Page 8 Advertisements Column 2

Thames Star, Volume LIX, Issue 16627, 24 October 1925, Page 8

MR. MASSEY SAID | Speaking of the U.S.A. under Prohibition in the House in I September, 1924, the late Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, P.C., Prime I Minister, said:— || “Most other countries had been « § exceedingly anxious to reduce their | taxation, as was indicated in the g press from day to day. America | had probably been the most consist- g ent country in this respect. She | had been wonderfully successful in | restoring the prosperity of the | country.” | Liquor Revenue Does | Not Reduce Taxation i This is clearly evident from the following plain facts:— GREAT BRITAIN in 1924 spent £316,000,000 on intoxicating drink, which resulted in £137,100,000 being collected as revenue. Taxation is the highest in the world, £ls 18s. Od. per head. New Zealand in 1924 spent £8,494,459 on intoxicants, resulting in the collection of £1,826,839 as Revenue in that year. Taxation is £l2 Bs. Od. per head. The U.S.A. in 1924 collected NQ Revenue from the legalised beverage Liquor Traffic. Taxation is only £6 14 10 per head. (It used to collect £100,000,000. per annum before National Prohibition). Taxation is to be further reduced by £60,000,000 this year. The Liquor Traffic is advertising a loss of £700,000 per annum in liquor revenue as compared with its statement in 1922, and yet TAXATION REDUCTIONS MADE SINCE 1923 j AMOUNT TO £3,000,000 per annum. { Land and Income Tax reduced; 3d. per lb. off Tea Duty; Tobacco Duty reduced; Amusement Tax reduced; and Penny Postage reintroduced. And even after that the Government had a surplus bigger than the entire liquor revenue. New Zealand can do without liquor revenue, which costs inefficiency and degradation, and hampers production. 2t Strike Out The Op Lines a; vote K vote for National Cut this out and keep it by you.

Frail, nervy, run down people; people with coughs and colds, weak lungs, throat or chest, aili ing children, and convalescents should take Lane’s Emulsion—the famous lung - healer and body-builder. Get a bottle and always have some in home, to be taken whenever there are signs of weakness, sickness or lung pr throat trouble. a/6 and i/6 at all Chemists and Stores. Manufactured by E. G. Lane, Graduate Chemist, Oamaru, N.Z. J2 This new stylish shoe is made in a combination of nigger and tan willow calf. The medium leather heel assures the utmost in comfort without in any way sacrificing style. Boots ©Shoes A smartly rounded toe gives just that distinctive finish that women who dress smartly demand. Ask to see this new model at any good shoe store. HKD m. No. 25689 Made by : Skelton, Frostick & Co. Ltd. Christchurch ppMBXi 66 f $ nm ’(nmwMir^ESf & Olamiaiivs its pre-war fame as “TOPNOTCH" OF SCOtCM Agents - L. D. NATHAN & CO.