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Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1918, Page 4

What about the Revenue? How is the £1,000,000 at present received through the Traffic to be made up and vrhere are we to get the £300,000 annual payment involved in tbe £4,600,000 to be paid to secure immediate Prohibition ? The answer is 5imp1e—£4,757,085 was the amount of la3t year's Drink Bill. Two thirds of this sum. if diverted into legitii mate trade channels, drapery, boots, furnishings, etc., would produce on an avew age of 20 per cent, customs duty, £635,« 000. The saving in the annual cost of Police, Charitable Aid, Old Age Pensions, Mental Hospital,.etc., is, on a low estimate, £650,000 to £700,000. ffce loss is therefore made up without taking into account, the other third of the Drink Bill or the indirect cost of the trade in loss of efficiency, and of life, etc., which is at least equal to the direct cost, of £4,757,085. Given fine weather on Sunday afternoon next, there should be a. large gathering at Kawaroa Park, rev the occasion of the recital by the Citizens' Band in aid of the Red Cjpas (Copper Trail). The conductor hopes to realise £2O by this effort, and purposes putting on a specially good programme, and it is expected that the celebrated "Raymond" overture (Ambroise Thomas) wili bo included. The recital commences iri a quarter to 3 o'clock. "We've used- a Unique' Stopper Hot. Water Bottle/ for over five years," writes one and it has nevor yet leaked or given any trouble." Ask your Chemist fm; tha "TMcfflfu"' it speUd satisfaction.