BREAKING DOWN SPIRITS
BY 33 1-3 PER CENT. INSTEAD Of
25 PER CENT
HOTEL SALE OF SOFT BRINES AFTER 6 O'CLOCK.
“Have the Government considered the request recently mane by me that they should permit the breaking-down of the . strength of retailed spirits by 33 1-3 per coat, instead of 2& per cent., as at present; and have they considered the propriety of allowing Iho sale of non-alcoholic drinks m some oom in hotels other than the bar durng the hours between 6 p.m. and 10 t,,m. ?” asked Air R. MoOallum, ALPfor Wairaju, in Parliament yesterday. Sir Joseph Ward (Minister tor Finance) said that the matter of the dilution of spirits had been considered by Cabinet some time ago, and mitructions had been given to bavedduiion carried on to the extent of 33 i-3 dot cent., if not 50 per cent. tie «»w no reason why tho people should act have their Whisky a little weaker bhan before. (Laughter.) If 331-3 per cent, was not weak enough, they might go further. (Laughter.) bo far as’ he knew, there was nothing in the law to prevent tho sale of “®°“ drinks” in private rooms in hotels after dosing hours. (Hear, hear.)
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9796, 20 October 1917, Page 7
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199BREAKING DOWN SPIRITS New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9796, 20 October 1917, Page 7
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