PROSPERITY AND DRINK.
A REOOBD bill. Press Am—By Telegraph—Copyright Received 9.10 p. m. Melbourne, April 22. According to figures supplied by Mr John Vale, Victoria's drinking bill for 1912 totalled £5,151,215, ®r £3 16s 9d per head higher than in 1911 and the highest since 1901. He attributes the increase to »&e general prosperity and the long hours during which publicans are allowed to keep open as compared with the hours of other trades.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1902, 23 April 1913, Page 5
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74PROSPERITY AND DRINK. Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1902, 23 April 1913, Page 5
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