NO-LICENSE COLUMN.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 24 October 1908, Page 6

NO-LICENSE COLUMN.

[Edited by a representative of the NoLicense League and published by arrangement.] SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. LICENSE INCREASES DRUNKENNESS. LICENSE GISBORNE v. NO-LICENSE INVERCARGILL. Gisborae's population is 5,064; InvercarguTs, 11,772. GISBORNE. Convicted Year Drunkards. Increase. 1906-7 ... 306 — 1907-8 ... 390 84 IN VERC ABGILL . Convicted Year. Drunkards. Decrease. 1905-6 ... 145 — 1907-8 ... 86 59^ Invercargill su£Eered from Beer Depots and surrounding Licensing Districts. Invercargill, with double Gisborne s J population, has decreased her drunkards by 59. ■ Gisborne, with less than half Invercargill' s population, has more than four times as much drunkenness. Vote No-License by striking out the Top Line only. NO-LICENSE DECREASES KENNESSCONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS. Last year First year Decrease of of No- under NoLicense. License. License. Ashburton ... 91 23 68 Invercargill . 145 23 122 Mataura ... 124 « 39 85 Oamaru ... 156 26 130 516 111 406 CLUTHA v. THE DOMINION. Convictions for Drunkenness in Clutha —only i per 1,000. Convictions for drunkenness in the Dominion-7-over 11 per 1,000. This means that instead of 10,000 of our people being convicted drunkards, Clutha's experiences would give less than 500. * Vote No-License by striking out the Top Line Only. , NO-LICENSE FACTS. Ratepayers should remember that the carrying of No-License never has caused rafes to be raised in any part of New Zealand or the world. * * * Tradesmen should remember that the open bars cost the community £3 lls per head per year ; if No-License is carried it will mean a vast improvement in cash trade to Hawera. * * # Commercial travellers says that "NoLicense" areas mean coming home with "cheques," while License areas means renewed P.N.'s. * * * A Banker says: "I have never needed to remind our customers of balancing day since No-License was carried." * * * An Invercargill merchant says: "In Invercargill we have not felt the shortness of money since 'No-License* was carried." What a blessing. Then vote "No-License." " *,* . * "Strike out the Top Line Only."

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