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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17132, 10 April 1919, Page 4

[Vote for Continuance To-Day It Has Been Proved THAT— I 1. PROHIBITION WHEREVER TRIED IS A | FAILURE. In New Zealand 0 out of the 12 ' Prohibition Areas would have gone back to License had the decision rested with a Bare Majority. 2. If adopted in New Zealand to-day it will cost immediately £4,5 00,000 or £10,503,000 in 39 years. 3. Prohibition will cost £1,500,000 per annum. 4. This means Increased Taxation in eiflier Land and IS. Prohibition will cost Customs Duties—probably both— 4. This means Increased Taxation in either Land and Income Tax or Customs Duties—probably both— and thereby INCREASED COST OF LIVING IS INEVITABLE. ■'•■•. 5. It is definitely established that the Claims of the Efficiency Leaguers to SAVE this money is impossible, is ridiculous, and is a bare-faced II attempt to mislead unwary elector. bare-faced attempt to mislead the unwary elector. I 6. The Prohibitionists admit the obvious fact that Prohii bition is an odious and intolerable tyranny utterly repugnant to all ideas of British liberty and would be a public nuisance. 7. The principle upon which Prohibition is based is a fallacy arid sly grog selling and drug taking would be rampant. 8. Prohibition is Puritanism covering life with gloom, driving evil underground and undermining morality by the encouragement of secret excesses. 9. The social amenities of decent living would disappear for ever. 10. Prohibition is CLASS LEGISLATION of the grossest charlacter. The rich man can stock his cellar as full as he wishes ( but the poor man must go without his beer or spirits unless he resorted to the sly grog shop. 11. The carrying of Prohibition was not essential to " Win the War." The War has been won under a decent Licensing I * system. 12. Alcohol is the most valuable antidote to Influenza and must be procurable promptly and easily when desired. 13. The Efficiency Leaguers' doctrine is summed up in the words I procurable promptly and easily when desired. but " it's 13. The Efficiency Leaguers' doctrine is summed up in the words "it's good business "—yes, for the Exploiter—but " it's very bad business " for the man who has to pay. 14. Eight months hence— December 1919—there will be an opportunity of voting on the question of State Control I provided that CONTINUANCE carried State Control provided that CONTINUANCE is carried to-day. 15. In next December should the Prohibitionists be in the majority no compensation need be paid and Prohibition would take effect on 30th June, 920, or 12 months later than under the I present Poll. THEREFORE —