On a turnover of approximately £IOO,OOO, only £lB7 of bad debts'had to be written off by the Waitemata, Power Board during the year ended March 31, stated the manager, Mr. A. Main, at a meeting of .the board; “Judging by the account mail wo-re-ceive,” ho said, “I am certain that, most consumers are doing their best to live within the means they have.” Mr, Main also remarked that al; though in previous years he had had instances of baches being broken into and the cash stolen from prepayment meters, there was no single instance of that form of crime during the past year, ...
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12536, 24 April 1935, Page 2
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103Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12536, 24 April 1935, Page 2
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