CLOSER SETTLEMENT.
A S'HANNON PROPOSAL
The following letter has been received from the Prime Minister by his Worship the Mayor (Mr Win. Murdock):— '.'Dear sir.—l am in receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, in which you suggest that about 900 acres of land belonging to the late Mr G. N. - Wood might be acquire*! bv the Government for closer settlement. I shall be glad to bring a proposal before the Land Purchase Board for consideration, and vou will be duly advised when a decision'is arrived at. 1 note what you say about establishing a mattrass-making business at Shannon for employment of returned soldiers, and shall bo pleased to see whether anything can bo done in this direction. I h'avo read with pleasure your reference to the" action of the Government in establishing and maintaining a home for French refugees at Etrambiers.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 20 November 1917, Page 5
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143CLOSER SETTLEMENT. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 20 November 1917, Page 5
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