Liquor in Samoa
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More Reasonable System Urged
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, January 5.
THE Administration was magnanim ous enough to give the Europeans a measure of Christmas cheer so need ful in these hard times, by granting extra holiday permits for liquor.
This gesture at the same time bene fited the administrative coffers to quite an appreciable degree, when on Christ mas Eve the revenue for liquor amounted to about £100.
The Administrator is said to be in favour of allowing the importation of wine and beer, to be issued to European citizens under a reasonable permit sys tem. It is not known, at time of writ ing, whether the New Zealand authori ties have agreed to his suggestion.
It may be mentioned that according to a beach rumour, General Hart was much surprised when informed of the fact that quite a lot of smuggled liquor is sold on the beach at prices varying from £1 to £1/15/- per bottle of whisky.
In the circumstances the Administra tion should try to divert this money into the Administration coffers, by fol lowing a mere lenient and sympathetic policy in regard to the issue of liquor allowances to responsible European citi zens.