THE SOUTHERLY SNAP
Yesterday opened with a beautiful morning and a light breeze from the south. As the day wore on the breeze freshened, and the air was distinctly" keen. The wind died down evening. A few drops of raini fell. Ibe weather conditions elsewhere have been cold, changeable, and showery. Present Mictions, states the official forecas , arc for southerly breezes with the weather fair to cloudy, and passing showers (especially in tlie northernmost and southernmost districts). :
"Owing to war conditions there fftf ofbunfi and e &ho Sero^f~ n gon\ J? irt; Mortgage and Building Association Ltd at the annual meeting held last evening. - "They appear to be holding off this class of business until the termination of the war in the hope that; prices will drop to something Re rormal It is questionable whether tbero will'be a very great reduction in price of building materials until some time after the cessation of hostilities. In these circumstances it seems useless to wait for a reduction in prices. People are beginning to realise this, and the possibilities are that ordinary deve-.op-ment in the buildine trade will soon he restored." -■•. .1
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3068, 2 May 1917, Page 4
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189THE SOUTHERLY SNAP Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3068, 2 May 1917, Page 4
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