PALMERSTON'S RECORD.
, Writing to the Dominion, Mr. John Dawson takes (from the records some figures which throw Palmerston into undesirable prominence. These figures relate to conviction for drunkenness during 1916, and are as follow: ConvicDry Areas. _ tons. Electorates. Pop. 1916 Invercargill 15,886 92 : Mataura 12,375 26 Clutha H,315 15 Bruce H,<> 2s 17 Oamaru 13.759 34 Aehburton 12,470 57 Masterton 12,375 75 Ohinomuri 11,667 32 Wet Areas. Palmerston N 16,135 408 Napier 16,157 169 Waikato 17,781 199 Lyttelton 15,093 188 Wanganui 16,987 210 Timaru 15,147 260 Wairarapa 13,942 259 Gisborne' 16,605 286 Mr. Dawson concludes: The contrast speaks for itself. Indeed, Palmerston North alone, with a population of 16,135, has 408 convictions, or 60 more than all the eight No-license electorates with a population of 101,246.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3336, 4 September 1917, Page 4
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