THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACT? FROM “STANDARD.” JUNE 8. 1907. The Ilorowhenua Rugby Union had decided to take a firm stand agaiiust the abuse of referees. Hardly a game "was played, it was stated, without the man vith the whistle, coming in for “a torrid time.’ The Farmers’ Union conference at Dunedin had decided to urge the Government to remove the sheep tax. The Wanganui Chamber of Commerce had decided to urge the Railway Department to put a passenger carriage on a morning train from Palmerston North. The largest estate lodged for probate during the month of May had been that of the late Sir Walter Duller, sworn at £150,232. • The .Manawatu Licensing Committee had postponed the renewal of all licenses for three months so that applicants would comply with the requirements of the Health Department and the police.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 160, 8 June 1937, Page 2
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138THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 160, 8 June 1937, Page 2
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