A New Zealander of Irish parentage Recently returned from a tour of the distressful country: “I have come to the conclusion,” said he, “that the donkey is the cause of the agricultural depression in Ireland. The farmer yokes up the donkey three days in the week and goes off to a fair. He spends hours striking bargains over half a crown or five shillings. Ask him about the work on his farm, and his easy-going answer is ‘Sure, the grass is growing.’ Then ho wants the Government to help him and let everybody else take pot luck." I
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3538, 21 February 1927, Page 3
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