THE DRINK QUESTION.
‘ • r NEW SOUTH WALES STATISTICS. OFFICIAL ESTIMATE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (.Received December 31, 10.C0 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 21. Air Riddell, speaking in tho Legislator Domicil, drew atttm%m ;to the cost of'prohibition which, lie stated. rn mim VOlV ? iin ox P° u <lituro of wOj.K/d.ObO, and meant throwing 25,000 persons out of employment. Air Hammond, in rebutting the argument of expense, suggested that if Tim C ompensation Hoard' estimated the cost at from £12,000,000 to £11,000,000 R would not he unreasonable to pay in Sy ~, h l tho meantime, drinff °°?. ™i ld > di ™rted from camk uo other trading channels. l ie ofhejal estimate of tho GovernmtriD Statistician states that for the A o,l ' ended June 30 a viim £10,000,000 was spent/in intoxicatum jjvmr. £8,000,00(> more than "In ) L' ous year, and 27s 3d per capita hj oat . f ‘!‘ /-'mu the previous year when the drink bill per head was £s£s 7d irnaw
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16305, 21 December 1920, Page 7
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