A TEMPERANCE CURIOSITY.
Ye fii<»nds of modem! km, Who think that lefoimalion, ,Or moral ren<>\ ition Would benefit our n ition ; Who dean information, With jill'iU dissipation,' In eviTY rank and st-ition, The cau-L' of dA-trad ition.' s Of which your obs Tvatiou Gives dailv do'iion^tvation ; Who sue jrhi' vuiniitiott, Distress and desolation, And open violation Of moral obligation, The wrenched linbitution Without sio< 'iinm >d;ttion, Or any rpgnlation For oonnnon su-tontation ; A scene df (Tef>ri\ ation ' Uneqnalk'd in ci cation, The frecjuentdwsecnition Of Sahbat)i ori] inut ion, The crime and depredation. Defying 'let;islation ; The awful prol'ahrftion pt" cotnnl'on conversation, The njyntal .ditMr.iti.ui And dire intVitinticn, With ovci\°sid To lnnniac dc^pc-jainwi ; Ye, who uit'i cwi'-ieiiifitidn, Behold this dev.i^t.tti-ui And utter c»>ndi-n nation Of all inebii .turn, Why snri'-iMiii a-. dniati"U (^l sjn.vv (li-».ipiirol).ihoi! * Of nn\ Ci'Mi'iin it mil Ym i(^ extfi innmtiiiii ? W<i dr, m a dc ■! uarion, ') hat off j» no Iciiijitation, Hv any |> -Hi ilion. Of this .il»i>n»in tiian Tlie only vine iouini.Uiocj, And, under this ptTMitthU'n, Hold no cointntiiiUMtio.. With noxious eiuan.ition Of Itrewert.' t'eiinpntuticr., Nor any vain lilmti<>n Producing stinnihition. To this cletei urination We call consideration. And Without hesitation Invite co-opei atiun, Not danbting imitation, WiH raib"e your A'nd by cor.iimi'ition Afford you coUboltition ; For in puiticipation With this association You may by mcdi.it ton, Jnsnie the pi enervation Of a fntuie gmei,>tion From all contaminatior ; And may each indication Of Midi lepenoi ation Be the theme <>f exultation Till its final consummation.
Debt amiTax^tton in 'Hie Golgmes. — Tht; follow m£ L.tuit b lu^aidinti liie national debt and taxation ]u*\ ],cad in Clio AustuihiMnn Colonies in IBHB, li v9 been published ny M\ Hu\ tor, tli6 Vitctiian Government LL.ilibt :
I - Victoria ]\eu Ninth Wales Queensland f-outl' Au-siialia ... "West'jn AubLialia Tasmania Now Zealand TaXA'II'/X. £ k. d 2 19 2 2 10 5 4 3 « 2 6 6 4 5 1 2 Hi 3 3 12 S Dlbt. £ a. d. 31 14 10 40 12 4 0(3 13 10 68 3 1 30 5' 3 30 0 11 66 4' 7 Total Au&trdla&ia 3 0 6 46 2 3
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN18890928.2.47
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 406, 28 September 1889, Page 8
Word count
Tapeke kupu
352A TEMPERANCE CURIOSITY. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 406, 28 September 1889, Page 8
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in