LIQUOR AND PROHIBITION
A return was laid on the table of the House this afternoon showing the quantity of liquor imported into nolicense areas during the past year. The details were : Ashburton, 18,246 gallons ; Bruce, 20,953 gallons; Clutha, 19,557 gallons ; Eden, 15,953 gallons ; Grey Lynn. 5409 gallons; Invercargill, 95,967 gallons ; Kawhia, 25,574 gallons ; Masterton, 23,843 gallons ; Mataura, 45,468 gallons ; Oa-maru, 27,757 gallons ; Ohinemuri, 20,489 gallons ; Wellington South, 9346 gallons; Wellington Suburbs, 8814 gallons; total, 537,380 gallons. RECORD HILL CLIMB. The record hill climb for commercial motor vehicles in New Zealand stands to the credit of the Argyll motor-lorry, which recently, in the presence of a Government official and carrying a full I load of two tons with four passengers aboard, mounted Reuben-avenue, Brooklyn, up a ruling grade of 1 in 3£. Several other makes of motor-lorry attempted the hill, but all failed. Argyll commercial motors are on order for tho Wellington City Council, the Kelburne Motor-bus Company, and several municipalities in the South Island. For full particulais apply J. K. Fitzgerald, North Island agent, Lambton-quay. — I Advt t
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 43, 19 August 1913, Page 8
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178LIQUOR AND PROHIBITION Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 43, 19 August 1913, Page 8
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