-“...../ would be much interested in following up your campaign to bring about temperance instead of an unworkable prohibition.” Prime Minister of Quebec writes to The N.Z. Moderate League SF (F.csimile of Letter). WjjU? OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, SEPTEMBER Twentieth 1922. D« M. Findlay, Esq., -> President, The N.Z. Moderate League, / „ 145 Featherston Street, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND. Dear Sir, I am sending under separate cover, one copy of our Liquor Act together with an article which I had recently the occasion to write on the operation of our new Law, which may supply some of the information you require. ' • A report of the Liquor Commission will be submitted to the House, upon the opening of our next session the 24th of October. I shall make it my duty to have a copy of that report mailed to you as soon as it is x made public. , In the meantime official statistics show substantial reduction in convictions for drunkenness, and that the amount of the liqyor consumed by our population is less than that consumed in some of our dry Provinces. You may have a better idea as to this after reading two paragraphs of an article recently published in the Ottawa Journal a newspaper which had been favourable to prohibition until it proved to be a failure in the province of Ontario. If you were in need of further information, I should be pleased to forward it to you. I have read with special interest the leaflet issued by your League relative to State Control, and I beg to thank you for having sent it to me. I would be much interested in following up your campaign to bring about temperance instead of an unworkable prohibition. Yours sincerely, J f J The extract referred to from the “Ottawa Journal”: It is of interest to note that, large as the The report of the British Columbia Liquor liquor were issued. This is almost two pre. total sales of the Quebec Liquor Commission Commission states that their total sales during scriptions for every man, woman and child may appear to have been during its first year the past year amounted to $14,000,000 —one in the Province. of ooeration. they represent only the equiv- million less than the sales of the Quebec ~. , . , - alent of the sales of one liquor house at the Liquor Commission, and yet the population of ne amoun o iquo covere y «, time the trade was in the hands of commercial Brifsh Columbia is only one fifth the popula- WaS r 8 T°r r firns The Journal ha, received this inform. tion of the Province of Quebec, and there is ,^ 06 ' 9 / 8 ation from an authoritative source. When it no evidence that the number of tourists is bottle “ the very reasonable value of $4 00 is noted that in 1920 there existed in Mon- greater in the Pacific Province. “ P r ‘« B ™” re P re “ n, ‘ a valu * ° f treat 14'wholesale and 25 retail establish- A comparison with Manitoba, which is V.f 26 ?’ 912 ; That rs only about trvo m.lhon iX. some idea may be obtained of the supposed to be ‘dry' is still more remarkable. dol are le f s! than the ” le .’ uud " tbe °P e " i’n «- —i.. «■,- that has taken place in the short space of one couple ot months ago, it was reported that, that o' Quebec year . during the year, 1,211,461 prescriptions for msiMMwoeOur Prime Minister, Mr. Massey, has promised reformed liquor laws next session —— The N.Z. Moderate League mJ D. M. Fin4lay, PnsideaL R. A. Arm.tron,, Dorn. See WELLINGTON.— Central Executive: President, D. J M. Findlay; Deputy-President, W. Perry; Exe- /* ' eutive, Dr. Anson, J. F. Atkins, A. de B. Bran- Vufe ZOWTE 1 IsAJoTKOL don, E. B. Bristow, F. H. Brodriek, J. B. Har- 1 1 court, J. H. Owen, C. J. McCarthy, Rev. Wynd- / / ham Heathcote; Hon. Treasurer, W. G. Talbot; Dominion Secretary, R. A. Armstrong. R.S.A. I vote for State Purchase 8 Control Bindings, Wellington. ** Moderation is True Temperance. ” -Join The N.Z. Moderate League Your vote is wasted unless you strike out TWO lines! . • HAINES-7
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1922, Page 3
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