She: I never could see why they always call a boat a "she." He: Then I guess you never tried to steer one.
"To do the Minister justice, I don't think he can be aware of the true position in regard to the rise in the price of meals and refreshments which we have decided upon," said Mr. J. Fairway, president of the Wellington Tea Rooms, Restaurant, and Refreshment Rooms' Proprietors' Industrial Union of Employers, when consulted about the strong remarks of the Minister concerning the recent increases. "I have no authority to speak as president of the union without consulting my committee," said Mr. Fairway, "but as manager of a firm which serves meals I can only say that the rise of 20 per cent, simply means a return to the prices that were charged in 1931. Wages have been restored and hours have been curtailed for the employees, and we, in order to keep going, have to get back to the former prices."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4872, 18 July 1936, Page 6
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