The Gisborne Labour Party at a special meeting had the decision of the Napier Waterside Union nob to load butter and bacon from Napier -while the present unduly high prices for primary produce continue under review, and expressed the opinion that the present extortionate profiteering must cease.
Unexpected developments arise out of the railway restrictions (says the Mataura Ensign). A near-by township, hitherto considered a healthy spot, is said to have furnished a whole trainload of patients on Saturday, 2nd, all corning to Gore "to se« tho doctor." It was the. only way to secure a permit for the trip.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3414, 20 August 1919, Page 44
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