The Dunedin Herald warns policy holders in the Government Life-Insurance Department against voting again for Mr G. fisher, believing him to be unsuited for a place on the Board of Directors. It calls him “an opinionative. self-willed, and meddlesome gentleman.” li Hangmen” says Mr Sala. “ arc not fond of the Press. It was once my painful duty to be present in a professional capacity at the elevation of one of my unfortunate brethren. Calcraft was the cxcutioner. and the papers had been saying some severe things about him. After it was all over Calcraft took me on one side in a confidential sort of way and delivered himself on the great question of the Press. ‘ Look here, Mr Saylah’—he always called me Saylah—‘it’s my opinion that there didn’t oughter to be no newspapers 1’ ”
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Waipawa Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 781, 26 May 1885, Page 2
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134Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Waipawa Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 781, 26 May 1885, Page 2
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