178 . 4 - On ©I REPORT OF THE Board of License Commissioners for Ontario ON THE OPERATION OF THE ONTARIO TEMPERANCE ACT FOR THE YEAR m MRW OF THE 1922 MAY i i jg2g UNIVERSITY of ,LLINOIS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO TORONTO: Printed and Published by Clarkson V/. James, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty 1923 REPORT OF THE Board of License Commissioners for Ontario ON THE OPERATION OF THE ONTARIO TEMPERANCE ACT FOR THE YEAR m L |0 RA f) Y Qp T|]E 1922 MAY 1 1 1929 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO TORONTO: Printed and Published by Clarkson W. James, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty 1923 Printed by THE UNITED PRESS 400 Richmond St. W. LIMITED Toronto \n e S .v ©\A%\ \^H To His Honour Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. May it Please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present to Your Honour the Report of the Board of License Commissioners for Ontario on the operation of The Ontario Temperance Act for 1922. Respectfully submitted, W. E. Raney, A ttorney-General Attorney-General's Department, March 1st, 1923. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/reportonoperatio1921onta REPORT of the BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR ONTARIO on the Operation cf the ONTARIO TEMPERANCE ACT For the License Year 1921-22 Office of the Board, 25 Queen’s Park, Toronto, February 1st, 1923. To the Honourable W. E. Raney, K.C., M.P.P., Attorney-General of the Province of Ontario. Sir, —The Board of License Commissioners for Ontario has the honour to submit its Seventh Annual Report covering the operation of The Ontario Tem¬ perance Act for the license year of 1921-22, ended April 30, 1922 The Schedules. Schedule A (1) gives the number of prosecutions by provincial officers. There were 31 convictions of holders of Standard Hotel Licenses, and 9 dismissals as compared with 36 convictions and 10 dismissals during the previous year. Convictions of non-licensees were 3,071 and dismissals 677, and for the previous year convictions were 4,412 and dismissals 968. It should be noted that included in the prosecutions are 1,204 convictions and 103 dismissals on the charge of being found in a public place in a state of intoxication, and in the previous year the convictions for this cause were 1,929 and the dismissals 175. Schedule A (2) gives the returns for the District of Manitoulin, the only District remaining under The Canada Temperance Act. Schedule B shows by License Districts the revenue accruing to the Province under The Ontario Temperance Act, the total being $377,477.56 as compared with $811,087.56 for the previous year. For the year 1919-20 the total was $273,647.14. Schedule C shows expenses of enforcing the Act, the total being $225,502.92, as compared with $253,357.24 for the previous year and $144,255.58 for the year 1919-20. Schedule D shows the total revenue from this Branch for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1922, to be $530,242.14 as compared with $663,886.76 for the previous year and $785,788.99 for the year 1919-20. Schedule E shows revenues from fines accruing to municipalities which have appointed officers under Section 120 of The Ontario Temperance Act. These amount to $364,925.80 as compared with $677,697.50 for the previous year and $573,676.29 for the year 1919-20. 5 6 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 The two sums $364,925.80 received by municipalities and $530,242.14 received by the Province show an aggregate sum of $895,167.94 paid in fines as compared with $1,488,785.06, the total for the previous year. This shows a reduction of $593,617.12. This reduction probably is an indication of a falling off in violations of the Act. It will not be surprising if these revenues continue to decrease as people accommodate themselves to the Act, and the more rapidly both violations and revenues decrease, the better will it be for all concerned. Schedule F shows the distribution of Standard Hotels, licensed under Section 146, by license districts numbering 1,274 as compared with 1,356 for the previous year. Schedule G shows the names of License Inspectors and their addresses and License Districts. Schedule H shows the number of commitments to jail for drunkenness from 1911 to 1922, both included. It may be noted that these increased steadily from 1911 to 1914, when the war opened, decreased steadily until 1918, when the war ended, and then increased steadily until 1921, when the total reached 4,719. Even this total is 4,129 below the previous maximum. Last year showed a gratifying reduction of 1,296, or more than 27 per cent, over the previous year. Schedule I makes a comparison between the two years 1914 and 1922 in commitments for all offences and commitments for drunkenness, with percentage of decrease or increase in each case and a final column showing the total com¬ mitments there would have been if these had kept pace with the reduction in commitments for drunkenness. Sacramental Wine. Special arrangements have from time to time been made for the supply of wine to such religious bodies as require it for sacramental or religious purposes. Ontario Government Dispensaries. A full report of the General Manager of the Dispensaries is attached. In addition to this, the Vice-Chairman has prepared the following report: “New Building Purchase .—When the Dispensaries were taken over from former vendors by the Board about June 1, 1919, it was deemed expedient to let them remain in the quarters they then occupied, but as time went on the disadvantages of scattered premises in connection with head office and central warehouse became evident. Warehousing of liquor, both regular and confis¬ cated, was divided among five various buildings, namely, the head office building at 29-31 Front Street East,Toronto, at No. 2 Dispensary, 1271 Dundas StreetWest, Toronto, at No. 3 Dispensary in Hamilton, in basement under garage and box plant in Hamilton, also in a building in the old Gooderham & Worts distillery plant in Toronto. A modest bottling plant was also maintained in No. 3 dis¬ pensary in Hamilton. “In due course, after examining several buildings which were offered, the fine brick building at 154 Wellington Street West, cornering on Simcoe and Emily Streets, was considered, and after careful examination as to its quality and suitability an option to rent same under agreement to purchase was obtained and upon further enquiry was accepted by the Hon. F. C. Biggs, Minister of Public Works. “Under the agreement in question the building came under our control on June 1, 1922. The agreement, dated April 20, 1922, set the purchase price 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 7 at $205,000, purchase to be effected on June 1, 1923, with rental for the year preceding of $13,771.67. “The dimensions of the building are 110 ft. on Simcoe Street, 127 ft. 5 in. on Wellington, 110 ft. lYi in. on Emily, and 126 ft. 6 in. on the north wall. There are six storeys, inclusive of basement, all equipped with sprinklers. As a result of the improved fire risk, a saving of approximately $6,000 a year has been effected in insurance. “The building was placed in the hands of the Department of Public Works for necessary alterations and adaptations, and it was actually occupied from about 21st August, 1922. The new premises are proving eminently satisfactory, the expected advantages from concentration being fully realized. The building is occupied by the head office of Ontario Government Dispensaries and accom¬ panying warehousing, including confiscated stock, and by No. 1 Dispensary. Four storeys, including basement, are occupied, the two upper storeys being reserved for leasing. “On July 31, 1922, the vacant lot lying to the north of the new premises was acquired for the sum of $20,000, for the purposes of a joint garage and covered lane, a one-storey structure being subsequently erected thereupon, which is also now in satisfactory use. All shipping of goods, both in and out, is now performed under cover, which is a manifest advantage for various reasons, including safety and protection against weather. “No line-ups or queues have occurred on the streets since the new premises were occupied, and the business is carried on quietly and in an orderly manner, as becomes sale of medicinal and other ntfn-beverage liquor under the terms of The Ontario Temperance Act. “The cost of the alterations and adaptations to the main building, which included new large three-storey vaults, passenger elevator to serve the two upper floors, new water tank on roof, interior equipments, etc., was to the present date $42,492.47, and of the garage building, $13,950.07. “The bottling plant has been removed from Hamilton and installed in the new premises, so that at Hamilton there now remains but the branch dispensary, similar to the dispensaries in London, Windsor, Kingston, Ottawa and Fort William, and No. 2 Dispensary in Toronto at 1271 Dundas West. 11 Change in Dispensary Year .—The Dispensary year had previously cor¬ responded with the calendar year, but it was thought advisable to bring it into harmony with the Ontario fiscal year, since they were but two months apart. The year now under report is therefore a ten-month one, running from January 1 to October 31, 1922; the next Dispensary year will run from November 1, 1922, to October 31, 1923. The figures and schedules throughout this report refer to the ten-month year above described. “Prices of Liquors .—As misunderstanding more or less persists as to the causes of the prevalent high prices of liquor, I would cite that the customs or excise duty and sales tax on each bottle of 40-ounce liquor of the chief brands form the following element in retail prices: Scotch and Irish. $2 51 Gin. 2 45 Brandy. 2 39 Canadian Rye Whiskey.. . 1 77 “Similarly the excise duty and sales tax on domestic alcohol of 65 overproof reaches the high sum of $14.94 per gallon. These sums are paid by us to the Dominion authorities and must in turn be added to our retail prices. 8 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 11 Overhead. —The overhead expenses of the Dispensaries were kept as low as 10.86 per cent., which included prepaid express charges amounting to 2.35 per cent. It may be questioned whether any other Province can improve on this. “An increase is noticeable in the mail order business of Dispensaries, attrib¬ utable probably to diminution of private stocks of liquor in residences, the daily average of shipments having increased to 423 in the calendar year 1922 from 266 in 1921. 11 Payments to Provincial Treasurer. —The sum of $1,075,000 was paid by the Dispensaries to the Provincial Treasurer during the ten-month year (or during the calendar year 1922, $1,175,000), as compared with $325,000 during the Dispensary year 1921, and $250,000 during the Dispensary year 1920, or a total of $1,650,000 up to October 31, 1922. The large sum paid during 1922 arises in part from stock liquidation, the problem of supply having begun return to normal, under which stocks are more easily replenished than during the war and for a period following. Hence stocks in hand at close of 1921 of $1,121,259.18 were reduced at October 31, 1922, to $784,078.24. The policy is followed of returning to the Provincial Treasury moneys not required for the purposes of the Dispensaries, It may be possible to slightly reduce further the aggregate stocks. “ Physicians' Prescriptions and Office Use Orders. —A comparative showing of physicians’ prescriptions on Dispensaries and office use orders during the past three years is here presented, beginning with February, 1920, when the Cen¬ sor’s Department was established as!* a clearing house for all prescriptions and orders, these being despatched thereto daily from all branch Dispensaries: 1920 Doctors' Prescriptions Other Orders Total January. . No record No record February.. . 76,390 9,306 85,696 March. . 69,340 8,447 77,787 April. . 60,717 7,821 68,538 May. . 57,499 7,547 65,046 June. . 51.913 6,550 58,463 July. . 50,605 6,575 57,180 August. . 47,286 6,274 53,560 September. . 54,938 6,789 61,727 October. . 55,798 6,243 62,041 November. . 51,754 5,835 57,589 December. . 74,323 7,897 82,220 650,563 79,284 729,847 1921 Doctors' Prescriptions Other Orders Total January. . 43,013 5,310 48,323 February. . 45,180 5,446 50,626 March. . 47,260 5,923 53,183 April. . 42,844 5,445 48,289 May. . 40,457 6,639 47,096 June. . 30,152 3,957 34,109 July. . 31,264 4,122 35,386 August.. . 37,443 5,134 42,577 September. . 42,914 5,634 48,548 October. . 44,060 5,664 49,724 November. . 44,701 5,894 50,595 December. . 71,178 8,939 80,117 520,466 68,107 588,573 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 9 1922 Doctors* Other Prescriptions Orders Total January. . 42,726 6,184 48,910 February. . 44,775 6,170 50,945 March. . 52,079 7,086 59,165 April. . 50,419 6,694 57,113 May. . 49,266 6,799 56,065 June. . 48,719 6,747 55,466 July. . 47,022 6,717 53,739 August. . 52,174 7,543 59,717 September. . 53,237 6,858 60,095 October. . 52,232 7,005 59,237 November. . 53,060 6,902 59,962 December. . 