INDUSTRY REWARDED.
(Herald.) "We hear of a ren»rka&Le case of overcoming obstacles and rising; to a respected"position on the part of a resident at PaJmerston. Some eight years ago this gentleman, -who is a tailor by trade, landed m the colony with barely a cent to bless himself, and nothing tc assist him but his own industry: Hi took a few odd jobs, and managed lie scrape a little money together, witl ■which he bought one or two cowh, These he used to turn out on the Government land, and sold the rhilfc- m town. "While engaged inlpokin^ afte* them, he was continiiftlry at^rork;Kntttingi and by the.combined^pi'ofit frona his COW^ and his ' kni iiiiug h© : Was efr abled to get a little property for him self. He has^iow a large numbei* oi cows, j&l is §aid to be worth aboul £800, which, as thfii result of e^h; years <rf pttrft mdustfy, is certainly . ai exempfery case"' " He, contfeues 'to while at, work, and. i»: highly respecfce< m the locality for his industry. - [Our contemporary y do*!iß j riot sa; whether Palmewton North or South j referred to.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 24, 27 December 1883, Page 3
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187INDUSTRY REWARDED. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 24, 27 December 1883, Page 3
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