CORRESPONDENCE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 452, 21 June 1937, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE

USE OF GREATER LEISURE. (To the Editor). ; Sir, —The remarks of the chairman i of the Hawke’s Bay County Council ; that the increased wages and fewer I hours to workers have brought about I an alarming increase in drinking, de- ! cote la. very serious state of affairs. ■ .Since the institution of the Governi meat’s policy there has been a great I ncrense in drunkenness all over the 1 jountry, and in Che cities the numi ber of intoxicated men to be seen on ■ ,i Saturday morning is disquieting. The all'ga'ions of the county chUir- | nan cannot be denied, and if any I further proof ij. needed it is containI d in the financial statement for the year ending March 31, some d.Jails l of which have just been published. ; These figures show beer duty re- , venue has increased by over £lOO,i 000 in the 12 months as compared i with the previous year However, it jis an ill wind which blows no one any good, and housewives wllo find the increased cost of living so difficult to be r can find consolation in the fact that the liquor trade is benefiting.—Yours, etc., “WORKER.”