“You have just read the gas meter. A few days ago somebody came to read the electricity meter. Both are owned by the corporation. Why couldn’t the same man lead both?” “Because gas and electricity compete!” —Meggendorfer Blaetter, Munich.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3782, 7 September 1926, Page 8
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39“You have just read the gas meter. A few days ago somebody came to read the electricity meter. Both are owned by the corporation. Why couldn’t the same man lead both?” “Because gas and electricity compete!” —Meggendorfer Blaetter, Munich. Otago Witness, Issue 3782, 7 September 1926, Page 8
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