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Taihape Daily Times, 12 March 1919, Page 6

"Occasions, like clouds, soon pass , awa y, > '—Arabian Proverb. But coughs and colds are 'stickers 1 -and unless a recognised specific such, as Baxter's Lung Preserver is taken to shift them, they are going t 0 stay and cause trouble. Treat coughs and colds as they should be treated—not as guests but as enemies. Have "Baxter's" by you always. It is the sure protection of the whole family. Baxters has been New Zealand's friend for 23 years, so you can rely on it. Get a big 2/6 bottle to-day. Chemist or Store. 2

If you bavb pedigree stock and want to raise good cattlo it does not pay you to supply a cheese factory. In your interest you should separate your milk at home, and by giving your calves your own warm, clean and wholesome skim milk you will get "better results. Besides this it saves your time and by working at home you can do with less labour than fcy -supplying a factory. We tthould like to get your support and will foe pleased to hear from you by xetter. Write us Box 185. Wanganui, —Maoriland Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd.

TO ADVEKTOEES. Advertisements muBC reaca the offlc* not later than TWELVE o'clock un the day of publication. Alteration* of standing advertise ments must reach us oy 12 Noon on the day previoum to publication. Standing advertisements LQBeried ti-» a specified time, and ordered to o»' withdrawn before the expirsitiou of the term contracted for will be for the full period. Advertisements received without the number of insertlono being will be continued and charged for until ordered out, unless where the date conveys the limit of. tk% number of insertloiui.

TRESPASS NOTICE. Any Person found trespassing: od the property of the undersigned with dug or gun will be prosecuted. S. CARTIER R. WILKIB A. R. FANNIN JAMES SMITH D. SCOTT. J. WEBB. A. MOGHAN.

; 'J. &&y & ja-fei bM $ 'hat Prohibition will pay New Zealand is proved by the oliowing, which is a conservative estimate of the financial jain that will be made by the Dominion. ho Source of our Public Revenue is 7lie basis of the National Wealth is The Estimated Value of the Annual Production of the AAnftA . Dominiou is ... ... ••• _ r ••• £IOU,OUU,WU The Dominion Revenue for year ending 31st March, 19!Si i takiiv,' net. and not gross, returns from Rail- CIOOIQ wavs an,! Post Office), was ... ••• ™Yi- £ J> 5,6 ' ? (This means fiat 35.0% of Production went to the Public Revenue) When Prohibition is passed on April 10th, Compensation not exceeding £4,500,000 will be paid the liquor trade including brewers, hotelkeepers, wholesale merchants, clubs, wine-makers, and employees. What will be lost: Liquor D.ity fnpproxiraatelv) ... ... £1,000,000 Interest, including Sinking Fund on the '■JoOOuno ... ... 250,000 ' ■' __J £1,250,000 what will be. (sained by rroml (1) The £5.000,000 now expended in liquor, if not spent on this, will be expended in some other way. It is safe to assume that its expenditure will assist revenue to the same extent as the rest of Production, viz., 35.6%. This will amount to ... (2) The cessation of the liquor traffic will mean an ultimate saving on Police, Industrial Schools, Old Age Pensions, Charitable Aid, Hospitals, etc. The expenditure on these items for year ending 31st March, 1017, was £1,474,428. Experts agree that 70% to 80% of this expenditure is caused by drink, but for safety, call it 55% This means a saving of £780,000 but for safety, call it 55% This means a saving of £810,90D Total £1^590,935 This will pay the whole loss and leave £340,935 per annum to the good. But this is only the beginning of the saving. The loss through inefficiency caused by drink is generally estimated at 10% to '20%. Few put it under 10%, but even calculate it as 5%. On £100,000,000 Production—--5% increased efficiency is £5,000,000 30% increased efficiency is £10,000,000 £5 000 000 increased production will add 15.6% to Public Revenue or ... ... ... ... £780,000 £10.000,000 increased production will add 35.6% to Public Revenue or ... ... ... 1,560,000 Public Revenue or ... ... ... 1,560,000 Totals Gained by Prohibition: On 5% basis ( Being «ie amount of Revenue deriv-O jg 1 1 20.93 S - X„, <. -led from increased production, plus > ,„„',.„_, On 10% basis [ the balance of £340,935, as above. ) 1,900,935 This 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 saving of waste on 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 Revenue problem is solved. Prohibition will, as it has done elsewhere — Reduce Taxation Lessen the cost of Living Increase the Standard of Comfort