THE PROHIBITION POLL.
Reconstruction needs two things—population and capital. Obviously both Will gravitate where taxation is lowest. That being so, can N.Z, afford to carry on, and yearly increase, ani avoidable burden of taxation ? Obviously No ! It (s admitted that 55 per cent of the expenditure on gtvols, judiciary, hospitals. Police etc., is directly due to liquor. Thus Prohibition would immediately save £810,935. The £5,0C0,0C0 now '’pent in liquor - vill he expended ip cither ways, and it is safe to assume will :yield the eam£ percentage to revenue as does the, rest of production. This will amount t;o £780,000. Increased efficiency will,.undoubtedly, represent a further £750,000 (it wouidTprobably be douTilf that), making a grand total of £2,5707935, Place against this the £1,000.000 loss from Houor revenue, plus £250.000 sinking fund and interest 0 nthe compensation money, and prohibition gives us a net gain of over £1.000,000. ner .-mum. It’s up to vs ail right, ad the dav is Thursday, April 1 . .Strike out the top ho.*
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 28 March 1919, Page 3
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166THE PROHIBITION POLL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 28 March 1919, Page 3
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