Twenty-five per cent, of the world's ships are constructed in British yards. A chain recently made in England was 2'/o miles long, and weighed 25 tons. Thfl average length of life of a tradesman is two-thirds that oi a farmer.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 656, 4 March 1909, Page 3
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40Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 656, 4 March 1909, Page 3
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