This #ThrowbackThursday was taken by the Collector of Customs Hugh Cordery, in 1933. It shows Detective Sergeant Hewitt and Inspector Fahey with seized distilling equipment and illegal distillery paraphernalia, near Gore.
We hear a lot of scaremongering about alcohol consumption.
SNZ release yesterday showed the per capita volume of alcohol available for consumption last year continued its long slow decline.
Please keep in mind next time there are claims of crises, need for immediate action, etc
The public would prefer to continue #recycling their #glassbottles through household collections rather than a deposit return scheme (#DRS), polling published by British Glass suggests.
https://t.co/mK1v83r0UO
The case for an alcohol excise holiday is probably stronger than the case for the fuel tax holiday.
https://t.co/5G6ut4kv6w
At least with the fuel tax, you knew that excise was around the right level and builds roads.
But alcohol excise always overtaxes moderate drinkers.