77,605 8,625 86,230 623,314 83,330 706,644 “Under the heading of orders are included those by physicians (for office use), druggists, dentists, veterinaries, holders of manufacturers* permits, hos¬ pitals, churches, etc. “It will be observed that the average of prescriptions and orders combined was 66,349 monthly for the eleven months of 1920, 49,047 for 1921, and 58,887 for 1922; and of physicians’ prescriptions alone for the same periods, 59,142, 43,372 and 51,942. The reduction in June, etc., in 1921 followed the fixing of fifty prescriptions on Dispensaries per month as the maximum, coupled possibly with continuance of beverage importations up to July 18, 1921, after which a gradual rise took place in sympathy with depletion of private stocks.” Manufacturers’ Permits. These permits issued under Section 121 for the use of alcohol and other liquor for manufacturing purposes numbered 480. The quantities of liquor required vary from 1 gallon to 200,000 imperial gallons and the inspection of places where the liquor is used calls for careful attention. Sales of Native Wine. The number of permits issued during the year was 38, and the revenue derived amounted to $3,800.00. Questions connected with this business continue to arise and cause difficulty. How many permits should be issued? and in what localities? To what classes of people? How far shall advertising be allowed? There have also been serious complaints of law-breaking caused by the use of wine. Chief Inspector Ayearst has made a careful investigation into the whole subject and his report reads in part as follows: “I find that there are some forty-one persons in the Province to whom Permits for the Sale of Wine have been issued. Of course these are not the only persons who manufacture wine, as quite a number of others do so, presumably for their own use. As very many of these persons are of foreign birth, and as they manufacture quite large quantities (our officers reporting that they frequently find a large amount, sometimes as much as six to eight hundred gallons in the cellars of the homes of these parties), I am of the opinion that there is a consider¬ able leakage from this source to the general public. It is quite usual to find these conditions existing in the homes of persons of foreign extraction, and in most cases, these persons purchase the grapes for the express purpose of making the wine. It is very rarely that we find any one of them who is a grower of grapes. But when a man has 600 gallons of wine, that means that he must have used about six tons of grapes, and that would cost him from $400 to $700. Now, 10 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 since these people are, almost all of them, labourers, or persons of rather limited means, it does seem to me to be most unreasonable to suppose that they can afford to pay out so much for wine for their own use. Further, I believe that quite a number of persons of this class have been convicted of violations of the O.T.A. “I am satisfied, however, that grape growers, who are almost entirely Canadian, are not guilty of violations of the law in this regard, and that this disregard of the law is confined almost exclusively to persons of foreign birth and their progeny. “Of the persons who have permits to sell wine, manufactured from Canadian grown grapes, about fifteen are Anglo-Saxons, eight French-Canadians, one German, two Jewish rabbis, and fifteen are foreigners, mostly Italians. “It is to be noted, too, that the wine cellars of most of these foreigners are situated in the midst of neighbourhoods chiefly inhabited by foreigners, and this, of course, adds to the difficulties of the work of our officers in enforcing The Ontario Temperance Act, and in fact of all law. It is generally conceded that the infractions of our liquor laws are largely confined to persons of foreign extraction. Consequently, particular attention has to be paid by our officers to conditions in such communities. “I find, on enquiring of the officials at St. Catharines, both local and provin¬ cial, that a very large proportion of the cases that come to the Police Court there, and which relate to infractions of the liquor laws, are distinctly associated with wine. The Chief of Police places such infractions at, at least, 90 per cent., and all the other officers there practically agree with him. The conditions throughout the Niagara Peninsula are, in the main, about the same. Con¬ siderable complaint is made regarding the use and abuse of the wine privileges by those who purchase it from the public wine cellars, and this is especially marked regarding that purchased and believed to be improperly used by foreign¬ ers. If the wine manufactured or purchased by them were simply used as a beverage in their homes, there would be little ground for complaint. The great cause of trouble, however, appears to be that as they find a ready market for the disposal of the wine at a good profit, the temptation is so great that they cannot withstand the same, and in various ways they attempt to get rid of it in violation of our laws. “There is this factor, however, to be borne in mind, and that is that these foreigners have been accustomed to the use of wine in their home countries, as their ordinary beverage, and when they come to our country they naturally try to secure wine for their drink here. “It would appear that about one million gallons of wine were made in 1922, and about three hundred and sixteen thousand gallons were sold. There were probably about one and a half million gallons in stock, in the various wineries at the beginning of this year. “Eleven of the leading manufacturers made about 913,000 gallons, and sold about 297,500 gallons, while the other thirty manufacturers made only about 58,000 gallons and sold about 18,000 gallons. Thus the average output of the larger ones was about 83,000 gallons, while that of the smaller ones was only about 1,840 gallons; and the average sales of the larger ones were about 27,000 gallons, while those of the smaller ones were only about 600 gallons. “It is also worthy of note that while there is estimated to be about $1,055,000 invested in the business, nearly one million of this is invested in the larger factories, and the remainder in the other thirty. The average investment of the 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 11 larger ones is, therefore, about $90,000 each, while the smaller ones rate at about $1,600 each. “The business does not employ many men, there being less than one hundred and fifty all told, including the proprietors themselves. “I find that these wineries pay to the Inland Revenue thirty cents per gallon, as well as a 43^ per cent, sales tax, so that the Dominion receives quite a large sum of money on account of the manufacture and sale of wine in Ontario. “It must be borne in mind that the jurisdiction of the Province, while including the right to regulate the sale of native wines, does not include the power to prevent their manufacture. “It is of interest to note that during the year 1922 the total number of gallons made by those who hold native wine permits was 971,667, and the total sales amounted to 517,605 gallons, of which 203,6493^ gallons were exported. That is to say, more than 40 per cent, of the total sales were for export, and the right to deal with exports belongs to the Dominion, not to the Province.” Prescriptions by Doctors. The table prepared by the Vice-Chairman shows that Doctors’ Prescriptions increased from 520,466 in 1921 to 623,314 in 1922, and other orders from 68,107 to 83,330. Prescriptions and orders taken together show a decrease from 729,847 in 11 months of 1920 to 706,644 in 12 months of 1922. It is the duty of the Board to see that no liquor is supplied by the Dis¬ pensaries for beverage purposes. It is well known, however, that much of the liquor prescribed is really obtained by the patient, so called, for no other purpose. The problem of limiting prescriptions to cases of actual medicinal need is a difficult one for the physicians as well as for the Board. A committee from the Ontario Medical Association now meets with the Board each month to con¬ sider the reports showing the prescriptions of physicians whose records and orders appear to merit special attention. Dr. N. A. Powell, Dr. John Ferguson, and Dr. T. C. Routley compose the committee, and the Board gladly acknowledges its indebtedness to all the members of the committee for their wise counsel and assistance. It should be repeated that the great majority of phy¬ sicians keep well within the limits prescribed, and their cordial co-operation in limiting the number of prescriptions is gladly acknowledged. Conferences with a committee of Dentists and also a committee of Veterinarians are expected to lead to similar good results. From the Auditor’s report it will be seen that the total sales at the Dis¬ pensaries and for the first 10 months of 1922 amounted to $3,354,263.61 and the profits to $777,506.86, as compared with sales of $3,146,444.59 and profits of $691,598.66 for 12 months of 1921. It would be much more satisfactory if neither sales nor profits showed an increase. Effect of Alcohol on Human Life. An eminent British physician has stated that alcoholism not only lessens the number of children coming into the world, but it damages those who survive birth so that they are more likely to succumb to other things in the first year of life. The World's Wo:k for December, 1922, under the heading “Life Insurance and Alcohol”, contains most valuable information. It reads in part as follows: “The latest witnesses on the side of teetotalism are the life insurance com¬ panies. Already the American Medical Association has decided that alcohol 12 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 is not a heart stimulant, but a heart depressant, and that it is therefore not useful in medical practice. And now the great life insurance companies have found that drinkers, even moderate drinkers, are less desirable risks than the increasing fraternity of abstainers. “The matter is best summarized in a recent report to the New York Life Insurance Company by its Chief Medical Director, Dr. Oscar H. Rogers . . . Dr. Rogers says teetotalism pays enormously. His decision is that rum kills . . . Dr. Rogers and others take groups of men, abstainers and non-abstainers, merely occasional users and daily users of beer or daily users of spirits, and then they tell us how the different mutual life insurance companies have made or lost, money by carrying the risks cf these groups *’ The same authority states that statistics show that were a graveyard divided between abstainers and users, even moderate users, the result would be that, “the abstainers would fill 43 graves and the others 57. The abstainer reduces his chance of death to-morrow one-seventh. The others good, bad, and indifferent, but not abstainers, increase their chance on the average by one-seventh. . . “Turn to another class of statistics. Combining the experience of as many companies as they could, the expert statisticians got a large group con¬ taining within itself 30,686 moderate or conservative users of alcohol. On these men the companies insuring them lost $530,000, as compared to the average of the whole group. These same experts found about 13,500 men who used alcohol to excess occasionally, though the excesses were neither frequent nor prolonged. In some cases, a number of years had elapsed since the last excess. Dr. Rogers reports that the drug seemed to have permanently damaged all these lives. Remember that every man had appeared a good enough risk to the company which accepted him. But the excessive deaths in this class cost the companies insuring them $420,000, and yet it was not one-third the size of the class of more temperate drinkers, on whom the companies lost only $530,000. . . “Dr. Rogers reports that among 11,323 who made a steady and some¬ what liberal free use of alcohol the deaths from cirrhosis of the liver were five times the normal, and those from diabetes, tuberculosis and pneumonia twice the normal. Also twice as many men in this class were enough dissatisfied with their happiness to die by their own hands. That does not sound as if the exhilaration was a durable satisfaction. . . . “In this group of men the wife who sits opposite an abstaining husband knows that he has a chance of death to-morrow which is valued and ascertained by the experts and which can be called 100 per cent. The wife who sits opposite the individual whom this company^ calls a moderate user should know that he has a 213 per cent, chance of death to-morrow as compared with the abstainer. “And so Dr. Rogers concludes that it pays not to insure any users of alcohol. The more rum one takes the less it pays to be interested in his life and in the risk of his death.” Druggists. The average druggist gives no trouble with regard to sales of liquor. The exceptional druggist gives much trouble. If a physician issues excessive pre¬ scriptions it is difficult for a druggist to refuse to fill them or to set himself up as a judge as to how many should be filled. Sometimes the druggist takes advantage of this situation and fills prescriptions which he has good reason to 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 13 know must be evasive. There are some drug stores which are little better than bar-rooms, but the proprietors display great cunning in covering up their guilt. The sale of patent and proprietary medicines containing large percentages of alcohol leads to abuses which it is difficult to punish. Some grocers carry on extensive sales of extracts and essences containing high percentages of alcohol