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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 19 March 1919, Page 4

1 ® 1 ®& ® That Prohibition, will pay New Zealand is proved by the following, which is a conservative estimate of the financial ■piin that will be made by the Dominion. The Source of our Public Revenue is] p. -.A**** fmn The basis of the National Wealth is J O OUUCUOIi Is LUIOHt i rClliiCliOll '/ there can bo no wealth. The Estimated Tul Dominion is of the Annual Production of th £100,000,000 The Dominion Iteveime for year ending 31st March, 1918 (takinc net, and not gross, returns from Rail- .-,,-,.,„ ways and Post Ofliee), was ... ... , ••■ . £15,612,219 (This means that 15. G% of Production went to the Public Bevonue) When Prohibition is passed on April 10th, Compensation not exceeding £4,500,000 will be paid the liquor trade including brewers, hotclkeepers, wholesale merchants, clubs, wine-makers, and employees. What will foe lost: Liquor Duty (approximately) ... ... £1,000,000 Interest, including Sinking puud on iho m ' m 2Do '° oo £1,250,000 What will be Gained by Prohibition: (1) The £5,000.000 on this, will he ' ia safe to assi revenue to the - lion, viz., 15.0% w expended in liquor, if not spent xjieiidod in some other way. It ; that its expenditure will assist ne extent as the rest of ProducTliis will amount to ... (2) The cessation of the liquor traffic will mean an ulti- • mate saving on Police, Industrial Schools, Old Ago ' Pensions, Charitable Aid, Hospitals, etc. The expenditure on these items for year ending. 31st - March. 1017, was £1.474,-128. Experts agree that ' 70% to 80% of this expenditure's caused by drink, . .' but for safety, cail it 55% This means a saving of £BIO,J^ i Total fl^gSDjSc iThis will pay the whole loss and leave £340,935 per annum to the good. i But this is only the beginning of the saving. The loss through inefficiency caused by drink is gener- * ally estimated at 10% to 20%. Few put it under ]n%. but even calculate it ris 5%. si., £i'o(i,(iiii!.(,'ili"i Production--- ' 5",; increased efficiency is £5,000,000 10% increased efficiency is £10.000,000 'V> mn 000 increased production will add 15.0% to Public "Revenue or ... ... ••■ £<Bo,ooo £[Of«iOO00 increased production will add lo.b/o to ,\,„ AA "Public Kovenne or ... ... ••• 1,560,00 u Totals Gained by froftiDition: q— gc' HrasiS 1 l.<-in:: 1 in- MlO!lir.&,' io.->eiiuu uejiv- ia. *, liu,suu ° . led fiom .increased production, puis, - aon OStes; Oil 10% basis ( thebaiar.ee of £3i'Wrv. as abore. ) J.,WUW,W«sThis is only the Public Revenue viewpoint A much more 'important point of view is that of the people themselves. To them" Prohibition will mean— Anything from £10.000,000 to £15,000,000, being the savins of waste ob drink added to the consequent increased production. This money will be available for raising the standard of living, and-will•represent.anything from £lO to £ls per head of the population, or £SO to £75 per family.' The Rcvvr.uc problem is solved. Prohibition will, as ii hat done eheivherc— Reduce Taxation Lessen the cost of Living Increase the Standard of Comfort

A-WELL-KNOWN AUSTRALIAN EDITOR MR. C. G. GURR of-the "WEEKLY NEWS," ADELAIDE, S.A.. WRITES THIS SPLENDID TESTIMONIAL TO THIS GREAT MEDICINE. Mf. C. G. GURR is one of the foremost ecttolarJy writer* end jsarmliiti *i South Australia, sp.i it hs!d in high esteem by hit lowtstraea is iht City of Churches. He it one ef the active members of the pirty to which he belongs, end visits vsrlout pert* «f the Coramonweahh in their l/tl/J intcmu. Here it en titrK! frsra hit editorial, published Dec. 23rd, 1911 : " GL.EIVIEKT® TOMI© has become a fo©ta©©lh©lci word Bst» all iregwSatod Horrs©© •Prom Australia *fc© N©w 22©a££2.3"sc3. " F©w genuine r©lia&>l© trs©cii©ls*i©9 uoh as this have a-JtSairood -fcft© soSiid r©g>u±ai:ion ©ffectiiueneso in "fch© thorough reßforation ©-P EioaltH that 45 IVl©dleal mon use l± witht §9©ra©-B-& ' whor© ©•tH©*" fai s." "WEEKI.Y NEWS," Paaltaney Straat, Adaiaicfo, 2-S/13/11. THE REV. JOHN HOSKINS, D.D., Melbourne, writes: CLEMENTS TONIC LTD. The Mam*. 10! Gore St.. Fitzroy, i/3/12. " 1 was completely ran down end suffered by nervous prostration, being troub'ed wuh Iwjrzm? ecd severe beadacasi. I had tried various medicinal, end spent much coney with doctors, La! a!l to no purpose. _ 0::e fcc::.-.-- put n<e right, ISO was rccrth its wtijht in gold. I recommend this cied : cine very strocjly, You day use (Hi as yea !.".?:;£ fit, (Signed) JOHN HOSKING. (Con E Miauter, i r i;iro>v NtelbourDe)."

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