The chairman of the Inland Revenue Board told the House of Commons Committee on British and Foreign Spirits that the Scottish consumption of spirits averaged yearly lJ; gallons per head -of the population. Against this the moderate tippling which takes place in England can only produce an average of one half-gallon per , head. Ireland is in a better state than Scotland, the spirit consumed, had it been equally apportioned, averaging just one gallon per head.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14133, 7 August 1909, Page 5 (Supplement)
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75Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14133, 7 August 1909, Page 5 (Supplement)
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