UNCLE DID HIS BIT
Writing in the P.L.A. Monthly on the subject of cocoa, Mr A. G. Linnoy tells this story in support of the view that the cocoa planter's lot "is not a happy one." "A certain cocoa planter, retiring with a fortune <>i' £OO 000, was congratulated by a friend, who sought light as 10 the secret of his success. The answer was: 'Well, I. used to rise early and reach the estate in good time every day. I worked hard and did all il could to oblige my customers by shipping iuv cocoa well up to standard. Then n.'v uncle died and left mo a legacy "of ■t-10.0M.' "
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18596, 5 January 1935, Page 12
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111UNCLE DID HIS BIT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18596, 5 January 1935, Page 12
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