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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18225, 19 October 1922, Page 9

WHAT ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE? The New Zealand Alliance has repeatedly challenped the Liquor traffic to produce figures showing that the customs and excise revenue from t"ie traffic has <ever yielded £12,500.000 per annum to the Treasury. Tho Liquor traffic has never taken up that challenge. The Government return tabled in the House September 5 shows that the largest amount produced by the Liquor traffic in the way of revenue was in the year ended March 31, 1922, when it was £1.359,856. For the first bix months of this fiscal year, April 1 to September 30, 1922, the Government Controller of Customs states the total revenue from imported spirits, beer, stout, and wines and excise from New Zealand beer to be £642.160. If it is the flame for tho next six months, the year will produce £1,234,320, which is £75.500 less than last year, althoueh the duties and excise have been doubled as compared with last year. And it is just about half of what the liquor traffic claims it yields in revenue. Strike out the top lines on the bal'ot papers and Vote for Prohibition.—(Advt.).