HEAVY DRINKING.
calculation contributed to the Dunedin 1 ' Star is of interest, as <b'eingisome-* what "unusual in calculation:—"l see that the privilege of selling grog, &c., at the Caledonian-gathering, sold for the very large ' sum fof £204./ ;This means ; something in the way of drinking. Let us allow * the - parties who . Have taken these''.booths the' very handsome gross profit of 200 per cent. Says the nobbier or the glass of beer which 13 sold, for 6d. costs 2d ","and-it will be found that before the'£2oo paid in rent can be got back itwill be necessary, to sell 12,240 nobblers, ; that is •--<34,- orn nearly 3|,v ( in each rbooth; every; minute • during .six- hours. This« 'wilji payirent only;; besides! this there will', be labor, license-and other contingent, ex-, ' penses to cover,; and a, profit on the:' whole; to be /realised; i The jicense- is £l, and labor for the two days.cannot be set down at less .than £3 for each booth, with other-! pontingencies, making let us say, i another £IOO, with £IOO more as, nett ! profit on:the two days' work: : This £2OO i represents another 12.000 nobblers. ] . j-may, however, :be reminded that- men i must 'eat as well as drink, s and that rej freshments other than drink will be sold lin the booths. This is no doubt.true. Let ius then knock,off the half of the, second i estimate.;as representing things eaten, and i the result fis <hat at a gross profit of 200 | per cerit. 18,240 drinksmust be swal- [ lowed eon Th ursday and Friday to make I the booths, pay. If the profit be put d'/wn at f . JOO per cent, (and the doubling ofjone'fl'money in'a single turn over'seems u very good thing), then the £304 to be realised out of drink gives the .enormous quantity of 24,480 drinks at 6d. each to be swallowed at the Caledonian gathering in two days. Suppose the consumption to'start at noon and continue till six o'clock each day. and we have the. crowd s which will he gathered there swallowing 34 drinks every-minute during the whole ; 12 hours-.- ' , f
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 254, 16 January 1874, Page 4
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348HEAVY DRINKING. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 254, 16 January 1874, Page 4
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