WELLINGTON.
A fr.rt'u r pi oof of the inro?ds the Amer. cans ;,ro making upon the boot trade of this colon-, was disclosed by the fact that a «teamcr which arrived m Wellington a few days ago from New York brought, amongst the c-irgo. no fewer than 500 cases of boots, and those for the Now Zealand market. This industry is apparently not the only o::o in which the Air.ericai.s are seeking to outrival the Br.tish manufacturer, for it i.-. now becoming c\k!ent that the quantity of American wallpaper imported into " the country ib rapklly increasing. At a meeting of Mr Seddo'ii's Presentation Committee tc-Jay it was stated thus 4300 citizens hed signed the testimonial and over £690 was subscribed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 19
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120WELLINGTON. Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 19
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