £ £ 3 S - i ! i £ - :| iU •* = I I i k Persons Charged. Ol lier offences. Orders made, maintenance, eu Civil cases tried. Amount sued for. Amount for which Judgment gi\en. Withdrawals. P F s i T' ri

N.B. —The population ofOtaki town is not available, as Otakl is not a borough, but iooo is an over-estimate. There is no need for much comment on the table above. The figures speak eloquently of the the four towns here compared. Balclutha, Levin and Loxton have almost the same populations, while Otaki is considerably smaller than any one of them. It will be seen that Balclutha is somewhat less than the other two in population, but, making full allowance for this difference, the figures are still exceedingly arresting. Attention is drawn to the following contrasts ; I. Crime. — Taking Balclutha (which persistently dings to No-License after 17 years of its fruits ) as our basis, we observe that h'oxton has roughly three times, and Levin double tire number of criminal charges brought in the S.M. Court at Balclutha, In the cases of drunkenness, we have figures quite sensational. Taking Balclutha as 1, these records show Levin in comparison as 10 to 1 ; while Loxton and even Otaki are as high as 12 to 1. 11. Financial Prosperity. —'This may be taken under two heads. (1) Debt. —It is to be observed that Levin records (which are already public property) show ,£4463 sued for, an amount turee times as much as the amount sued for in Balclutha, while judgment was given in Levin for a sum nearly four times as great as the sum in Balclutha. This should have special significance for all towns where the outcry against extended credit and bad debts is loud and lamentable, (2) The People’s Savings. —Here again, is an arrestingcontrast. Balclutha reveals deposits of ,£3403 in excess of withdrawals in the P.O. Savings Bank, while Levin shows an excess of withdrawals over deposits of £IBO, This means that as far as the Savings Bank records go, there was a deficit on the year in the License town of nearly ,£'2oo, while in the No-License town there was a credit to the people’s account of over £,3000. This should surely give serious thought to people living in the districts that suffer from lightness of money. Does it nut appear worn these figures that No License not only fails to produce a lessening of the circulation of money, but rather allows of a freer circulation, less indebtedness, and a larger investment of wealth under the safest securities, and so as to promote the surest national prosperity. Now a great deal is attributed to No-License, whether of good or bad conditions, with which the licensed bar, whether open or closed, has only the remotest connection. There are, it is alleged, a considerable number of empty houses in Masterton, and opponents of No-License freely attribute this fact to the closing of the Oars. But there are over 5() empty houses in Levin, as everybody knows, and it would be just as reasonable to affirm that this fact is due to the Liquor Traffic. Such a contention is not dreamed of in this leaflet, for it would be a piece of arrant and obvious folly. The No-License Party, however, emphatically stands for the unassailable logic of facts as proved by the general records of NoLicense areas. Crime, and especially drunkenness, reduced to a vanishing point, debt decreased and savings increased ; a wider and more remunerative circulation of money. These are some of the conditions that indisputably exist under the operation of No-License. The No-License Party stands by the official records. The conditions referred to above are in strong and effective contrast to conditions obtaining under License. No faked figures, no counterfeit facts can diminish the force of the contrast. Is it not profoundly reasonable, are we not logically compelled to face these undoubted facts, and to ask, why not try No-License in Otaki electorate ? Let your answer be that of a good citizen and patriotic subject, charged with a heavy responsibility for the highest good of the laud.

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AT G. H. STILES’.

G. if. Stiles announces in to-day’s issue that his collection of embroideries for the coming season is prettier and better than ever. Of course, the early shopper secures the very best patterns, but there will be enough to go round if the shopping be not unduly delayed.—-Advt. Perreau’s Family Cake is the cake for quality. Have you treid one.*

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