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Evening Star, Issue 16995, 18 March 1919, Page 4

A PROHIBITION CATECHISM, - .J i . pw’. PROHIBITION AND TAXATION. Shipments tm this question appeared in the last two issues of this paper. ContinuRr these statements: — Q.—WHAT THEN IS PROBABLE NET RESULT OF PROHIBITION TO THE COUNTRY'S FINANCES? Answer. On basis of 5 per cent, increased efficiency. Gains will he ... £2,370.000 Losses will be ..,£1,250,000 Net Gain through Prohibition ... £1,120,000 If increased efficiency is 10 per cent, it will add to this another ... ... .„ 780,000 Slaking Net. Gain £1,900,000 If American Estimate of 21 per cent, increased efficiency is attained it will add to tho revenue another ... £1.716,000 Bringing the Total Gain to ... £3,610,000 THIS THE ONLY FINANCIAL GAIN TO THE DOMINION? Answer. —No. The above only deals with tho gain to State Revenues. The State now only takes £ls 12s in every £IOO of Production, tho other £Bl 8a remains with the people. Tho gain to the people, therefore, would bo immensely greater than the gain to the National Revenue. There is no doubt that Prohibition means a higher standard of living, a reduced cost of living-, and reduced taxation. It means more production, higher incomes, and greater corning power for everybody. It requires no financial expert to see that if you increase the volume of production available for taxation you reduce tho rate of tax required to produce a given stun, and also the reduction in the Stale expenditure tlia I-.- ' "“ition will bring about will still further reduce the amount of taxation. STRIKE OUT THE TOP LINE ON THURSDAY.. APRIL 10.

TW"OW that the coutamiXv nation by piggeries of the Reservoir tnol to mention the other many vile aquatic contaminations) is an established fact, it is advisable, under these circumstances, to consume boiied filtered tank water or Pure Carbonated Waters manufactured from Sterile Artesian Spring Water until the matters referred to in the papers are remedied.

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