which they well know are bought for beverage purposes, and it is most difficult to convict the offenders. Cider very quickly ferments and it is very dangerous to keep it for sale as it soon becomes intoxicating. Stills. There is a considerable amount of swamp whiskey made and sold, but our officers are making good progress in dealing with this traffic. Importations from Quebec. The facilities provided by the Province of Quebec for sending liquor into this Province cause much illegal traffic and constitute a very real grievance which calls urgently for a remedy. Brewers and Distillers. There is a considerable demand for liquor for manufacturing and medicinal purposes, and if brewers and distillers would limit their sales to these per¬ mitted uses there would be no cause for complaint. Under Dominion law they are permitted to export their liquors to other countries and to Provinces which permit importation. It might well be expected that the prohibition laws of the United States would be respected by our brewers and distillers. Not so however. Many of these gentlemen deliberately supply liquor which they well know is either to be smuggled into the United States in direct violation of the laws of that country, or is to be illegally distributed in the Province of Ontario. Most of our efforts to check this traffic through the courts have been unsuccessful. Export papers are made out to bogus purchasers in the United States or elsewhere, the liquor is shipped at Belleville, Toronto or some other place, the boat disappear? and then under cover of darkness the liquor is landed too often, there is reason to believe, along the Ontario shore for illegal traffic. The culprit who retails the liquor, if caught, is fined or imprisoned, while the culprits higher up escape punishment. This condition of things is quite intolerable and palls loudly for a remedy at the hands of the Govern¬ ment and Parliament of Canada. If breweries and distilleries continue to be forced upon the Province the Government and Legislature might well consider the placing upon them of extra taxation for raising Provincial revenue. Law Enforcement. The inspectors and other officers who are charged with enforcing the Ontario Temperance Act are sometimes criticised, but they are probably on the whole as efficient, honest and honourable a body of men as ever served this or any other Province in any such capacity. It should not be overlooked that the temptations available to these officers are many and it is not surprising that a few yield. Very great care is taken to eliminate from the service any man who is lacking in honour, honesty or efficiency. 14 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 The chief responsibility for these officers has been taken from the Board and now rests with the Commissioner of Police, but the Board has still to do with them in matters which affect physicians, druggists, hotels and other matters. The Chairman of the Board is also legal adviser of the Commissioner in regard to all O.T.A. matters and gladly bears tribute to the great care shown by him in maintaining a high state of efficiency among the officers. Appeals for Clemency. No small part of the time of the Board is taken up with the consideration of appeals for the exercise of executive clemency. These are all referred to the Board for investigation. Reports are usually obtained from the trial Magi¬ strate, the Crown Attorney and the Inspector or the Chief of Police. There were 443 appeals considered last year, and of these 136 received favourable consideration and 307 were refused. Magistrates and Judges. Where any law is administered by many magistrates or judges there is sure to be some lack of uniformity in the results of trials and in the penalties imposed. It is not surprising, therefore, that there is considerable lack of uniformity in the penalties imposed for offences under the O.T.A. A greater difficulty exists with regard to appeals to County Judges from the convictions of Magistrates. For the most part there is little cause for complaint. In some few instances the Judge displays so great a tendency to quash O.T.A. convictions that people and officers who desire proper enforcement quite lose heart and regard it as useless to prosecute. Law breakers are thereby encouraged to set the law at defiance. Revision of the Act. The time has come when a complete revision of the Ontario Temperance Act might well be considered. Two matters should be dealt with at an early date by the Legislature, the sale of alcoholic liquors including, patent and pro¬ prietary medicines by druggists, and the sale of alcoholic extracts and essences by grocers. Perhaps the simplest way to deal with the matter would be to require the seller in each case to obtain a license and to give power to cancel if he proved untrustworthy. Standard Hotels. What was said in last year’s report may perhaps without impropriety here be repeated. “Standard hotels are regularly inspected by officers of the Board, and many of them are found, all things considered, to be in a satisfactory state. The hotel-keeper is prevented from enjoying what was formerly a very profitable trade at the bar, and it takes time and effort to adjust himself to new conditions. “It should be generally recognized that a well-conducted hotel is a valuable asset to any municipality. It may not be out of place to call attention to the unquestionably great opportunity which the Province of Ontario has to cultivate a lucrative tourist traffic. The Province has lakes and rivers, forests and hills, climate and other advantages to offer to tourists There are hundreds of thou¬ sands of Americans who own automobiles and are looking to Ontario for spending a few weeks, or months, in the summer. Until recently most of our attractive resorts have not been easily accessible; the Province is now, by degrees, over¬ coming this difficulty. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 15 ‘‘An equally important matter is the catering to these visitors when they come. In addition to the setting apart of parking places where visitors can rest, or put up tents, etc., there should be better hotel accommodation, and it is felt that, in order to secure better hotel accommodation, some encouragement should be given to hotel-keepers. If municipalities were to reduce the taxes to be paid by hotels, this should prove an excellent investment, and the muni¬ cipalities would be repaid many times over by the expenditure of money by tourists. Along with this improvement of hotels should go a well-planned scheme of advertising the attractions which the various parts of the Province afford. “It has been said that a hundred million dollars per annum would easily be available to the people of Ontario from tourists, when adequate provision is made for taking care of them. This will easily leave a sum of not less than two million dollars available for the average county. The loss of revenue which any municipality would suffer through a reduction of taxes on well-kept hotels would be slight, when compared with the advantage there would be from the expenditure of so large a sum of money.” QUESTIONNAIRES. It is satisfactory to be able to report a considerable reduction in the number of prosecutions and convictions, and a large reduction in the amount of fines levied, and to know that at the same time there has been no relaxing of vigilance or activity on the part of officers charged with the enforcement of the Act. It is hoped that each succeeding year will witness still further reductions, and that ultimately the drunkard will become extinct. It should not be forgotten, however, that the great majority of our people never become arrested for drunkenness or disorderly conduct, and that the real effect of Prohibition must be sought outside of Police Court records. The Board has therefore sought to obtain from men in various walks of life, information which would fairly reflect their views as to the effects of Pro¬ hibition under The Ontario Temperance Act. Three sets of questions were sent out; one to Manufacturers, one to Inspectors of schools and Teachers; and one to Clergymen. The questions were made answerable by “yes” or “no” in order that the answers might be con¬ veniently summed up. Questionnaire for Manufacturers. 1. Are you of the opinion that Prohibition under The Ontario Temperance Act makes for increased production of goods? i 1,047 or 72% answered Yes and 393 or 27% answered No. 2. Does it increase the workers’ regularity of attendance immediately after pay day? 1,094 or 76% answered Yes and 341 or 23% answered No. 3. Does it improve their capacity for work, and their ability to perform their duties? 1,070 or 74% answered Yes and 371 or 25% answered No. 16 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 4. Does it result in more comfortable homes and better supplies of food and clothing for wives and children? 1,165 or 82% answered Yes and 239 or 17% answered No. 5. Are drunkenness and poverty as common now under The Ontario Tem¬ perance Act as formerly under the open bar and the Liquor License Act? 1,413 or 85% answered No and 241 or 14% answered Yes. Questionnaire for Inspectors and Teachers. Unfortunately the list of teachers was not available when the questionnaires were sent out, so these answers are practically limited to Inspectors of schools. 1. Has The Ontario Temperance Act made an appreciable improvement in school attendance? 99 or 76% answered Yes and 30 or 23% answered No. Some of those who answered “No” say that they previously had Prohibition under local option, so the change was not noticeable. 2. Has it improved the home surroundings of the children? 158 or 94% answered Yes and 9 or 5% answered No. 3. Has it improved their opportunities for obtaining an education? 159 or 94% answered Yes and 10 or 5% answered No. 4. Has it resulted in their better education? 147 or 93% answered Yes and 10 or 6% answered No. 5. In your opinion would a return to License be undesirable? 142 or 80% answered Yes and 34 or 19% answered No. Questionnaire for Clergymen. 1. Are you of the opinion that Prohibition under The Ontario Temperance Act is on the whole beneficial? 1,452 or 92% answered Yes and 114 or 7% answered No. 2. Has it caused any improvement in conditions in the homes in which liquor was previously used as a beverage in the following respects:— (a) As to the social condition of the families? 1,426 or 94% answered Yes and 75 or 4% answered No. (b) As to material conditions including comforts in the homes, savings bank accounts, etc.? 1,430 or 95% answered Yes and 67 or 4% answered No. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 17 (c) As to the housing, feeding, and clothing of the children? 1,436 or 95% answered Yes and 71 or 4% answered No. 3. In the process of nation building is it an efficient factor? 1,392 or 91% answered Yes and 124 or 8% answered No. It appears, therefore, that about 75% of the manufacturers are of the opinion that Prohibition under The Ontario Temperance Act makes for increased production of goods, increases the workers’ regularity of attendance after pay day, improves their capacity for work, results in more comfortable homes and better supplies of food and clothing for wives and children, and helps to reduce drunkenness and poverty; and that from 76 to 94% of the inspectors of schools believe that the Act has made an appreciable improvement in school attendance, has improved the home surroundings of the children, has improved their oppor¬ tunities for obtaining an education, and has resulted in their better education, and that a return to license is not desirable. It also appears that from 91 to 95% of the clergymen of the Province believe that Prohibition under the Act is, on the whole, beneficial; that it has caused improvement in conditions in the homes in which liquor was previously used as a beverage, in respect to the social condition of the families, their material condition, and in the housing, feeding and clothing of the children, and that in the process of nation building it is an efficient factor. It is interesting to note the remarks made by many of the persons who sent answers to the questionnaires. Manufacturers’ Remarks. “We believe in temperance and believe the Act has been a tremendous benefit.” “Our opinion in regard to question 5, is very decidedly that a great improvement has resulted from the operation of The Ontario Temperance Act, and we feel very certain that both drunkenness and poverty have been very largely reduced through the closing of the bars and licensed shops, and we may add that one of the best evidences to our mind is found, as we believe, in the larger amount that is being spent for food and comforts for the families of the working people generally. All of which is reflected in our own business.” “Our Superintendent advises he has never had any trouble during the eighteen months he has been in charge of this plant, a condition never experienced before in his eighteen years as Superintendent in the Old Country.” “If you could stop illegal sale, all of above would be doubly true.” “We think that the present Ontario Temperance Act is a good thing, and we are very much in favour of it.” “Keep the lid on tight, no sensible citizens want the fool stuff back.” “I think the O.T.A. has brought a curse on this country through boot¬ legging. We now see young boys under the influence of liquor.” “Reverting to license will not be a panacea for present troubles. Labour as well as capital is sick, and will take time to recover.” 