THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD,” APRIL 23, 1906. Special reference bad been made in the course of prayers in the local churches to the earthquake disaster at San Francisco. Gunfire had’ arrested the progress of the fire, by destroying combustible material, stated a New York message. A quarter of the city, mainly sub urban areas, had been saved. The prospectus of the New Zealand Iron and Steel Company, "with a capital of £650,000, had been issued. The locality,of the proposed works was Parapara, Takaka. A Trades and Labour Conference at Christchurch had urged that the poll tax on Chinese should be £IOOO.
Among a list of 29 Bills Hon. R. J. Seddon was to introduce in the next session of Parliament was one designed to prevent husbands mortgaging or selling their houses, without the consent of their wives.
The Pohangina County Council had decided to raise a loan of £IOOO for the purpose of laying down footpaths in the Apiti township.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 121, 23 April 1936, Page 2
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