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Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 29 August 1913, Page 3

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(By Wm. Shakespeare.) I daresay nil have read the nows, In fact it's caused a stir— The leader in the papers, Times or Star, Says: delegates from Te Puke Interview the Minister, And urge railway Uisbornc-Matata. In the little fishing village When the people read the news, In their ( paper, which gave a full account. They came to the conclusion They would like to close their stores Or move their place of business to the Mount. The Public Works Department Will surely pass a v-.ite, On the Iflst.iiiutes most probably w'II le Two hundred thousand pounds, For Uisbornc-Matita, And a live pound note for Bridge and from Waihi. The Bridge, of course you'll get it! Don't worry over that— But the train won't cross the Bridge I understand; You may seek a little pleasure On a Thursday afternoon, By viewing its pretty structure from the Strand. Of course, we'll have the railway From Gisborno to the MountA train runs to To Puke every day ; But on your Thursday holidays We will add an extra train, For convonitnee of our friends across the bay. But cheer up T;.uranga, There's a living to be made From Opotiki : the Coast all wish you well. If there are some empty houses, And the grass grows in the streetJust think of what a lot of fish you'll sell.