18 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 “The very fact that liquor is prohibited makes it appeal to the younger men and women as never before.” “There is not one drunk on the street now, where there used to be ten or more.” “The Ontario Temperance Act has brought about the following better conditions: On our public streets and cars; in business circles and workshops; in social gatherings; in making the public consider an intoxicated man or woman a hindrance to general advancement. Before the Act one Saturday afternoon in going two blocks the writer passed five more or less intoxicated men. Since then (1916) he has not passed one intoxicated over the same street in three months.” “Prohibition in my opinion fails in its intention, and is putting a premium on lawlessness. Bootlegging appears to be very common. Persons by hundreds, who are under age, are carrying flasks. The Province would receive millions if we adopted the Quebec scheme and taxes could then be less, which would accelerate business and manufacturers.” “Prohibition for me first, last and always, from a dollars and cents point of view, and from every other point of view except that of the whiskey seller.” “It takes times to get a heavily loaded train under motion, and much more so to see the full benefits resulting from the O.T.A.” Remarks of Inspectors of Schools. “I have several pupils who are attending the High School who could not if the parents had access to drink. Although it may be broken quite constantly, I think that the Act has certainly helped the children here in making liquor at least more difficult to obtain.” “Many whose clothing was bad, who were undernourished, whose attendance was irregular, improved in every particular when the Act came into force. The condition, notwithstanding lack of employment, is much better than before the passage of the O.T.A.” “Booze is the enemy of the school.” “It would be a calamity to all, and especially to those that are the wives and children of the moderationists, for the O.T.A. has done more to improve the condition of the homes than any other Act, whether Provincial or Dominion. The people of Ontario have been blessed by the enforcement of the O.T.A.” “In my opinion a return to License would be a calamity to our country. I firmly believe that the benefits resulting from the O.T.A. will be more marked on future generations than on the present. It has already borne good fruit but a greater harvest awaits us.” “The Adolescent Act has also increased the attendance. People appear to be much better off since the O.T.A. was passed; better homes, better edu¬ cation, better food and clothing have, I have no doubt, been the direct result of the Act.” “The increase in attendance at our collegiate institute has been phe¬ nomenal especially since 1920. This is due to three causes,—1. Lack of employ¬ ment for boys. 2. The Adolescent Act. 3. The Temperance Act. The money once spent on liquor is spent on clothing and books and giving the chance to many who before never attended our secondary schools at all.” 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 19 “It seems easy enough to get a bottle of whiskey anywhere. To my mind this will continue until the manufacture of whiskey is stopped.” Clergymen Comment as Follows: “The whole tone of life in this village has risen under prohibition. This is a great tourist resort in summer, and we find that the improved conditions are attracting a better class of visitors.” “A sober, thrifty people will be a contented people and comfortable sober homes will raise good citizens. The closing of the bar-room was the great step to good citizenship, and the complete stop of importation and manufacture of alcoholic liquors is the logical sequence.” “There is no law that is placed on our statute books that is cursed more by the whiskey soaks and toughs in general than the O.T.A. That of itself shows how well it is working.” “The glory of a city or country is the character of her citizens. Is there any question that the use of intoxicants is destructive of character?” “It is the one Act which has done alone what reams of Acts have aimed at but have fallen short of doing.” “Fashionable bootlegging ought to be more severely pursued. Doctors who allow patients to diagnose their cases, and to tell the doctor that the remedy is such and such a brand of whiskey, need attention.” “From whatever viewpoint one regards it, Prohibition has elevated and vastly improved the whole life of the community, in church, social and moral life.” “There always have, always will be law-breakers; moonshiners, rum-runners, are not a creation of prohibition. Any man with experience, or who can think intelligently, knows that prohibition is the greatest blessing that has come into the world for generations.” “In my own experience I have not had half the poverty and grief stricken homes to deal with now as I had before prohibition came into effect.” “From personal observation I am sure that a simple ‘Yes’ conveys only part of the truth in this case. The families where liquor was previously used are infinitely better in every way since the coming in of the O.T.A. The more complete that prohibition becomes, the larger measure of happiness will come to these families.” “With the amount of bootlegging in this district the condition is infinitely worse in all regards than it was before the introduction of the present Temperance Act. It is too long a story to tell, but the change for the worse is evident to the most careless observer. Liquor can be obtained in abundance, and it is vile and costly.” “One of the chief tenets of British rule is freedom. Many feel that our freedom is being interfered with by O.T*A. We all know there are those individuals who abuse, but I am of the opinion that the majority would use judiciously. I am also of the opinion that it should be under Government control.” “The O.T.A. weakens the will of the people. It produces contempt for law, fraud and violence. It produces class hatred. It robs people of a legiti¬ mate source of enjoyment. Drinking is not wrong; drunkenness is.” 20 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 “The public bar was a curse but good beer and wines should be retailed cheaply—spirits controlled. Temperance is a very efficient factor in building up a people, but to exercise temperance, there must be the opportunity of sinning, otherwise a hothouse plant is produced, not a man.” “The principle is wrong. The Great Head of the Church never worked from without inward—He worked from within outward. That is to say, He gave His attention to the individual. He trained the man so that he could resist evil in whatsoever form it presented it self. This is the work of the church tCrday—to develop a strong, sturdy type of manhood. It is character that counts. Given this we need not worry about intemperance or any other evil. By all means, let us have a sane license law.” “Prohibition is a decided success. Inveterate drinkers possibly get some liquor illegally, but no one is learning to drink.” “I consider the Temperance Act to be one of the most enlightened and beneficial movements that can possibly be in the Dominion or any other country n the Empire or the world.” “It is a revolutionary measure, and all revolutions meet with strenuous opposition. They also are hampered in their intentional good work by extremists and fanatics. In the end, though, eventually sanity tells and good results. I believe it to be this with this present movement. Strong opposition and that organized must be expected and must be met with their own weapons. On the other hand, some extremists will go too far and ruin all, but I believe in the end if wise counsel is followed, good of a permanent nature will prevail.” “I believe in prohibition as we have it in Ontario, and I think if those in authority just keep on doing their best, bootlegging will be ultimately stamped out.” “I have approximately 170 families under my pastoral care and I do not know of one case of poverty due to drinking to excess since 1920.” “More should be done to educate the Province in respect to the benefits of prohibition. The enemies of Act, those who profit from the traffic in intoxicating liquors, as well as the reptile politician, have done their utmost to discredit it. Its political friends should advertise its benefits.” “I can arrive at no other conclusion than that the Ontario Temperance Act has most decidedly improved the conditions of those who formerly used intoxicants as a beverage, and in thus helping them it has [greatly benefited also those who have never used intoxicants at all.” “The O.T.A. in my humble opinion, is a great national asset, as well as a benediction to individuals, the full measure of which can only be learned in the passing of time. Future generations will benefit infinitely more from it than the present one.” “The O.T.A. has done a great deal to the building up of the nation in morality and decency. Respectable women are not afraid of being insulted when they go about in the town, as they used to be.” “I feel that at least under prohibition we are raising a generation of children who are strangers to the open bar. At present we have some drinking (not openly). Occasionally we see some men drunk but things are 95% better than they were under licensed saloons.” “The Federal Parliament must take action to enable the Province to pro- 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 21 hibit the manufacture, exportation and importation. Our country fairs have become a pleasant educational and a social delight since prohibition.” “Given a little more duration of its operation, I am confident Prohibition will win out in public opinion against all opposition. All I am afraid of, as a minister, is that the churches, the saloon being closed up, may slacken up in their temperance teaching of the new generation, as though the necessity for it had ceased. But at any rate, we shall have a new generation which has never been familiarized with the saloon and all its works.” “I know some claim we are making rascals. I hold the rascality was there in most of cases. In some cases men have fallen through temptation, but not nearly so many as in the old days of the open bar.” “We find family after family who previous to 1916 were dependent on charity who are now doing well, clothing their children and improved in every way. These are families where the bread winner drank in open bar. Unfortunately, in some cases, drink is secured in illegal ways and much harm done. If the bootlegging could be stopped, many more houses in our district might be saved.” “People who once were cursed in their homes because of liquor, to-day are saving money and adding to home comforts. There are children who to-day have never seen a drunken man. I am looking forward to the day when the manufacture of liquor for beverage purposes will be prohibited.” “The Ontario Temperance Act is so vital that one trembles to think of its possible repeal. In these days of reconstruction, motor traffic, etc., life would be intolerable with liquor or even light wines on tap. Stick to your guns; you are winning out.” “I know several families that my church helped year after year till Pro¬ hibition came into effect. They are now assets to the community. I also know several men who having suffered from the effects of moonshine have sworn dry. I know very few who criticize the O.T.A. who did not like booze.” These comments show a great diversity of view as to the working of the Act, but the vast majority believe that it is a success. It is true that there is still considerable illegal manufacture, sale and con¬ sumption. The consumption for beverage purposes is believed by careful observers, not to exceed 20% of what it would be under license,—and the benefits are in the inverse ratio to the consumption. Those who urge that there should be greater liberty to drink liquor, should not overlook the fact that liberty to drink is inevitably accompanied by the placing of an unfair handicap upon many others, especially upon women and children. It is not unreasonable to expect that as continued progress is made towards the elimination of the remaining illegal sale and consumption, there will be an increasing recognition of the fact that while Prohibition admittedly inter¬ feres with liberty, at the same time it makes a great contribution to the health, happiness and prosperity of countless homes, and that this advantage, from a national point of view, far outweighs any loss of liberty. All ot which is respectfully submitted, James Hales, Chairman. 22 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 * SCHEDULE A (1) Statement showing number of prosecutions by provincial officers of cases for infractions of the Ontario Temperance Act for the year ending April 30, 1922. License District. Against Holders of Standard Hotel Licenses. Against Non-Licensees. No. of Convictions. No. of Dismissals. No. of Convictions. No. of Dismissals. Algoma. 46 6 Brant and Haldimaud... 47 29 Bruce. 21 6 Carleton. 55 DufTerin, and part County Simcoe. 10 9 Dundas and Stormont. 64 12 Elgin.! . 37 1 Essex. 66 21 Frontenac, including Kingston. i 20 9 Glengarry. 1 70 15 Grenville. 49 9 Grey. 54 15 Guelph, and part Wellington. 9 Halton. 