NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16508, 7 October 1915, Page 7

NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS

LIQUOR INTRODUCED. ' RETURN FURNISHED. (FBOM 008 Own 09*K9|PQHpKJfT.) * ufl WELLINGTON, A return prosoptad, to motion of Mr: L. M- 1 fcifcfc, ing the yoar endod Deeenber v£l, gallons of liquor, wore jwnfcv districts.- It oomprised:-~ Beer and .tout ... ... ... 280;773l \< , Brandy M»J§ ■ Oidsr . ... fl| Gin and schnapps ... 1,4604 'Runi 387 "-.ji; - Whipkv 37,8684 Wine 3,719 Miscellaneous ... ... J67 . ;j ! The: clistricts to which varying quantitiw: were sent were a* follow GalMna.* Ashburton ... ... ;.a Bruce . ... ... ... ... ... 26,920 ■- ? Olutha 21,7044 Eden 12,810 ' -> >Grey Lynn ... 5,405 $ Invercargill ... .i.' : 98,18254e-< Masterton • '• ... 30,7685-6 Mataura ... 39,2371 Oamaru ... ..j ■ 31,585 Ohinemuri ... ■ 23,884- -» Wellington' South 8,893 « .Wellington suburbs and • country districts 8,970 & r During that period in no-license disfricto 3628 males and 111 females were taken, inta custody, summoned or apprehended various ,offences, 635 males and 32-femsUp were discharged. 72 males. for trial, or sentence, and262l> 79' females were summarily convictedii;; One! prisoner committed ; his 435 males and 7 females were convicted of drunkenness. Of those taken into oustody or summoned 533 females', were in thQAshburtpn^ males and 21 females in Oamaru, 451 malea and 14. females in Ohinetpun, •422 in«les; atoi 6 females in Masterton,: 188 maJeij^Mid?^. ■ females in Bruce, .163 males : in'Clutha, 358 males and 8 taura, and 102? males and 47femalej : verca,rgill. v ' ■ ■ The - ages of\ the perrow ; wimrtW;- foji\! drunkenness, in no-license districts durintfj theyear 1914 were as f 8; 21i to 25 inclusive,' 42: : 26 to 30 inclusivef 49; 31 to .40 inclusive, 128; 41 to SO vinclui sivo, 83; over 50, abopt 90. "