LIVING IN HOPES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 364, 27 October 1932, Page 6

LIVING IN HOPES

WHISKY BISTILLERS EXPECT REPEAL OF DRY LAWS. Whisky distillers in Scotland have high hopes that Prohibition in the United States will soon be a thing of tha past, and most of them have aiready made arrangements regarding agencies, said Mr. E. Hartnett, who returned to Wellington last week by the Maunganui with his wife and son, after an absence of 'eight months •abroad.

Mr. Harnett said that the heavy duty on whisky was having a serious effect on a number of distilleries, but those in the industry were looking forward to a resumption of business on a big scal-e with the United States. There was a widespread belief that Prohibition would soon be voted out, and in anticipation of this many distillers had established connections in thd. United States. One distiller had told him that his mail regularly contained a sheaf of applications for agencies from every part of the United states. Speaking of th'e Continent, Mr. Harnett said that h'e would not advise anyone to go there at the present time, owing to the rate of exchange, and also the fact that anyone not conversant with local changes was invariably asked to pay at least 25 per cent. more than was necessary. Hotels throughout the Continent were poorly patronised, in striking contrast with the position in England. The hotel at which he stayed in London had accommodaton for 1200 people, and there was not a room empty.