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NZ Truth, Issue 139, 15 February 1908, Page 4

lican can make a profit with the big load he has to carry, what the devil does the Club do with its money ? The billiard-room should show a handsome profit, the library should, nearly pay for itself, the tobacco 'account should show a small profit, and the bar takings of £10,000 should show a profit of 50 ppr cent. But iitstead of a profit of £2500 we get under £500. If this isn't enough to make' members think and ask questions and smash things, this paper doesn't know what is. When the (tovernment allots, this class of drinking den to have a license it should appoint someonij to examine its books each year and send Peter Hayes round to collect the income tax. A. show that sells £10.000 worth of grog a year and can only show a "profit of £500 wants examining badly. It's either the crimsonest sort of a •damn fool, or the dammedst kind «I I a crimson rogue,