A WAIHI DECLARATION.
(P(ir Presp Association.) i ' WAIHI, la^t night. A'tcufibus,, mistake) in,/tjie,^transmißsion of a wire,, to tfte : Ma;yp£ o| Wailii jMr- J, Newth) led ,tf a dejputatipri; of business 'men and property Raiting upon him this afternoon* tliat the wire as received by >the RJayor was as follows : — "Did town properties increase m value result' abolishing licenses?" 'The Mayor's answer was "No," This answer was the tex<^ of a public statement by N6-U'eenso 4eague. nieml>ers that property values had decidedly increased m Waihi during No-lioense, and the deputation waited on the Mayor m connection with thes'o , stateinenta. -• The Mayor, explained that a reference to the original copy received from Wellington showed that the word "increase" should have been "decrease." He further stated that if the wire had been reoeived as put m at the Te, Aro office, his reply would have been; M yes," as m his opinion Waihi had not received either moral or material benefit as a result of. No-license. The Mayor ,has made a' statutory declaration to the above effect.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12587, 18 October 1911, Page 2
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174A WAIHI DECLARATION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12587, 18 October 1911, Page 2
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