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Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 4

& PROHIBITION CATECHISM. PROHIBITION AND TAXATION. A statement showing tho gains to the Ste ol this paper, and it was then stated that i To-day’s issue. Tho following Questions and was arrived at:— Q.—WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF ALL REVENUE? Answer.—Production. Q.-WHAT IS HEW ZEALAND'S ANNUAL PRODUCTION? Answer.—Approximately £100,000,000. Q.—WHAT IS TILE ANNUAL NET STATE REVENUE OF NEW ZEALAND? Answer.—Last year £15,600,000. Q.—WHERE DID THIS COME PROM? Answer.—From the £100,000,u00 of production. 15.6 per cent, or £ls 12s in every £IOO went :.o the Slate. Q.—WILL PROHIBITION RESULT IN INCREASED WORKING EFFICIENCY? Answer. —Tea. American estimates based upon actual experience place the increased efficiency at 21 per cent.; but call it 10 per cent., or even as low as 5 per cent.—this means £5,000,000 to £10,000,000 extra production. Q,—WILL PROHIBITION CAUSE ANY REDUCTION IN STATE EXPENDITURE? Answer. —Yes. Present expenditure on Police, Gaols, law Courts, Hospitals, Charitable Aid. Old Age Pensions, etc., is £1,474,000. Experts estimate that at least 55 par cent, or £BIO,OOO is caused by drink. This will be saved under Prohibition. A Final Summary will appear in this STRIKE OUT THE TOP to Revenue appeared in Saturday's issue proof of that statement would appear in Answers show how Saturday’s statement Q.—WILL PROHIBITION BRING ANT INCREASES TO THE STATE REVENUE? Answer.—Tes. The £5,000,000 now spent on liquor must he disposed of in other ways, and so must yield tho same average return to the State as the rest of production does—viz.. 15.6 per cent. This on £5,000,000 is £780,000. Q. —WILL THERE BE ANT OTHER INCREASE TO THE STATE REVENUE AS THE RESULT OF PROHIBITION? Answer.—Tes. The increased production will yield the same return of 15.0 per cent, to the State. On £5,000,000 this is £780,000; on £10,000,000 it would he £1,560,000, and on the American estimates a much higher sum. Q.-WHAT REVENUE WILL THE STATE LOSE THROUGH PROHIBITION? Answer.—About £1,000,000 u year which is at present derived from the expenditure of £5,000.000 on liquor. Q.—WILL PROHIBITION MEAN ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE STATE? Answer.—Yes. Interest and sinking fund will have to be provided upon the compensation paid to the trade. This will not exceed £250,000 a year. space in To-morrow's issue. LINE ON THURSDAY, . 10.

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