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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3002, 26 September 1908, Page 6

Facts for Voters to Eemember on Election Bay. A S certain statements havs been given publicity in Mastertr n with reference to the effeet of No-License on the'prosperity cf Ashburton, Tradesmen and Voters would do well to consider the following facts and figures, which are guaranteed to be authentic and reliable. The information given below exposes a reckless disregard for the truth on.'the part of those who are championing the Liquor Trade. TESTED BY RATEABLE VALUES. RATEABLE VALUES, Town and Suburban, 1902 (License) £909,878 ; 1908 (No-License) -£1,338,009. This is a complete answer to assertions that property is declining in value. TESTED BY ASHBURTON P. & I. BUILDINa SOCIETY. Year, Total Loans at end of Year. New Loans During Year. Deposits. 1902 (Licpns<i) 1907 (No-License) Total Loans at end of Year. £89,154 £111,885 £21,774 £35110 £45,775 £78,888 TESTED BY ONE MERCANTILE INSTITUTION. Sales of Merchandise, 1902 (License) - - " 1907 (No-Licenso) £56,751TESTED BY P. 0. SAVINGS BANK. Deposits Year 1901-2 (License; £33,377- Deposits.Year 1907-8 (No-License) £56,426,. TESTED BY S, M. COURT RETURNS. f 1902 (License) Conviction for Dnuikcness 117 - Prohibition Orders 34 1907 (No-License) Convictions for Drunkeness Prohibition Orders 34 Prohibition Orders ONE. ABOUT THE RATES. The brewers advocates had attempted to mislead Voters with the following statement : " All the juggling in the world does not alter the fact that in 1902 the rate under license was Is in the £, and that in 1908 under .NoLicense it was Is 9d in the £." Such an attempt to mislead is worse than juggling—it is dishonest. HERE IS THE TRUTH— In 1902 the rate was Is in the £, and in 1903 it wqs increased to 2s. Itwas distinctly stated at, a meeting of the Borough Council that the extoa Is in the £ was for the following purposes: Reductions of Overdraft... ... ... Cdin.theSS— To defray Interest and Sinking Fund v ... 3d in the £ Loss of Hotel Licenses ... ... 3d in the £ The Rate is now Is 3d in the £> The increased prosperity under No-License makes the rates very much less of a burden than they are in Mastertbn where the Liquor monopoly is drawing so much hard cash out of the district/ This is proved by the fact that at the end of last financial year in Ashburton there was only £lO 16s 9d outstanding rates. At the end of last year in Masterton there was £1653 outstanding. This Speaks For Itself. - ANOTHER PROOF Qti PROSPERITY. ; At the monthlv meeting of the Ashburton Hospital Committee held on 6th March,. 1908, the Secretary^ reported, that the sum of £330 had been paid by way of fees since Ist Aprils 1907. This was the highest .fsam that had' been paid in the time specified in the history of the hospital., SIGNIFICANT FACT.. ';' ( ' ' There is nothing to conceal regarding the results of No-License in Ashburton. :IT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS, as the leading business men of the town openlytestifv. The above facts are necessarily but anyone who is sufficiently interested can obtain FULL AND ABSOLUTELY IRREFUTABLE DETALLS from the Local Advocate.~-MR J. BRIDGES. "/ /';'•■; -^^'h''' 1 :f'' V^"V^ : ':'-'-> The Liquor Party has spokon of jugjrlmg ; has it never occurred to them that all the juggling in.the .world Cannot alter the fact that there were 295 ARRESTS FOR DRUKENNESS IN MASTERTON LAST YEAR, or thatjthere were 56 PROHIBITION' ORDERS ISSUED BY COURT, or that the Liquor Monopoly is constanly draining frdm the town lanje sums of hard cash that would otherwise remain in circulation; or (that while the open bars remain temptation is constantly in the way of YOUR BOY. .. -'; ! :■':['■- ■ : y : : :^^:i!'--''■'■: : ['''-'.^^ ;/.y r r Remember the Facts arid Vote thlis :

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