I Any misgivings that might have keen held locally as to the shortage of oil will be dispelled by the arrival of the steamer Orange Branch from Sydney, which brought to Auckland over 22,000 cases. Benzine, naphtha, and motor oil are all included in the shipment. The providential rains which we have had here (says the Wairarapa Daily News) have evidently enabled most of the farmers who needed to re-grass t-> take advantage of the Government's help, as we observe that only 25 of (ho 284 applicants for assistance in (his respect yet. remain to be supplied. Up to/last Wednesday nearly £10,500 worth of grass seed had been ' distributed on the plan adopted by ( the Government,,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13722, 11 April 1908, Page 7
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