Tradespeople, of.vSumner have recently. received; according .'to the "LytteltonTimes?' tho following; notices frqm,th<> Town'Clorlrfof the Borough :—"I : have the .honour, .by direction of • the Council; to ask you -t-o bo'good enough' to' state 'at. tho; foot hereof to what extent, if any, the business conducted by you-, io benefited' by thoxdaily trippfcrs The' amount.' of .'business in .cash?, is .'not required ; m'eroly the percentage- of.the whole business which can.bo traced directly to tlit ,daily, tripper." No explanation. accompanies the request, 'but -presumably the Council isendeavouring to prepare statistics for 1 some" I reason regarding _ tramway.' traffic fto tlia. borough. One indignant business man sent, tho following reply to the Council:—"Not keeping an elaborate staff of certificated > bookkeepers, I am not in a . position to aocede to' your request, but can' safely sav that ; I do bettor out of the daily trippers than Li do out of,the Borough Council or councillors.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 8
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150Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 159, 30 March 1908, Page 8
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