Greene: “You can lead a horse to water, but can’t make him drink.” Pinke-i “Yes, and you can put prohibition over oij, a man, but you can’t stop him from drink* ing.” At the Yaitaki Licensing Committee’s annual meeting at Waimate, the chairman (Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) had occasion ta question the health inspector regarding the repairs necessary before a building would he condemned by the health authorities. “ I don’t suppose there are very many, houses condemned.” remarked Mr Mosleys “ No, sir,” replied the inspector, “ they are too scarce.”
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Otago Witness, Issue 3613, 12 June 1923, Page 32
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