THE DRINK HARVEST.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The following are the fruita of the liquor traffic, as detailed day by day in tlic Dtmedin newspapers durini; the months of September and October, (Ictnowwimtan? whit a heavy bill of degradation, diaoafie, and death k imposed in the community by the licensed salo of drink:— Dniflkennwfi — Firat offenders, 38; women, 18; men, 77 133 Deaths and suicides 8 Attempted euicidra 3 Manslaughter and divorco 3 Broaches of Hoeming law (publicans) ... 8 Jtrnaohrfi of lioerwinp; law (others) 18 .Stabbing and ruined lives 7 "Jjambirig down" ... 1 Forgery, vagrancy, stealinfr _ 13 Prohibition orders and breaches ... 29 JlHort liquor-wiling 9 Arnaults (one ivi'n robbery) ' 5 Indecency and obtcono ianßwafe'c ... 6 Other cases 40 Total 283 Of tilts number 172 stand to tho dacmlit of the Dunedin district. Men it k reinombwcd that not ono law of drunkenness in a hundred is mentioned in the pre«, and not onothouaandcth part of the mi&ery aiKl loss caused by drink ever becomes piiblio property, it may ty realised what a gkrantic and horrifying evil the liquor traffic produces in our dominion.—l am, etc., C. Secretart, ' Temperance Reform Council. Kaverabor 1.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15603, 5 November 1912, Page 8
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191THE DRINK HARVEST. Otago Daily Times, Issue 15603, 5 November 1912, Page 8
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