LIQUOR IN DRY AREAS
INVERCARGILL’S ENORMOUS LEAD. TOTALS SHOW REDUCTION. [From Our Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, August 1. Invercargill, easily takes the record for consumption of liquor among the “dry" areas in New Zealand. Tbe usual return on the subject shows that it maintained its position of 1920 at the bead of the list. Tho consumption ‘of liquor in the various No-license areas of the dominion during the year ended December, 1921, is shown in an official return to be as follows: Gallons. Ashburton 20,484 Druce -• 25,969 Clu-tha 24,108 Eden 15,197 Grey Lynn 5,539 Invercargill ... 101,450 * Mosterton ’. 40,850 Mat aura ... 43,848 Camara 37,537 Ohinemuri 20,510 Roskill ‘ 4,817 Wellington South 9,523 Wellington Suburbs ... 12,071 Total '•.■ 361,707 The total shows a reduction on the previous year’s consumption in -No-license districts of 17,966 gallons.
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Evening Star, Issue 18035, 1 August 1922, Page 6
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130LIQUOR IN DRY AREAS Evening Star, Issue 18035, 1 August 1922, Page 6
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