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Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 26, 14 July 1911, Page 4

A resident of Masterton, who is closely,in touch with financial affairs, gives it as his opinion that tbe tide of prosperity is slowly but surely returning from the northern end of the North Island to the more southern portion of the island. Things have been booming up North, he says, for some considerable time, and the inevitable reaction must set in sooner or later, and the tide turn southwards again. It is his contenation that that time has now arrived. —Masterton Times. A milkman at a meeting of creditors held at the office of the Official Assignee in Christchurch, the other day spoke so feelingly that one felt he must have suffered many things at the hands of many "bad marks." "I can't afford to buy milk and cart it round to give away," he declared. " Those that can't afford to pay should drink their tea without it. I've told that to dozens of them I" he added vehemently. Potatoes are much cheaper now down South than at this time last year. It is said that one Southland grower refused an offer of £5 5s a ton on trucks a month ago and that he is now taking £3 17s 6d per ton. When the drought and the grub were greatly in evidence round about Oamaru farmers were led to expect great prices for their clean sound tubers, but it would appear that these hopeful anticipations have been doomed to result in disappointment.

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