The total volume of British Post Office traffic, measured in terms of revenue, increased between 1924-25 and 1929-30 by 21 per cent. —that is, from £58,579,000 to £71,189,000. During this period letters increased 10 per cent , telephone trunk calls by 53 per cent!, and local telephone calls by 42 per cent. “Our furniture does need recovering badlv, John.” “Well, dear, why don’t you get 'it done! Here’s the Rosco Store offering to do the work absolutely free and all you have to buy is a Rosco upholstering fabric.” “Are they really? Well, I’ll run into town to-morrow and see about it straight -away.” The G.iVl. Ross Co., Ltd. j —Advt. 1
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 222, 20 August 1931, Page 7
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111Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 222, 20 August 1931, Page 7
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