The man on the platform was deploring the fact that we had to import timber. “It’s my belief, and I venture to assert it,” he yelled, raising his voioe, “that there isn’t a man in the audience who has ever done anything to prevent the destruction of forests.” A rather timid-looking man quietly arose in the rear of the hall and said: “Pardon me, but I shot a few woodpeckers.” * t * * m School examiner: What does 21b of flour at 5d a lb, of currants at 6J a Ih, half a dozen eggs at 2s a dozen, and half a pint of milk at 4d a pint make? Fat boy ; Puddin’:
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12295, 14 November 1925, Page 16
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111Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12295, 14 November 1925, Page 16
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