THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 15, 15 December 1937, Page 2

THIRTY YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” EXTRACT’S FROM “STANDARD.” DECEMBER 15, 1907. . Thousands of pounds had been lost through speculation in potatoes in the Auckland district. Large quantities of South Island potatoes had been bought for forward delivery at £8 10s a ton, and had been disposed of at prices ranging from 6d to 2s a sack. England had been short of butter supplies due to the big demand for Christmas. Choicest New Zealand had been selling at 120 s. The cheese market had been steady at 00s. It had been found in Feilding that the water consumption was 747,720 gallons per day, A proposal to form a racing club in Hunterville had been abandoned owing to the Wanganui Metropolitan body refusing to grant a permit. During five weeks in November and December 120.000 steerage passengers had left American Atlantic ports for Europe with £5,000,000 in their possession, Sir Joseph Ward had opened the Taibape Post Office. The Farmers’ Dairy Union had decided to pay out lOd per lb of butterfat, Mr T. M. "Wilford (later Sir Thomas) had been appointed counsel for the bookmakers in their battle to save extinction- He had written to the Manaws,tu Club asking it to modify its charges.