4 65 12 Hamilton, and part Wentworth. 3 2 • 47 25 Hastings.. . 25 Huron. 76 13 Kent.. 43 7 Kenora. 52 13 Lambton, East. . 18 Lambton, West. 29 9 Lanark. 32 18 Leeds, including Brockville. 89 18 Lennox and Addington. 16 3 Lincoln. 24 12 Manitoulin (Canada Temperance Act). 15 1 Middlesex, including London. 56 12 Nipissing. 78 10 Niagara Falls and part Welland. i 287 17 Norfolk. 1 39 12 Northumberland and Durham. 43 12 Ontario. 66 21 Oxford. 1 69 1 Parry Sound. 33 12 Peel. 26 7 Perth, including Stratford. 63 7 Peterboro. 17 2 Port Arthur and Port William. 2 52 1 Prescott. 7 29 11 Prince Edward, and part Hastings. 38 7 Rainy River. 24 24 Renfrew. 34 8 Russell. 19 7 Sault Ste. Marie. 36 2 Simcoe and Muskoka. i 65 11 Sudbury. 115 29 Temiskaming. i 206 11 Toronto. 6 2 225 38 Victoria and Haliburton. 55 6 Waterloo. . 2 43 10 Welland. 76 15 Wellington. 26 11 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 23 SCHEDULE A (1)—Continued. Against Holders of Standard Hotel Licenses. Against Non-Licensees. License^District. No. of No. of No. of No. of Convictions. Dismissals. Convictions. Dismissed.,. Wentworth. 4 5 Windsor. . 3 2 152 103 York . 1 16 2 Totals. 31 9 3,071 4,412 677 Totals, previous report. 36 10 968 Included in the foregoing cases are 1,204 convictions and 103 dismissals under charges of being found in a public place in an intoxicated condition, as compared with 1,929 and 175 respectively in previous report. SCHEDULE A (2) Statement showing number of convictions and dismissals under charges of violations of the Canada Temperance Act during the year ending April 30th, 1922. License District. Convictions. Dismissals. Manitoulin... 2 1 Totals. 2 1 Totals, previous report. 32 4 SCHEDULE B Statement showing amounts collected and payable to the Province for fines imposed under the Ontario Temperance Act, in each Ontario Temperance Act District, for the year ending the 30th April, 1922. Algoma. Brant and Haldimand.. Bruce. Carleton. Dufferin and Simcoe.. . Dundas and Stormont. Elgin. Essex. Frontenac. Glengarry. Grenville. Grey. Guelph. Halton. Hamilton. Hastings. Huron. Kent. Kenora. Lambton, East. Lambton, West.. Lanark. Leeds. Lennox and Addington Lincoln. Manitoulin. Middlesex. Nipissing. Niagara Falls. Norfolk. $ c. $ c. 2,985 00 Northumberland and Durham 5,350 00 6,410 00 Ontario... 7,550 00 2,390 00 Oxford. 2,575 00 6,405 00 Parry Sound. 1,845 00 1,690 00 Peterboro. 2,145 00 5,990 43 Perth. 3,545 00 4,230 00 Peel. 3,850 00 14,696 00 Port Arthur and Fort William. 6,500 00 1,645 00 Prescott. 5,430 00 8,969 30 Prince Edward and part 2,025 00 Hastings. 3,230 00 5,399 95 Rainy River. 3,080 00 4,473 10 Renfrew. 3,694 60 2,255 00 Russell. 2,307 00 9,600 00 Sault Ste Marie. 5,529 60 2,050 00 Simcoe and Muskoka. 8,060 00 6,900 00 Sudbury. 13,520 00 5,125 50 Temiskaming. 18,191 00 4,319 90 Toronto. 38,418 00 1,765 00 Victoria and Haliburton. 2,158 00 4,615 00 Waterloo. 11,410 00 2,735 00 Welland. 13,520 00 6,480 00 Wellington. 1,525 00 766 34 Windsor. 35,200 00 7,074 08 Wentworth. 250 00 577 76 York. 5,450 00 8,550 00 11,347 00 Total. $377,477 56 27,855 00 3,820 00 Total, previous report.. 811,087 56 24 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 SCHEDULE C Statement showing expenses of enforcing Ontario Temperance Act in each Ontario Tem¬ perance Act District for the year ending 30th April, 1922. Algoma. Brant and Haldimand.. Bruce. Carleton. Dufferin. Dundas and Stormont. Elgin. Essex. Frontenac. Glengarry. Grenville. Grey. Guelph. Halton. Hamilton. Hastings. Huron. Kent. Kenora. Lambton, East. Lambton, West. Lanark. Leeds. Lennox and Addington, Lincoln. Manitoulin. Middlesex. Nipissing. Niagara Falls. Norfolk. $ C. 3,481 99 Northumberland and Durham $ c. 2,363 67 3,826 98 Ontario. 3,912 80 1,724 11 Oxford. 1,987 90 5,911 94 Parry Sound. 3,042 86 2,608 88 Peel. 2,792 53 3,829 62 Perth. 1,720 29 2,919 94 Peterboro. 2,184 91 7,512 54 Port Arthur and Fort William. 3,812 00 3,243 34 Prescott. 4,350 65 4,828 82 3,166 11 Prince Edward and part Hastings. 4,531 84 3,853 84 Rainy River. 5,135 60 3,378 33 Renfrew. 2,300 75 1,278 09 Russell. 3,513 28 5,972 31 Sault Ste. Marie. 2,972 26 3,417 00 Simcoe and Muskoka. 3,460 81 3,745 01 Sudbury. 8,899 37 3,044 55 Temiskaming. 5,590 91 3,645 08 Toronto. 4,822 77 1,511 90 Victoria and Haliburton. 2,456 67 3,203 97 Waterloo. 4,457 35 3,089 17 Welland. 5,258 47 3,878 30 Wellington. 91 90 3,464 62 Wentworth. 2,220 78 2,452 58 Windsor. 28,579 71 1,471 99 York. 2,268 96 3,726 65 8,688 43 Total. 225,502 92 6,271 05 3,626 74 Total previous report. . 253,357 24 SCHEDULE D Statement showing revenue from License Branch for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1922. Native Wine Permits. $ c. 3,800 00 20 15 Confiscated Liquor. $ c 173,281 00 1,491 65 10,485 84 Vendors’ T.irense Fees. Sundries. Standard Hotel Fees. 1,241 00 339,922 50 Constables’ Fees. PinPQ Total. 530,242 14 663,886 76 Total previous report. . 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 25 SCHEDULE E Showing fines imposed under the Ontario Temperance Act paid to the Municipalities where special officers have been appointed under Section 120 of the Ontario Temperance Act for license years 1920-21 and 1921-22, respectively. — To 30th April, 1921 To 30th April, 1922 — To 30th April, 1921 To 30th April, 1922 $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. Amhersthurg. 5,060 00 265 00 Dundas. 740 00 210 00 Arn prior. 1,490 00 Dryden. 690 00 Aylmer. 672 00 65 00 Deseronto. . 285 00 310 00 Acton.. 75 00 Dymond. 130 00 Ailsa Craig. 20 00 Englehart. 270 00 Alexandria. 210 00 155 00 Elmira. 290 00 160 00 Alliston. Edwardsburg. Brantford... 11,490 00 3,670 00 Elora. Bancroft. ' 90 00 Eastview. Bowman ville . 820 00 1,120 00 Eastnor. 219 40 Brighton. Fort William. 29,415 00 13,178 00 Brockville. 5,356 25 537 00 Ford City. 2,750 00 2,657 00 Blenheim. '200 00 75 00 Fort Erie. 135 00 Blenheim, Tn. 290 00 200 00 Fort Frances. 1,560 00 1,301 00 Belleville. 8,979 10 5,210 00 Freeman.. Bradford.. 10 00 Galt. 2,050 00 2,155 00 Blind River. 4,027 50 3,304 50 Guelph. 3,339 00 3,645 00 Burlington. L683 75 '535 00 Gananoque. 627 00 1,215 00 Burk's Falls. Georgetown. 340 00 80 95 Bridgebure:. 301 00 Gravenhurst. 900 00 Barrie. 730 00 650 00 Goderich. Blandford. 220 00 Hamilton.. . . 32,950 00 12,150 00 Bayham. Hespeler. 840 00 450 00 Bothwell. 200 00 225 00 Hagersville. 35 00 30 00 Beverley. Haileybury. 1,952 50 Caldwell. 418 00 Hanover. 55 00 67 00 Crystal Beach. Hawkesbury. 1,245 00 860 00 Capreol. 100 00 Hastings. 66 00 Cobourg. 810 50 Hepworth. Colborne. 180 00 Humberstone. 10 00 Carleton Place. 893 50 115 00 Huntsville. 1,340 00 130 00 Cobalt. 6,637 80 850 00 Huron County. 880 00 Cochrane. 6,984 00 3,176 00 Ingersoll. 1,290 00 515 00 Courtright. Iroquois Falls. 1,224 00 Copper Cliff. 5,140 00 1,290 00 James Tp. Chapleau. 1,185 00 30 00 Kenora. 1,075 00 450 00 Campbellford.. 1,415 00 Kincardine. 482 00 Chesley. 415 00 20 00 Kitchener. 7,522 50 2,575 00 Cardinal. 120 00 Kingston City. 4,600 00 3,690 00 Charlton. Kingston Tp. Coldwater. Kent County. 28,926 00 12,005 00 Chelmsford, Tn. 20 00 20 00 Keewatin. Cornwall. 2,535 00 3,770 00 Kapuskasing.. 405 00 Cayuga. 245 00 Leamington. 1,030 00 505 00 Collingwood. 1,495 00 170 00 Lion's Head... 10 00 89 40 Cannington. Listowel. 15 00 150 00 Chatham. 7,875 00 5,452 00 Lucknow. 270 00 25 00 Chapman. London. 21,090 00 13,110 00 Clifford. Lucan..... 25 00 Crowland. 5,085 00 3,810 00 Lanark, V. 42 00 Colvert. 3,500 00 Lakefield. 85 00 20 00 Caleman. Lindsay. 840 00 460 00 Cache Bay. 90 00 McDougall Tp. Dunnville. 55 00 Mattawa. 1,022 20 358 50 Dresden. 595 60 120 00 Midland. 1,050 00 200 00 Dutton. Madoc... 781 00 469 00 Drury, Dennison and Massey. 245 00 Graham. 350 00 Merritton. 200 00 3 L.C. 26 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 SCHEDULE E.—Continued. To 30th April, 1921 To 30th April, 1922 Meaford. Matheson. Milton. Mount Forest. Magnetawan. North Bay. Niagara Falls. Napanee. Niagara, Tn. New Liskeard. Nepean. Neustadt. Neelon and Garson... Norwood. Newmarket. Norwich, North. Norwich, V. Nipigon. Ottawa. Orangeville. Oshawa. Oakland Tp. Owen Sound. Oxford, West, Tp. Oakville. Port Arthur. Preston. Picton. Pakenham. Paris. Parry Sound. Port Hope. Peterboro. Pembroke. Petrolia. Perth. Portsmouth. Port Perry. Port Stanley. Prescott. Parkhill. Paisley. Port Colborne. Port Rowan. Point Edward. Penetanguishene. Port McNicoll. Pelee Tp. Renfrew, Tn. Rainy River. Rayside Tp. 265 00 1,015 00 316 00 6,020 00 8,340 00 348 00 20 00 230 00 2,120 00 2,540 00 20,963 00 ■ 330 00 8,577 20 3,467 00 390 00 2,773 00 24,257 40 2,650 00 1,075 00 990 00 3,925 00 165 00 4,700 00 2,130 00 655 00 2,050 00 558 00 460 00 1,140 00 7,284 80 1,133 50 240 00 30 00 400 00 4,400 00 40 00 80 00 420 70 1,755 00 110 00 7,730 00 760 00 1,230 00 354 00 12,775 00 130 00 2,195 00 2,770 00 15 00 2,205 00 13,926 90 1,415 00 2,955 00 655 00 1,000 00 320 00 8,525 00 760 00 580 00 1,320 00 45 00 60 00 2,176 50 659 00 30 00 — To 30th April, 1921 To 30th April, 1922 Ridgetown. $ c. 655 00 400 00 $ c. Schreiber.. Seaforth. Sault Ste. Marie. Sturgeon Falls. 55,788 25 3,510 00 7,955 00 20,700 00 12,654 00 558 00 4,760 00 8,094 60 265 00 27,418 45 3,870 00 6,740 00 6,340 00 14,913 00 5,665 00 1,360 00 2,531 00 130 00 Sarnia. Sudbury. St. Catharines.. St. Thomas. Smith’s Falls. Stratford. Simcoe. St. Vincent. Sandwich. 11,723 00 3,150 00 Sherbrooke Tp. Sioux Lookout. 875 00 620 00 156 00 St. Mary’s. Stamford Tp. Southampton Tp. Teck. Toronto. Tillsonburg. Trenton... 2,130 00 86,525 00 768 00 10,745 00 5,033 50 13,687 00 30 00 270 00 5,992 15 3,185 05 850 00 59,360 00 30 00 3,125 00 3,291 00 8,585 00 20 00 90 00 1,185 00 1,560 50 Tisdale Tp. Timmins. Thamesville.. . Thessalon. Thorold, Tn. Thorold Tp. Tavistock. Uxbridge. 25 00 10 00 2,460 00 9,990 50 Vankleek Hill. 30 00 2,915 00 10,102 90 Woodstock. Walkerville. Woodhouse. Wallaceburg. 2,629 00 6 00 4,219 50 40,946 45 830 00 440 00 1,020 00 500 00 2,331 00 24,770 00 220 00 670 00 Wiarton. Welland, Tn. Windsor. Walkerton. Waterloo. West Zorra. Whitby, Tn. 465 00 586 50 Winchester. West Lome. Webbwood. . . York County. 4,290 00 445 00 13,138 00 160 00 Zorra, East. Total. 677,697 50 364,925 80 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 27 SCHEDULE F Showing the number of Standard Hotels licensed under Section 146 in each Ontario Temperance Act District for year ending 30th April, 1922. Algoma. 11 Northumberland and Durham. 43 Brant and Haldimand. 23 Ontario. 17 Bruce. 38 ■ Ottawa City. 25 Carleton... 4 Oxford. 21 Dufferin and part Simcoe. 22 Parry Sound. 19 Dundas and Stormont. 21 Peel. 15 Elgin. 22 Perth. 28 Essex, excluding Windsor. 10 Peterborough. 25 Frontenac. 30 Port Arthur and Fort William. 14 Glengarry. 8 Prescott. 23 Grenville. 8 Prince Edward and Hastings, includ¬ Grey. 35 ing Belleville. 29 Guelph and Wellington. 10 Rainy River. 11 Halton. 14 Renfrew. 40 Hamilton. 35 Russell. 18 Hastings. 19 Sault Ste. Marie. 7 Huron. 32 Simcoe and Muskoka . 57 Kenora. 9 Sudbury. 17 Kent. 24 Temiskaming. 19 Lambton, East. 13 Toronto. 85 Lambton, West. 21 Victoria and Haliburton 22 Lanark. 19 Waterloo. 44 Leeds. 22 Welland (including all but river Lennox and Addington. 16 municipalities). 11 Lincoln. 22 Wellington.. 20 Middlesex and London. 43 Wentworth. 15 Niagara Falls including river muni¬ Windsor. 16 cipalities . 19 York. 37 Nipissing. 19 Norfolk. 27 Total. 1,274 28 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 SCHEDULE G—ONTARIO TEMPERANCE ACT INSPECTORS License District. Inspector. P. 0. Address. Algoma. Tas. Grie-e^. Bruce Mines. Brant and Haldimand. R. !. Eacrett. Brantford. Bruce. J. M. White. Walkerton. Carleto'n. Howard Graham. Ottawa. Dufferin. Orangeville. Dundas and Stormont. E. P. Foster. Morrisburg. Elgin. Walter Ross. St. Thomas. Essex. J. E. Stone. Essex. Frontenac. Wm. McCammon. Kingston. Glengarry. Wm. McCready. Alexandria. Grenville. Chas. Plumb. Prescott. Grey.... M. C. Beckett. Owen Sound. Halton.. Robt. Reevely farting). Brampton. Hamilton. Jas. Blakely. Hamilton. Hastings. W. T. Nugent. Madoc. Huron. W. T. Pellow. Goderich. Kent. M. Side. Chatham. Kenora. W. J. Parfitt.. . Keewatin. Lambton, East. Wm. Culbert fartine r ) . Wyoming. Lambton, West. W. J. Coulter. Sarnia. Lanark. Carleton Place. Leeds. F. B. Taber. Brockville. Lennox and Addington. W. S. Exley. Napanee. Lincoln. J. W. King. St. Catharines. Manitoulin. Wm. Vincer. Mindemoya. Middlesex. Walter Bolton. London. Nipissing. F. A. Bell (acting). North Bay. Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls. Norfolk. R. Edmonds. Simcoe. Northumberland and Durham.... G. Goodrich. Cobourg. Ontario. C. A. Mason.