A Loyal Temperance Legion pledge card from the 1930s. Enthusiasm for the prohibition cause was flagging by this time, though a significant minority of voters continued to support the option until the final national licensing poll was held in 1987.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: Eph-A-ALCOHOL-Temperance-1930s-01 Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image
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'Abstain from alcohol pledge card', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/abstain-alcohol-pledge-card, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 8-Jul-2013
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