THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACT'S FROM -STANDARD." MAY 15, 1905. A start had been made on the laying of the inundations tor tlio Manawatu A. and I>.1 > . Association’s new machinery hall. The census ielu.ii.-> showed that Palmerston North had a population of 10,168; live years previously the population had been 0504. A flaxmiller in the Shannon area hud made £2soo in the previous year from 2000 acres of swamp land, mil a dairy farmer not far distant had cleared £ISOO from u holding of similar size. A commencement had been made with the erection of now premises at Foxn*. for the Bank of New Zealand to replace those destroyed by lire in the previous year. , . • Mass meetings had been held in Engki id to protest against the Education Bid, which pruct-caliy übolished church schools. . Rugby teams taking part in the boxton Sub-Union’s competition were Awahou', Boroutawhao, Ororua Bridge, and Sandon.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 2
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149THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 2
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