*,. Oshawa. Oxford. M. J. Breckenridge (acting)... . Woodstock. Parry Sound. J. Atkins. Parry Sound. Peel. Robt. Reevely. Brampton. Perth. M. H. Moore (acting). Stratford. Peterboro. Jos. Stewart. Peterboro. Port Arthur and Fort William. A. Dube (acting). Port Arthur. Prescott. A. DeHaitre. L’Orignal. Prince Edward. F. J.Naphan. Belleville. Rainy River... G. 0. Patterson (acting). Fort Frances. Renfrew. D. Silvester. Renfrew. Russell. A. G. Sykes. Ottawa. Sault Ste. Marie. Philip Walter. Sault Ste. Marie. Simcoe and Muskoka. Jno. R. Reid. Orillia. Sudbury. T. N. Kilpatrick. Sudbury. Temiskaming. W. S. Blackwall... Haileybury. Toronto. A. A. Montgomery. Toronto. Victoria and Haliburton. Wm. Thornbury. Lindsay. Waterloo..... Eph. Zinkann. Kitchener. Welland. Geo. A. Ekins. Welland. Wellington. J. A. Grant. Guelph. Wentworth. J. W. Dickson.. Dundas. Windsor. M. N. Mousseau.... Windsor. York. D. MacKenzie. Woodbridge. SCHEDULE H. A table showing the number of commitments to each gaol for drunkenness during the years 1911 to 1922, both inclusive. The figures for 1921 and 1922 are compared, and the increase or decrease in each place is shown. Name of Gaol 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 Increase 1922 Decrease 1922 Name of gaol 51 57 64 140 73 43 6 4 3 15 4 11 Barrie 89 56 110 63 106 57 23 2 4 18 3 3 Belleville 129 161 131 108 162 193 25 33 60 49 60 43 17 Brantford 10 8 14 2 11 4 4 2 1 12 3 5 2 Brampton 59 49 83 62 56 60 12 7 19 16 13 13 Brockville 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 Bracebridge 5 6 4 5 7 10 1 1 6 6 Cayuga 10 9 16 27 20 9 7 6 2 11 5 14 9 Cornwall 22 35 39 36 16 60 22 2 4 1 5 1 4 Cobourg 36 44 46 83 55 84 27 14 15 24 37 25.. 12 Chatham 55 57 184 149 52 42 30 10 24 1 2 2 Fort Frances 8 6 13 6 13 8 2 3 1 2 2 Goderich 7 3 9 16 14 2 4 1 2 2 2 Guelph 5 1 3 4 3 1 5 4 1 Gore Bay 580 702 986 603 494 761 129 109 127 152 199 173 26 Hamilton 90 107 135 129 203 115 28 23 26 36 43 47 4 Kingston 18 24 30 48 34 32 18 7 1 16 6 7 1 Kitchener 15 101 25 19 7 8 4 4 1 2 3 5 2 Kenora 395 361 483 500 520 473 155 196 132 166 189 209 20 London 30 7 3 9 5 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 Lindsay 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 .. 3 2 2 L'Orignal 4 12 11 12 4 8 3 6 Milton 21 23 25 45 18 8 3 i 1 Napanee North Ray. . . 18 88 90 93 55 9 8 2 12 16 35 39 4 North Bay Ottawa. 307 324 248 346 281 127 391 187 69 250 180 130 50 Ottawa Owen Sound. 73 65 18 17 24 30 10 2 2 2 3 2 1 Owen Sound Orangeville. 1 3 1 1 1 1 Orangeville Perth. 8 20 31 22 19 13 7 1 3 1 1 Perth Picton. 31 26 28 32 47 50 2 3 4 4 1 1 Picton Pembroke. 8 20 50 50 44 27 13 3 7 2 4 2 Pembroke Peterborough.... 40 37 119 143 87 71 11 1 11 6 13 12 l Peterborough Port Arthur. 232 301 434 444 212 111 42 17 19 92 156 94 62 Port Arthur Parry Sound. 35 50 58 55 79 516 35 30 32 31 45 5 40 Parry Sound Simcoe. 39 41 8 32 25 26 2 2 4 4 2 2 Simcoe St. Catharines.. . 73 67 60 102 82 80 31 13 13 27 64 97 33 St. Catharines Sarnia. 76 90 157 237 138 132 115 42 9 30 38 19 19 Sarnia Stratford. 29 36 67 73 34 36 5 1 3 7 17 9 8 Stratford Sandwich. 32 31 65 44 31 28 116 32 7 102 119 87 32 Sandwich St. Thomas. 11 5 17 48 30 12 4 11 5 12 31 11 20 St. Thomas Sault Ste. Marie.. 49 66 75 73 75 30 59 32 33 80 99 59 40 Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury. 316 508 1,054 1,643 658 531 211 125 276 719 783 193 590 Sudbury Toronto. 2,669 2,866 3,209 3,073 2,217 1,939 2,217 1,593 2,440 2,486 2,368 2,011 357 Toronto VValkerton. 9 6 5 4 9 4 2 1 1 1 1 Walkerton Woodstock. 41 45 52 77 69 86 9 19 27 33 32 20 12 Woodstock Welland. 29 55 60 131 110 30 95 16 18 31 90 49 41 Welland Whitby. 12 8 10 17 14 16 2 1 4 30 15 3 12 Whitby Lock-ups: Lock-ups: Atikokan. Atikokan Burk’s Falls. .. 4 1 1 1 Burk’s Falls Byng Inlet.... 11 i 4 6 3 Byng Inlet Cobalt. 25 10 1 20 11 15 22 15 4 22 17 20 3 Cobalt Killarney. 3 2 Killarney Manitowaning. 2 7 20 Manitowaning Mine Centre... 6 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 Mine Centre Webbwood.... Webbw'ood Totals. 5,S27 6,613 8,363 8,848 6.235 5,968 3,907 2,595 3,415 4,511 4,719 3,423 87 1,383 Totals Net Decrease, 1,296. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 29 SCHEDULE I. A Table comparing commitments for ALL OFFENCES and for DRUNKENNESS alone for the two years, 1914 and 1922. Location of Gaol. Total commit¬ ments for all offences. Percentage of decrease in total commit¬ ments. Total commit¬ ments for drunkenness. Percentage of decrease in total commit¬ ments for drunken¬ ness. Number of total commit¬ ments there would have been if the de¬ crease or in¬ crease had been the same for other of¬ fences as for drunken¬ ness. 1914 1922 1914 1922 Barrie. 332 106 68.07 140 4 97.14 10 Belleville. 371 363 2.16 63 3 95.24 18 Brantford. 272 228 16.18 108 43 60.19 108 Brampton. 42 51 21.43* 2 5 150.00 105 Brockville. 184 119 35.33 62 0 100.00 0 Bracebridge. 61 39 36.07 4 1 75.00 15 Cayuga. 69 43 37.68 5 0 100.00 0 Cornwall. 105 161 53.33* 27 14 48.14 54 Cobourg. 130 94 27.69 36 1 97.23 4 Chatham. 271 246 9.23 83 25 69.88 82 Fort Frances. 345 107 68.99 149 2 98.66 5 Goderich. 70 39 44.29 6 2 66.67 23 Guelph. 102 94 7.84 16 0 100.00 0 Gore Bay. 22 34 54.54* 0 4 400.00 88 Hamilton. 1,438 922 35.88 603 173 71.31 413 Kingston. 206 124 39.81 129 47 63.57 75 Kitchener. 226 137 39.38 48 7 85.41 33 Kenora. 91 60 34.07 19 5 73.68 24 London. 911 568 37.65 500 209 58.20 381 Lindsay. 62 41 33.87 9 4 55.56 28 L’Orierial. 16 41 156.25* 2 2 16 Milton. 388 109 71.91 12 0 100.00 0 Napanee. 95 24 74.74 45 1 97.78 2 North Bay. 390 383 1.79 93 39 58.06 164 Ottawa. 1.351 862 36.20 346 130 62.43 508 Owen Sound. 90 58 35.56 17 2 88.24 11 Orangeville. 28 35 25.00* 1 0 100.00 0 Perth. 138 69 50.00 22 0 100.00 0 Picton. 59 55 6.78 32 1 96.88 2 Pembroke. 132 91 31.06 50 4 92.00 11 Peterboro’. 389 288 25.96 143 12 91.61 33 Port Arthur. 1,120 477 57.41 444 94 78.83 237 Parry Sound. 258 103 60.08 55 5 90.91 23 Simcoe. 117 83 29.06 32 2 93.75 7 St. Catharines. 310 274 11.61 102 97 4.90 295 Sarnia. 395 156 60.51 237 19 91.98 32 Stratford. 179 71 60.34 73 9 87.67 22 Sandwich. 336 627 86.61* 44 87 97.73 664 St. Thomas. 162 158 2.47 48 11 7 .08 37 S. S. Marie. 364 317 12.91 73 59 19.18 294 Sudbury. 2.651 606 77.14 1,643 193 88.25 311 Toronto. 7,524 5,669 24.66 3,073 2,011 34.56 4,922 Walkerton. 47 44 6.38 4 0 100.00 0 Woodstock. 227 139 38.76 77 20 74.03 59 Welland. 432 302 30.09 131 49 62.60 162 Whitby. 98 114 16.33* 17 3 82.35 17 Lock Ups. Atikokan.1 Byng Inlet. Cobalt. 171 69 59.65 23 24 4.35 178 Mine Centre. Webb wood. 22,777 14,800 8,848* 3,423 9,473 * Increase. 30 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES. James Hales, Esq., K.C. Chairman , Board of License Commissioners , 25 Queen’s Park, Toronto. Dear Sir:— I beg herewith to present my annual report to the Board, covering the operations of the dispensaries for the first ten months of the year 1922. Last year’s report covered entire year of 1921, but financial statement for this year has been prepared to October 31st, so that in the future financial year will end on October 31st, the same date as the close of the fiscal year of the Province. Public Service. The outstanding feature in connection with the work of the dispensaries during the last ten months was the securing of the commodious new premises at 154 Wellington Street West, Toronto, where our Head Office, Central Ware¬ house and Dispensary No. 1 are located. Previous to moving into our new headquarters on August 21st, we had three warehouses, viz.: 29 Front Street East, Toronto; 29 Charles Street, Hamilton, and a large building on the Gooder- ham & Worts’ property, which necessitated a very great deal of trucking and extra handling of goods in order to supply our various dispensaries. In addition, our breakages were unquestionably increased by extra moving required, which condition of affairs should be avoided as much as possible, particularly where goods are contained in glass bottles. Insurance rate on liquors stored in our new warehouse has been materially reduced, as new headquarters is a “sprinkler risk.” At the beginning of October we transferred small sized bottling plant, which we operate, from Hamilton to Toronto, so that new building has become the headquarters in the true sense of the word. More rapid shipments can now be made to our various dispensaries, as liquors do not have to be assembled from three separate warehouses, all of which took time, and it is our policy to ship to dispensaries as speedily as possible, so that dispensaries shall always be supplied in order to render efficient service. We have continued to make certain, wherever possible, that mail orders are despatched on the same day as received, and many letters expressing appre¬ ciation of our mail order service have been sent in to our various dispensaries. Mail order shipments averaged 9,855 per month and 389 per day, as against 5,631 per month and 223 per day for the same period in 1921. We paid in express charges $59,216.66 as against $32,971.77 in 1921. It will be noted that there was a very heavy increase in the mail order branch of our work. In the cities where dispensaries are situated, delivery service by auto truck was continued as in previous years and service shows an increase over same months of 1921. Property to the north and immediately adjoining our new headquarters was purchased last summer, on which to erect a garage, as well as to provide us with better shipping facilities. Garage is now practically completed, and should materially aid city delivery work or other trucking required, as we will now be in continual touch with garage department. We do the bulk of our own 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 31 repairs on our Toronto trucks, and on the trucks in the majority of the other dispensaries. Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee held many meetings during the ten months period, and passed upon many important matters pertaining to the work oe the dispensaries. Mr. W. S. Dingman, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Licensf Commissioners, is Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Minutes are kept of all meetings of the Committee. Employees. The spirit of loyalty which has been an outstanding characteristic on the part of the employees, has been continued. Wherever resignations were re¬ ceived, very few replacements were made, as we felt the period of organization being passed, we could carry on with a slightly decreased number of employees. We realize that in many of the dispensaries no further reductions can now be made, if we are to give the service the public have a right to demand, and to maintain the high-class system of accounting expected by your Board. As in previous years practically no complaints have been received about employees, which speaks volumes for their work. Price of Liquors. As in 1921, the setting of the prices of various liquors received the most careful consideration from the Advisory Committee, and all suggested changes in prices were referred to your Board before being decided upon. Early in January, 1922, an increase was made in a number of our prices, and with a few exceptions, no further increase took place until September 5th. On May 25th, the Parliament of Canada increased the sales tax on imported liquors from four to six per cent., and on domestic from three to four and a half per cent., and in addition, levied a custom and excise tax of twelve and a half cents a gallon on ales, stouts and beers. We did not increase our prices immed¬ iately, so as to include the increase in the sales tax other than ales, stouts and beers, but included same when increase was made in the month of September. In addition, v/e had the advantage during the first eight months of 1922 of still having on hand a considerable quantity of brandies, rums and gins on which we had paid customs tax previous to the heavy increase being made on May 10th, 1921, and consequently we were able to stand off increase until September, which otherwise would have taken place in May. When making our change in prices in September we had to take into consideration the situation with respect to Sterling, which had reached $4.50 a pound in July, as our orders for winter shipments abroad have to be placed in the early fall, and goods are not received and paid for until the latter end of October and November, and as there were rumors about the pound increasing in value, we gave that matter consideration. Whenever an increase is made in sales tax, imported liquors are particularly affected, as we have to pay sales tax on the invoice cost of the liquors, on the Canadian duty and on the excise that would have been collected in the country from which the liquors were purchased, had they been sold for home consumption. Our splendid purchase of eight year old Canadian rye is very nearly exhausted, and it is very improbable that we will ever be able to make a similar purchase again, so that in the near future the rye which we have been selling at a much lower price per imperial quart than has been charged by any other 32 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 province in Canada, will be off the market, but we could never have sold rye whisky in question at price charged, had we not paid customs duties in force in the early part of 1921, on the bulk of the purchase. At the last session of the Dominion Parliament legislation was enacted permitting druggists to purchase alcohol direct from the distilleries upon pay¬ ment of excise duty at the rate of $2.40 per proof gallon, or when purchasing from wholesale druggists or provincial government liquor commissions, to obtain drawback of customs duty of difference between $9.00 per proof gallon and $2.40, but legislation in question was not made to cover alcohol when sold to persons holding doctors’ prescriptions under the terms of the Ontario Temper r ance Act. As Annual Report of the auditors was not received until early in January, 1923, and this report could consequently not be written any sooner, we are enabled to announce that a new price list came into effect on January 1st, 1923, and that a reduction in price was made on a majority of the lines of liquor