"Is it the practice of your board to provide firemen with whisky or rum during or after fires?" was. a question asked the Gisborn© Fire Board in a letter received from the Whangarei Firo Board. It was decided to reply that no provision was made for allowing the Gisborno firemen refreshment of any kind. "If we get a oup of coffee, of course wo take it," remarked tho chairman. The effect of the strikes at Home is likely to he felt here shortly. Quite a number of Home manufacturers have already sent out notice of their intention to increase prices on this account. A Timaru business man showed a Herald repbrtcr a sheaf of such letters on Monday.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3030, 10 April 1912, Page 14
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