The Liquor Traffic, N.S.W.
a return eiving a considerable amonnt of intormatonwnnected with the driok traffic, 35SSS5S*. table of tke Awembly by 37 Wb&n 9t Jttrtfct. Swag "87,
1,196,630 gallons of spirits. 195,894 gallon! of wine?, and 2,334,228 gallons of beer were imported into the colony, in whiok there were 3270 licensed (publicans') housei, 424 licensed colonial wine shops, 298 licensed .pint merchants, and 82 "licensed brewers, i uring,tbe,l2 months 50 distillation (br»udy) li.en-es wore issued. The convictions for ' dronkeonets at the various police courts numbered 17 981 ; convictions for drunken, ness, combined with other offences, 9266. The total number of convictions for offences of the foregoing nature committed between 8 a.m, on Saturday and 8 a.m on Sunday wa* 5304, and between 8 a.m. on Snnday and 8 a.m. on Monday, 9003. The number of convictions for selling on Sunday was 246, and the number of convictions for telling during prohibit-bours other than for Sunday telling was 91.
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Southland Times, Issue 9972, 21 September 1888, Page 3
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159The Liquor Traffic, N.S.W. Southland Times, Issue 9972, 21 September 1888, Page 3
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