carried in the dispensaries. Purchases. Very few orders for imported liquors were given until September, as we were disposing of the stocks we had on hand, which were sufficient to meet most of our requirements, but the great bulk of the orders placed in 1920 for 1921, and which carried along during the greater part of 1922, have now been disposed of. In 1921 sales showed 65% imported liquors and 35% domestic by value, and 55% imported and 45% domestic by gallonage, as against 58% imported and 42% domestic by value, and 51% imported and 49% domestic by gallonage, in the first ten months of 1922. Prescriptions and Requisitions. Compared with the first ten months of 1921, there was an increase in the number of prescriptions and requisitions to the extent of 102,591. Increase appears to be very heavy, but an examination into the situation discloses the fact that during the months of June, July, August and September, 1921, at the period whea the right to import liquor into Ontario was coming to an end, and shortly after that time, number of prescriptions presented at dispensaries w T as much below the regular monthly average. For instance, in June, July, August and September, 1921, 34,109, 35,386, 42,577 and 48,548 respectively were presented, as against 55,466, 53739, 59,717 and 60,095 respectively in 1922. Financial Statement. Sales: —The total sales amounted to $3,452,372.35 compared with $2,474,- 920.00 for the first ten months of 1921. Increase is to be accounted for by two reasons—(1) increase in number of prescriptions; (2) increase in the cost and in the selling price of liquors. Daily average of sales was $13,257.95. Gross Profits: —We continued to work on the basis of 33}^% gross, and on dispensary sales we made a gross profit of $34.36%, and including hospital sales, of 33.81%. In 1920 gross profit was 41.06%, and in 1921, 36.56%, but in 1920 and 1921 hospital and other sales made by Head Office were not included, but when included do not reduce gross profit to any perceptible extent, as our profit on hospital sales is exceptionally low. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 33 Payments. —As intimated in my report last year, we expected to pay to the Provincial Treasurer a much greater sum than we paid in 1921, because we had very few foreign commitments to meet, and intended to liquidate the greater part of the stock we had on hand in 1921, which was included in our profits for that year. We paid to the Provincial Treasurer in the ten months the sum of $1,075,000. Since the dispensaries came into operation at the end of May, 1919, we have turned over to the Provincial Treasurer the sum of $1,650,000, so it will be seen that the greater part of the sum in question was paid in the first ten months of 1922. In future we expect to make substantial payments monthly, as at present no difficulty is to be met with in having British and foreign orders filled as was the case in 1919 and 1920. Stock on hand at cost at close of 1921 amounted to $1,121,259.18, as against $784,078.24 on October 31st, 1922. Overhead. —The percentage of overhead expenses was 10.86 in which are included discounts to druggists, amounting to 1.65, and mail order expense, including prepaid expense charges, amounting to 2.35. There was a considerable reduction in percentage of overhead as contrasted with 1921. Breakage. —Interior and irrecoverable breakage amounted to .07%, an increase over last year which was to be expected, as we had to move large stocks of liquors from three separate warehouses to our new headquarters, and you cannot move goods in glass containers without breakage occurring. Our breakage will continue somewhat high until all stocks removed have been sold, after which we expect to once again reach a low percentage. Breakages at dispensaries remained low in percentage. Proportions of Brands Sold. —The following table will show by a couple of sample months the proportions of different classes of liquor sold: Alcohol, bottled. “ canned. Bass’ and Guinness’. !. Ale, domestic. Bitters. Brandies. Champagnes. Gin. Port Wine. Rum. Sherry. Whiskeys : Can. 40 and 26 oz. “ 6 oz. Disp. Rye, 40 oz. “ “ 6 oz. “ “ 6 oz. assorted. Irish. Scotch. Disp. 6 oz. Brandy, Gin, Rum and Irish. Sept. 1922. Oct. 1922. $10,149 or 2.6% $11,082 or 2.8% 8,179 2.1 8,103 2.1 2,469 .6 2,557 .67 17,299 4.4 14,608 3.8 99 .03 138 .04 20,744 5.3 22,817 6. 672 .17 646 .17 29,350 7.5 27,597 7.2 1,203 .3 1,248 .3 8,289 2.1 10,666 2.7 363 .09 341 .09 90,574 23.2 100,544 26.1 14,900 3.8 14,382 3.7 23,055 5.9 14,850 3.9 4,620 1.2 3,750 1 . 3,675 .9 2,175 .6 18,252 4.7 17,458 4.5 130,261 33.3 125,896 33.03 6,375 1.6 5,587 1.5 100. 100. Various Departments. Head Office. —The high standard of efficiency which has been always in evidence was continued throughout the ten months. We have furnished 34 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 each month to the Board of License Commissioners a financial statement, embracing balance sheet, profit and loss account, operating expenses, central warehouse stock account, and schedule of insurance in force. Censor’s Department. —This department has monthly furnished the Board with a complete record of the prescriptions and requisitions issued. It has continued to secure signatures of physicians, dentists, druggists and veterinary surgeons by obtaining lists of new graduates from the various govern¬ ing bodies and by immediately getting into touch with the recent graduates. Central Warehouse. —This important department, the storehouse of the dispensaries, in the ten months of 1922 handled 103,367 cases of liquor. Upon Central Warehouse fell the major portion of the work of removing to our new headquarters, and the work was remarkably well done. Central Warehouse also takes care of the stock of confiscated liquor which is forwarded from all over Ontario. We have continued to open every case, and to carefully examine every bottle or container. Dispensaries. —The managers ond the employees in general have carried on in a most efficient manner, and are giving a high grade of public service. In a business such as ours complaints are quickly made, and we are happy to state they are very few. I cannot close without referring to the valuable assistance rendered by the Board of License Commissioners in general, but especially by Mr. W. S. Ding- man, the Vice-Chairman, who has been continually in touch with the work of the dispensaries and is very familiar with all our actions. Our relations with the auditors have been most pleasant, and we have to thank them for valuable advice. Respectfully yours, ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES, A. H. Birmingham, General Manager. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 35 Toronto, December 28th, 1922. Jas. Hales, Esq., Chairman , Board of License Commissioners of Ontario, 25 Queen’s Park, Toronto. Dear Sir,— We have audited the books and accounts of the Dispensaries, Central Office and Central Warehouse for the ten months ending 31st October, 1922, and have prepared the enclosed Balance Sheet and Schedules relative thereto, which, subject to the following remarks, exhibit a true and correct view of the position of the undertaking on 31st October, 1922, and a correct statement of the earnings for the ten months. We report in detail as follows: BALANCE SHEET. Assets. Dominion Bank , Toronto .$207,253.02. Dominion Bank , London , England... 815 . 12 . Cash in transit from Branch Banks, 12,793.33. Total.$220,861.47. These amounts are in agreement with certificates from your bankers after allowing for outstanding cheques. Cash on Hand at Dispensaries {from Sales), $12,950.84. Petty Cash on Hand ... 2,200.00. Total.$15,150.84. We verified the cash at Central Office by actual count on 21st December, 1922, and received certificates from your Branch Managers as to the amounts on hand at the Dispensaries. We also traced to the Bank Account the cash on hand from sales. Accounts Receivable, $6,338.46. We have carefully examined these accounts (See Schedule 8) which consist of sales to hospitals and other institutions, and druggists and manufacturers and any probable losses have been provided for. Claims—Freight Claims , $994.60. A reserve has been provided which, in our opinion, is sufficient to cover any losses. Accrued Interest {Bank), $3,606.15. This has been compared with the monthly reports from your Bankers. 36 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 Stock of Liquors at Cost Price , $784,078.24. Your General Manager has certified that an inventory of stock was taken under his direction at 30th November, 1922, and was priced at cost. The inventories at the dispensaries were taken by the managers and one of the Central Office staff, and at the Central Warehouse by the chief stock accountant and the warehouseman on 30th November, 1922, and were checked with the stock ledgers kept at the Central Office and found to be in accordance therewith. A permanent inventory or stock ledger of liquors is kept at the Central Office showing in detail all purchases and sales and the cost price of same. It was possible, therefore, to check back from the physical inventories taken on 30th November, 1922, and arrive at the actual stock on hand at 31st October, 1922. Inventories at the Branches are taken twice every month and those taken on 31st October, 1922, have been checked to the Stock Ledger. Attached hereto, Schedule 5, is a statement showing the stock on hand, and furniture and fixtures at each dispensary and amount of fire and other insurance carried. The confiscated stock on hand at Toronto, 31st October, 1922, amounting to $65,795.22 is not included in the assets, as the dispensaries only handle the stock and keep the records on behalf of the Board of License Commissioners, purchasing from the Board such stock as they require from time to time. Fire, Riot and Burglary insurance is carried on confiscated liquors in con¬ junction with liquors, etc., owned by the Ontario Government Dispensaries as shown on Schedule 5. Empties on Hand , $2,024.67. We have seen a certificate signed by the clerk in charge of the stock ledgers that there are sufficient beer cases on hand, valued at $1.00 each, to cover this amount. Stationery and Supplies , $9,442.08. The chief stock clerk certifies that stationery and supplies on hand priced at cost amounted to $9,442.08. A reserve has been provided for the whole amount. Real Estate , $20,000. This represents the cost price of the land at the rear of 154 Wellington Street West, purchased during the year. We have not examined the title which the Secretary-Treasurer informs us is held by the Attorney-General’s Department. Liabilities. Accounts Payable and Accrued Charges , $29,374.30. Your accountant has certified that all known liabilities to 31st October, 1922, were included in the books at that date. Reserve for Supplies and Contingencies , $15,426.54. This includes a reserve for the total amount of the stationery and supplies and sufficient to provide for any losses in the collection of the claims and Accounts Receivable. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 37 Contingent Liabilities. The value of goods ordered but not received to 31st October, 1922, amounted to $293,285.75 as per Schedule 6 attached and the duty payable on stocks in bond amounted to $369,969.90. Your General Manager certified that these amounts were correct. Your General Manager informs us that the Ontario Government has pur¬ chased for the use of the dispensaries, the property and building at 154 Wellington Street- West for $205,000, the purchase to take effect as from 1st June, 1923. In the meantime the dispensaries are paying rental at the rate of $1,147.64 monthly, plus taxes, insurance, etc. Certain alterations have been made to the building. The amount paid on these alterations to 31st October, 1922, $33,797.45 has been charged against the profits for the period and the additional amounts to be paid on these alter¬ ations will be charged against the profits of next year. A garage is being built at the rear of the building and, we understand, is to be paid for by the dispensaries. Leases. Schedule 7 gives a description of the various premises occupied by your Dispensaries, Central Office and Central Warehouse. Surplus , $1,017,695.67. This is the balance of profits made since the dispensaries were opened on 24th May, 1919, after paying $1,650,000 to the Provincial Treasurer and writing off the whole of the machinery, equipment and office furniture, and alterations to the building at 154 Wellington West. Details of the profits earned for the ten months ending 31st October, 1922, are shown in the attached Schedules 1, 2 and 3. We have to report on the principal items as follows: Profit and Loss Account.—Schedule 1. This schedule shows in detail the operations of the various dispensaries. The liquors are purchased through the Central Warehouse and are charged up to the various dispensaries at cost. The gross profits resulting from sales at dispensaries amounted to.$1,152,408 09 34.36% From this must be deducted the following: Discount on sales to chemists and doctors. 56,922 23 1.70% Mail order shipping expense. 81,096 28 2.42% Operating expense including Central Office and Central Warehouse expense. 