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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 33, 1 May 1917, Page 5

That the retail price of footwear will shortly advance to a figure that has had no precedent in New Zealand is the fiirm conviction of several leading boot manufacturers and retailers who appeared before the Military Service Board at Auckland. They stated that they expected the retail price of moderately good boots will yet reach from £2 to £3 a pair. One witness expressed the opinion that in order to prevent a boot famine in New Zealand the Government should requisition all the hides produced in the Dominion and insist that they be tanned here. ( 'He knew of no attempt to make a “corner” in footwear in New Zealand or to force the retail price up beyond reasonable limits. At a special meeting of the Town Board last week, Mr C. C. Harris was unanimously elected to the position of foreman of works to the Board, and custodian of the Town Hall. His duties commence to-day.