THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD” MARCH 27, 1906. The Municipal Handbook for 1905 gai e the population of Palmerston North as 9795, the area of the borough as 4595 acres, and the unimproved rateable value £819,374. The Welch Family Cricket Club was to tour the Manawatu and Horowhenua districts in the Easter holidays. All the players were named Welch. After a career of 22 years’ service, tho’ Government torpedo boat at Dunedin bad passed into private hands. f J. ho little \essel was one of four built for tlie Colony at Chiswick in 1884, and designed to steam 17 knots. , . As the result of complaints made about the behaviour of certain persons in the “pit” at tho Opera House during performances, all tho forms had been screwed to the floor, better lighting provided, and a policeman stationed nt tho side of the seats. Th c innovations bad had the desired eftect. Mr Johannes C. Andersen bad been awarded first prize in an ode competition ill connection with the International Exhibition at Christchurch.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 100, 27 March 1936, Page 2
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