BRITISH POLITICS
STATE CONTROL OF LIQUOR 'A GREAT SUCCESS. Received 11.10 a.m. LONDON, May 15. The Liquor Control Board reports the steady and continuous progress of the control of the liquor trade for the prosecution of the war. Drunkenness is now one-fourth the former amount. Whether the improvement will be permanent depends on future legislation, but three years’ experience shows no inherent difficulty in maintaining the present level of sobriety. The Board shows a profit of fifteen per cent, on the premises taken under direct control, known as “Food Taverns,” wherein advertising matter regarding liquor is abolished. The Board was greatly successful with 840 canteens at national factories and docks, providing workers with good meals cheaply, amidst healthy surroundings.
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Taihape Daily Times, 16 May 1918, Page 5
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119BRITISH POLITICS Taihape Daily Times, 16 May 1918, Page 5
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