236,882 72 7.06% $374,901 23 11.18% Leaving a net profit on operations of dispensaries of. $777,506 86 23.18% Your policy is to sell the liquors at the same price throughout the Province and to pay the expense of special packing and express charges. We have shown 38 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF No. 28 on the same Schedule the comparative statements of the total business done by each dispensary. The percentage of gross profits earned by each dispensary were: No. 1, Toronto. No. 2, Toronto. No. 3, Hamilton. No. 4, London. No. 5, Windsor. No. 6, Kingston. No. 7, Ottawa. No. 8, Fort William.. 33.93 per cent, of sales 33.10 per cent, of sales 33.26 per cent, of sales 33.91 per cent, of sales 34.29 per cent, of sales 36.38 per cent, of sales 36.42 per cent, of sales 38.82 per cent, of sales The differences are accounted for by the varying class of liquor sold. ratio of profits on the Operating Expenses.—Schedule 2. This schedule shows details of the various expenses together with the percentages that these expenses bear to the sales. The largest item consists of salaries, etc., $147,770.70, being approximately 4.41% of the total sales of $3,354,263.61. It must, however, be borne in mind that the bulk of the sales are made in single bottles and record has to be kept of every bottle at the Central Office. The amount written off for breakages is $2,303.61 or .07% of the sales. Under the present system of cost records it is the only item of stock which cannot be checked and should be subject to the closest supervision by the management. This item of expense is passed in the minutes of the Advisory Committee monthly. Net Profit and Loss Account.—Schedule 3. This schedule shows the total sales for the ten months, including sales of alcohol and sales to hospitals, and miscellaneous receipts, and the net profits after charging up the cost of alcohol sold and liquors sold to hospitals and writing off the expenditure on machinery, equipment, furniture and alterations to building. The percentage of net profits to total sales was 22.27%. Yours faithfully, Clarkson, Gordon & Dilworth. 1923 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS 39 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES BALANCE SHEET, 31st OCTOBER, 1922. Assets Cash in Dominion Bank, Toronto. “ “ “ London, England. Cash in transit from Branch Banks. $207,253 02 815 12 12,793 33 $220,861 47 15,150 84 Cash on hand at Dispensaries (from sales). Petty Cash on Hand.. $12,950 84 2,200 00 Accounts Receivable. Freight Claims. Accrued Interest (Bank). $6,338 46 994 60 3,606 15 $236,012 31 10,939 21 784,078 24 11,446 75 20,000 00 Stock at Cost Price (Schedule 5). Empties on Hand. Stationery and Supplies. $2,024 67 9,442 08 Real Estate. $1,062,496 51 Liabilities. Accounts Payable. Accrued Expenses. $25,469 15 3,905 15 $29,374 30 15,426 54 Reserve for Supplies and Contingencies. Surplus: Balance at 1st January, 1922. Profit for ten months. $1,323,699 08 768,996 59 Less: Paid to Provincial Treasurer. $2,092,695 67 1,075,000 00 1,017,695 67 Contingent Liabilities: For undelivered orders (Schedule 6). For Duty on Stocks in Bond. For purchase of Building, Garage and Alterations (see report) $293,285 75 369,969 90 $1,062,496 51 Referred to in our report of this date. Clarkson, Gordon & Dilworth, Chartered Accountants Toronto, 28th December, 1922. v ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR TEN MONTHS ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1922. SCHEDULE 1. Dispensary No. 1 Toronto Dispensary No. 2 Toronto Dispensary No. 3 Hamilton Dispensary No. 4 London Dispensary No. 5 Windsor Dispensary No. 6 Kingston Dispensary No. 7 Ottawa Dispensary No. 8 Fort William Total Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Amount Per¬ centage Stock on hand, 1st January, S c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. 8 c. $ c. $ c. $ c. 1922. 24,737 91 1.87 15,401 82 4.26 51,984 68 11.74 41,577 31 10.40 21,406 05 11.77 36,072 99 15.02 43,554 25 17.00 25,836 37 17.01 260,571 38 7.77 Stock purchased from Central 882,043 20 66.83 257,545 15 71.16 277,883 58 62.78 245,860 32 61.53 120,977 28 66.52 149,650 01 62.30 172,525 75 67.33 100,325 96 66.06 2,206,812 75 65.79 Returns to stock. S5S 08 .04 69 87 75 .02 231 33 .06 14 31 .01 28 90 .01 43 76 .02 32 29 .02 994 11 .03 907,336 19 68.74 272,947 66 75.42 329,956 01 74.54 287,668 96 71.99 142,397 64 78.30 185,751 90 77.33 216,123 76 84.35 126,194 62 83.09 2,468,378 24 73.59 Deduct: Breakage recoverable. 226 68 .06 34.05 .02 218 28 .09 125 75 .05 45 50 .03 650 26 .02 Breakage, interior and irre¬ coverable . 264 73 .02 123 31 .03 152 65 .03 126 34 .03 69 60 .04 14 81 .01 53 49 .02 73 76 .05 880 19 .03 Liquors on hand, 31st October 1922. 34,979 55 2.65 30,709 27 8.49 34,375 78 7.77 23,232 61 5.81 22,796 42 12.53 32,699 53 13.61 53,035 09 20.70 33,164 02 21.83 264,992 27 7.90 35,244 28 2.67 30,832 58 8.52 34,528 43 7.80 23,585 63 5.90 22,900 07 12.59 32,932 62 13.71 53,214 33 20.77 33,283 28 21.91 266,522 72 7.95 Cost of stock sold. 872,091 91 66.07 242,115 08 66.90 295,427 58 66.74 264,083 33 66.09 119,497 57 65.71 152,819 28 63.62 162,909 43 63.58 92,911 34 61.18 2,201,855 52 65.64 Sales. 1,319,941 15 100.00 361,929 76 100.00 442,649 32 100.00 399,590 73 100.00 181,864 33 100.00 240,190 10 100.00 256,227 10 100.00 151,871 12 100.00 3,354,263 61 100.00 Gross profit on sales. 447,849 24 33.93 119,814 68 33.10 147,221 74 33.26 135,507 40 33.91 62,366 76 34.29 87,370 82 36.38 93,317 67 36.42 58,959 78 38.82 1,152,408 09 34.36 Deduct: Operating expenses. 80,634 35 6.11 24,864 60 6.87 33,741 77 7.62 29,237 36 7.32 14,027 18 7.71 18,753 95 7.81 20,465 94 7.99 15,157 57 9.9S 236,882 72 7.06 Discounts. 26,278 50 1.99 816 09 .22 7,838 80 1.77 9,666 71 2.42 2,350 86 1.29 3,173 16 1.32 2,157 65 .84 4,640 46 3.05 56,922 23 1.70 Mail Order expense. 36,086 03 2.73 1,375 01 .38 9,070 57 2.05 11,974 86 2.99 2,220 10 1.22 10,543 73 4.39 5,367 27 2.09 4,458 71 2.94 81,096 28 2.42 142,998 88 10.83 27,055 70 7.47 50,651 14 11.44 50,878 93 12.73 18,598 14 10.22 32,470 84 13.52 27,990 86 10.92 24,256 74 15.97 374,901 23 11.18 Net profit. 304,850 36 23.10 92,758 98 25.63 96,570 60 21.82 84,628 47 21.18 43,768 62 24.07 54,899 98 22.86 65,326 81 25.50 34,703 04 22.85 777,506 86 23.18 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF PERCENTAGE OF SALES, ETC., ATTRIBUTABLE TO EACH DISPENSARY Counter sales. Mail Order sales. 917,829 91 402,111 24 37.51 44.32 361,929 76 14.79 354,864 82 87,784 50 295,427 58 14.50 9.67 13.42 228,544 67 171,046 06 264,083 33 9.34 18.85 11.99 157,596 08 24,268 25 119,497 57 6.44 2.67 5.43 126,782 52 113,407 58 152,819 28 5.18 12.50 6.94 194,273 45 61,953 65 162,909 43 7.94 6.83 7.40 105,055 19 46,815 93 92,911 34 4.30 5 16 2,446,876 40 907,387 21 100.00 100.00 Cost of stock sold. 872,091 91 39.61 242,115 08 10.99 4.22 2,201,855 52 100.00 Gross profit. 447,849 24 38.86 119,814 68 10.40 147,221 74 12.77 135,507 40 11.76 62,366 76 5.41 87,370 82 7.58 93,317 67 8.10 58,959 78 5.12 1,152,408 00 100.00 Operating expenses. 80,634 35 34.04 24,864 60 10.50 33,741 77 14.24 29,237 36 12.34 14,027 18 5.92 18,753 95 7.92 20,465 94 8.64 15,157 57 6.40 236,882 72 100.00 Discounts. 26,278 50 46.17 816 09 1.43 7,838 80 13.77 9,666 71 16.98 2,350 86 4.13 3,173 16 5.58 2,157 65 3.79 4,640 46 8.15 56,922 23 100.00 Mail Order shipping. 36,086 03 44.50 1,375 01 1.69 9,070 57 11.18 11,974 86 14.77 2,220 10 2.74 10,543 73 13.00 5,367 27 6.62 4,458 71 5.50 81,096 28 100.00 Net profit. 304,S50 36 39.21 92,758 98 11.93 96,570 60 12.42 84,628 47 10.88 43,768 62 5.63 54,899 98 7.06 65,326 81 8.40 34,703 04 4.47 777,506 86 100.00 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES SCHEDULE 2. OPERATING EXPENSES FOR TEN MONTHS ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1922. Dispensary No. 1 Toronto Dispensary No 2 Toronto Dispensary No. 3 Hamilton Dispensary No. 4 London Dispensary No. 5 Windsor Dispensary No. 6 Kingston Dispensary No. 7 Ottawa Dispensary No. 8 Fort William Chief Censor’s Department Central Warehouse Central Office Total Per- Per- Per- Per- Per¬ Per¬ Per¬ Per¬ Amount ccntage Amount centage Amount centage Amount centage Amount centage Amount* centage Amount centage Amount centage Amount Amount Amount Amount centage $ c. 26,746 17 $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. S c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. $ c. 2.03 8,938 36 2.47 12,905 76 2.92 11.270 04 2.82 5,070 02 2.79 6,870 07 2.86 7,530 87 2.94 6,340 23 4.17 13,193 00 11,818 69 37,087 49 147,770 70 4.41 8,183 20 8,183 20 .24 1,287 94 .10 1,250 00 .35 1,804 81 .41 1,290 00 .32 875 00 .48 962 00 .40 1,560 00 .61 1,310 00 .86 643 94 8,607 93 1,935 09 21,526 71 .64 3,333 33 3,333 33 .10 t n*^ r 2,404 20 2,404 20 .07 ia\u mg *xpenscs... 07 694 14 1 07 5 69 1 83 1 11 7 42 31 75 18 25 .05 43 i 56 .12 507 10 .11 834 59 .21 707 93 .39 960 62 .40 1,152 09 .45 1,266 17 .83 14 28 2,728 13 983 70 10,280 31 .31 416 37 03 50 255 79 .06 279 13 .07 99 26 .06 128 07 .05 165 49 .06 91 71 .06 1,863 32 1,063 47 4,363 31 .13 2,116 41 126 67 .16 379 00 .10 612 21 .14 543 21 .14 314 00 .17 667 16 .28 ■ 406 94 .16 220 01 .14 1,885 85 187 20 2,221 60 9,553 59 .28 Telephone. .01 48 62 .01 103 22 .02 77 39 .02 39 55 .02 60 66 .03 56 58 .02 37 50 .02 49 46 74 10 276 65 950 40 .03 Telegrams 49 93 1 48 1 80 2 19 2 49 9 64 .01 92 43 159 98 .01 Breakage 248 70 .02 99 27 .03 124 60 .03 126 34 .03 49 58 .03 14 81 .01 54 47 .02 68 59 .05 1,517 25 716 80 2,303 61 716 80 .07 Bottling Expense. .02 Expense Supplies. 116 88 .01 33 57 .01 129 16 .03 46 96 ‘ .01 57 94 .03 23 82 .01 44 33 .02 40 35 .03 175 33 62 50 301 21 1,032 05 03 Light, Heat and Power.. .. 332 36 .03 370 20 .10 580 23 .13 51 59 .01 117 30 .06 158 91 .07 50 77 .02 177 85 .12 102 21 942 21 391 96 3,275 59 .10 Repairs and Maintenance.. 420 47 .03 36 88 .01 311 53 .07 61 28 .02 87 67 .05 60 95 .02 37 27 .02 23 21 .02 118 86 1,022 28 494 59 2 674 99 .08 Sundries.... 137 88 .01 131 38 .04 329 3U .07 136 55 .04 119 90 .05 91 07 .04 56 05 .04 120 60 1,336 04 9,485 99 48 64 504 53 2,963 30 .09 Prepaid Freight & Express 9,485 99 .28 Cartage. 48 64 Truck Maintenance.. 5,475 19 5,475 19 .16 Packing Materials.... 362 58 362 58 .01 Proportion Chief Censor’s Department, Expenses... Proportion Central Office 7,148 86 .54 1,960 23 .54 2,397 41 .54 2,164 20 .54 984 99 .54 1,300 88 .54 1,387 74 .54 822 54 .54 18,166 85 Expenses. 23,325 07 1.77 6,395 77 1.77 7,822 19 1.77 7,061 29 1.77 3,213 78 1.77 4,244 47 1.77 4,527 87 1.77 2,683 76 1.77 59,274 20 Proportion Central Ware¬ house Expenses. 17,466 21 1.32 4,789 26 1.32 5,857 39 1.32 5,287 62 1.32 2,406 53 1.32 3,178 33 1.3? 3,390 54 1.32 2,009 65 1 32 44 385 53 Total General Expenses. Total Cash Discounts... 80,634 35 26,278 50 6.11 24,864 60 816 09 6.87 33,741 77 7.62 29,237 36 9,666 71 7.32 14,027 18 2,350 86 7.71 18,753 95 7.81 20,465 94 2,157 65 7.99 15,157 57 4,640 46 9.98 236,882 72 56,922 23 7.06 1.99 .22 7,838 80 1.77 2.42 1.29 3,173 16 1.32 .84 3.05 1.70 Prepaid Freight and Ex¬ press. 25,979 83 1.97 6,818 47 1.54 9,S36 99 5 85 2.46 1,517 22 1 50 .84 8,361 74 134 25 237 56 1,810 18 3.48 .06 .10 .75 3,791 66 25 22 764 71 785 68 1.48 .01 .30 .30 2,910 75 59 05 860 42 628 49 1.92 59 216 66 1.77 Cartage. 04 225 87 .01 Truck Maintenance. 6,360 24 .48 1,286 96 88 05 .36 959 92 .22 623 46 .15 .38 462 60 238 78 .25 .13 '.57 .41 11,555 87 .34 Packing Materials. 3,745 96 .28 .02 1,292 18 .29 1,508 56 10,097 88 .30 Total Mail Order Ex¬ penses. 36,086 03 2.73 1,375 01 .38 9,070 57 2.05 11,974 86 2.99 2 220 JO 1.22 10,543 73 4.39 5,367 27 2.09 4,458 71 2.94 81,096 28 2.42 Total Operating Ex¬ penses. 142,998 88 10.83 27,055 70 7.47 50,651* 14 11.44 50.S78 93 12.73 18,598 14 10.22 32,470 84 13.52 27,990 86 10.92 24,256 74 15.97 3;4,901 23 11.18 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES. SCHEDULE 3 NET PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR TEN MONTHS ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1922. Percentage to Total Sales Cost of stock sold at Dispensaries (Schedule 1). $2,201,855 52 Cost of stock sold to hospitals. 30,214 30 Cost of alcohol sold. $52,933 47 Operating Expense, (Schedule 1). $236,882 72 Discounts (Schedule 1). 56,922 23 Mail Order Expense (Schedule 1). 81,096 28 Machinery, equipment and furniture, balance written off. Cost to date of alterations to building. Net Profit. $2,285,003 29 374,901 23 539 90 33,797 45 768,996 59 66.19 10 86 .01 .98 22.27 Sales at Dispensaries. $3,354,263 61 “ to Hospitals. 37,526 06 “ of Alcohol. 60,582 68 Sundry Receipts: Sales of Empties, Scrap, etc. $1,647 S7 Cash Overages. 52 54 Claims collected in excess of expectations. 170 80 Interest on Bank Balances. 8,994 90 Percentage to Iota! Sales $3,452,372 35 100. 10,866 11 .31 $3,463,238 46 100.31 $3,463,238 46 100.31 SCHEDULE 4 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DISPENSARIES. CENTRAL WAREHOUSE STOCK ACCOUNT FOR TEN MONTHS ENDING 31st OCTOBER, 1922. Stock of Liquors on hand, 1st January, 1922. Purchases. Cost of Shipments to Dispensaries: Dispensary No. 1, Toronto. ** 2 Toronto . $882,043 20 257 546 65 Freight Inwards. Bottling Costs. 3, Hamilton. 4, London. " 5 Windsor . 277,883 58 . 245,860 32 120 977 28 6, Kingston. 7, Ottawa. “ 8, Fort William. . 149^650 01 . 172,525 75 . 100,325 96 Less claims and breakages. $2,813,461 55 $2,206,812 75 83,147 77 519,085 97 Cost of sales to Hospitals and Manufacturers. Stock of Liquors on hand, 31st October, 1922. $2,809,046 49 $2,809,046 49 TflE USURY fir l ; c MAY 1 I 1329 UNIVEHSITY of ILLINOIS