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Opunake Times, 24 February 1933, Page 3

A pel it iuu is presented to Parliiiinent on behalf of the family of I he late Sir -I use ph Ward askin”' for a reduction in the death duties. The petitioners were assessed on payable duties amounting to £70,000. £70,000 of which lias been paid. On the actual nett value of the estate the amount the petitioners contend would approximately be £35,000. • « a It will astonish some people to learn the distances timber is being carried to the Kohukobu mill Isays the Auckland Star). For instance, one lorry carrying dry baulks of kahikatea conies in from beyond Kaitaia, approximately 50 miles, with a load, returns and brings in another load before evening, steady running of nearly 200 miles per day—a shade better than the rail run from Okaihau to Auckland.