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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 15 October 1880, Page 2

The amount of pap r collars annually made in the United Stales is estimated at 150,000,000, and if we reckon Ibis as about one«half the total number manufactured we shall Lave the enormous aggregate of 300,000,000 paper collars for the vro Id's yearly consumption- Supposing the average lengih of the collars to be fifte3n inches aud they were joiued end to end, they wouM wrap around the world thirtyfive times, with 4,320,000 collars to spjre. It is stated that the quantity of coarse light cotton fabric used in manufacture in America during the first year was about 80,000 000 yards, and the weight of the paper pulp was upwards of 2000 tons. Tbe following was the full text of the clause which Sir William Fox proposed to introduce into the abortive Licensing Bill — c Kvery person hold* ing a publican's club or packet license shall at all times during whicn his house or vessel is open for the sale of intoxicating liquors, keep for sale ia his bar, or some place easily accessible aod adjoining thereto, a supply of ginger beer, lemonade end soda water, and of hot tea and coffee, with sugar realy for immediate use, and also solid articles of solid food, such as Ituns biscuits, saudwicliea, bread and cheese, or the like, far gale at reason* able prices co any person who may de» mind the same, and any person neg« lecting or refusing to keep or to sell such articles, shall, for every such neg* lect or refusal, be liable to a penalty of five pounns.