DUNEDIN.
;. January 7.' ■ j "■••!.Only; v two candidates will i probably ■ stand for the . : Dunedin Mayoralty—Councillor; ; ' Walker, a > master plumber, and Councillor.: master tailor. , ":Ever 'sinco last May, a ni<jht-shift has : • i been-? kept; going l , at the - Hillside ■ workshops if') /making- axles, wheels, and waggons, mostly . 5 :for ! the North Island. I : . The ' wisdom"cif the City ) Council in ap- I '. . pointing a buying agont is justified by: a" ••• purchaso of copper wire for £4241, or £1309.'- ) ■less than-tho nest lowest, tender. >.. • .> • , i ;•! /The". working' man; is looked after. nowai ■ days, at any rato by good' employers. As :.ap .iiistan6e; : ;l, may mention that the Rail- i ■way -Department has erected close to the 1•• - ;,entrajice .of ..tho; new Caveisham. Tunnol a ' building of some size, for :'thei use of the navvies ' working in the tunnel. Comploto ! ' sanitary, arrangements are provided, as well- ■ • as hot and cold .showers, and a room fortho men to ohange in, when coming on or going off shift.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 9
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163DUNEDIN. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 9
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