A PROHIBITION QUESTIONAIRE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 72, 25 March 1919, Page 4

A PROHIBITION QUESTIONAIRE.

COMPENSATION TO , LIQUOR TRADE v ie nsi's —— NATIONAL OWNERSHIP. CASE OF STATE PURCHASE AND CONTROL. QUESTION: How are the nsesN of the Trade divided in the Licensing Act IUIS, for compensation purposes'; Answer : They are divided under the following headings:— Class 1.- The- value of the land, buildings plant, and general 01 Hie 1 ram! Mitiiout bavins the riyiit u> sell, manufacture, or import liquor lUlached to them Class -.-Tbe added value Iliat would attach lo ihe land, buildings, plain, and general assets ot ibu Trade if loiitluuaiiee ot the liquor liaile obtained, taking into account the fad that they hiivu ncejl specially proviUfd or arrunced in order lo deal wan liquor, out not taklUK uilo account auyllllllK tor goodwill. Class :i. I he piiHlwill of the various units of the liaile as Koiun concerns under a siatu or license. yi'FSTIo.N: What takes place if Immediate Piihibition unii cuiupcueailou iv ...c Trade is catried'; Answer: The Items mentioned above under Classes 2 and a would cease to have any value, and for this loss of. value the Trade would compensation. This compensation is limited to £4,."iUO.IKX>. It may be less than this, but cannot be more. If Hie Courts of Compensation assess the loss to the Trade under Classes -J. ami :t at i.-i.c(Ki.U(i(i, 1 hen the Trade will only Kot W.miO.diHi. H Hie losses are assessed at i7,s<>U.olio, then coinpeiisallon will he reduced lo £4..'i00,0D, and every claim assessed will be reduced proporLionatel}'. The Trade retains the items mentioned under Class 1. QIKSTUiN: What takes pluce if National Ownership-.,!-, as il is culled In the . lAct, Mate Purchase and Control—ls carried': Answer: The State purchases and pays for al! the items under all three Classes, but iv this eiiM' THKItK IS NO LIMli , TO THE AMOI NT to be paid under ailj of the head ii.es. If the items under Classes '1 ami .1 came to t'T.riMMKM) instead of C4.otHJ,(H>O, there would lit- no reduction in the amount as in the case of Compensation. The whole sum would have tv be paid. The Hems under Class 1--including every ramshackle hotel- would have to be purchased and paid for In addition, and would probaldv nuiuuut to a sum. H is not unlikely' that Uie whole transaction might cosi the State nr>,U(>o,<XH I. WHY PAY £1.-,000.000 AND STILL CARRY THE IURDEN OF DRINK AND ITS KFFKi TS. WHEN UY SPKNDIN<; f-J.aHVI" O Vof GKT RID OF THE WHOLE BUSINESS 7 THEREFORE— STRIKE OUT THE TOP LINE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 10. NOTE.-If you require any Information resimllUK P.ohibition, or if there is any question you would like answered, write or wire "Abolition," Box 1)0, G.P.0., Wellington. r>oo