THE NEW ZEALAND DRINK BILL TOR 1913.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 8

THE NEW ZEALAND DRINK BILL TOR 1913.

Suy-I'ho drink bill 'for this ftbmaiidu for tiie-ytia.r 'showii below, is. based upon the. Chi'stQ'uJs :,: 'i:c.tur.!!.s' i Oi ivqiior cleared lot coflsttiiiptjoui • arid, beer manufactured ill 'the i'Doniiiiibiu %ip Wm of' valuatioirif tlrat ■adopted. i<jr nra»-y yearVl»#. ■ it ii'suggested that it is iu sojb.6 rejsixictß' t-pn>..liijjb, but it Ms beeii thottglit'tliiitj.■.as' 1 tliei ri^wi ! .os' far previous years. ha;ve'ljeeu calculated in, the .samc..:liianner J; iss- iiot 5 .dcSifabfe." ■ ; fq .adopt-a iiew?b;isis woiiH Lead to Se.rfqu's:' crr.6rsvm li co:iiipari6o!r, ft is .probable tjk'il 4»P' : cost of tlie'llguor iti : tiio .acitwtfi'ibns'umfcr'ife'mo.ro ■tH'aii the. figures sltoiy, The period :cbverfcd is irojii ila.ii.uary 1 to December 31. There' is Jib increase jit the. total canV sumption o'f spirits'■■and beeisj but lis* is ■satisfactory ip note: tiia't the cbiisiiinn; .iiojjL.-'pyi' W'a rof/pbpbliitwiii; 'shows' ja' djeCTcase'ol rrff"':?'" .!.'.''""'. 'Uriite Bill forV^JW,

gljillo'lis;- at .J32 . .'-' per ■gallon v.1U.iv,...>...,.w,;.>. - increase: 12.-97J BaliWi.Si W'inea-i47,05:G .gallons:, «t . ' gallon ' ~,.,■,.',.,.,....,...,„ v» 291,112 Decrease;. 155U0 gallons. Imparted bcc'H?93.*lß .ftalw'te. . at '■iis, per ■■'gatl'Qn 1.-;..,..... 89,r63 2830 .galljs.ns. titer brewed in NcW Zealand— ' gallons,--at -is. per gallon l;„.* ;w -..., :■*<.« 2,0f10i-240 Increase's 'MM gallons.. Total for 3*'ai\ . . ' 19];2 i, AOBMG2 tuMease ' '. £5.0,191 ■Ijstjttiabsi flieam population for 1913 ' ~...;,..*..;?,' ljfi6.Bjj;4s Jfooris «,.....i»v • 49.5W 14:i8,45a ... ../ Iktimntcd'jiicMase/ 59;678 Cost 6f liquor .. ' per head, 1.9.13 £.3 Ms, ■Cosi; of MqMr • pet head, 1912 fiS Us, Hid, 'U.W. ?13.e'Gifcasiii Tlio (Ittaiitities of -tfiffcrenfe Hquol'S ■c'p.ii.sO.acd per head 'of pfipulstioli work Out as undi.r'v-*- '■" ••■ . Spirits .38 girtlons Wines -.« "■■•■■•. ,1:31 ■.ew'o.US gepp.. ....,,....„*„:..,., 9..2Q3.R'alloiiS ■ Attoii'tion 'JiiAi'st be:- called to StljO' eßormbus :gf«.sg' iot'ii'l .of ex'i*pJ!idit.lii^. ' It scei&s afmost mcrediblo that in this ■small counlry. :£4,13;7j35.3 sligi.fld, ■ ■bo sp.ejit-:iii .intoxicating, litjuors, ill ~o'iio. ' ye.ai'. It is ;gr.e'a't«r &aii t'Jie toial *fivcirtio ftoni W\q wholp of the railways of tlie Dom'iiiio% j»h«l w-o.ftl.d, : p.as tho totai railwiiy. idspeiuiitttro of £2:,.7DaiG.opj.. ■; interest at .a| per Cent. (ayerftgC. fratc) ! on tlin total feoit :0f tlie whole .riiil'way system (£31,611, '&h .and still kfcX'e- ft bala'iice- 'of £i273i958. With, the d.nivk, bill Wo ■eouia'i.th'?refor:c; ) .carry all the passengers iin.d .good.j freo oil all onr ifftllwa-yS., .p.a-y ijittf.est Ob cost, of construijfcion. and $lm wouiil pay tlie Sick and ftujerfl ■.heiiefits '% .all tlio friendly societies in N'oW Zealand. The "average expenditure .for. eijck iiOUsehoid of five persons. Js ..£;18 10s.. In niahy. lio.fnes. no Jiaii«i'j .or ""'y *■ sinal! qnafttity., is Used; .Hid tlie Sft'AiQ applies to .nie'nta'l and .general .liosp'itafe, gaohj and other public iljstiuittop. "The W upon the li.oni.es .of' the drinkers must ifo very hca.vy.wl .iini:,..o'tc',, .. A. S. AIMJiS. .. Dunediii..