DULLNESS OF TRADE.
uulliicjj «r l ixrtUlji » •;; '■ ' COMPLAINTS FROM-COUNTRY STORE' ' : KEEPERS. - ' ; (Uf TELEGIIArn—PfESS ■ ASWCUTIOS) ' Auckland, July 30.' ' A gentleman' who has just returned; from a: visit to the,! country districts' states that storekeepers are complaining of dullness of' ; trade which they ascribo to. the coming bl ' tho- American fleet. They argue that th» settlers are saving up to come to town during Fleet week, and will at the.samo time make . purchases of goods which _ otherwise would' lia'vo been obtained in their resppc- - .t-ivo "districts. The football matches ar» ' : also blamed for causing loss of time at somi " of tho ' mills, as the 'men, absolutely re - fused to work because they were determined A to go to town to see tho gams-
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 264, 31 July 1908, Page 2
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121DULLNESS OF TRADE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 264, 31 July 1908, Page 2
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