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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1692, 10 June 1885, Page 2

A FEW FACTS. THE WfIiRAH&PA STANDARD Is the oldest established country paper in the Province of Wellington, having been in existence ovi-K Sixtkkx Vk.vus. It is the agricultural journal of the Wairafapa, and has a wide circulation on the stations anil farms throughout flic whole district, "Wherever there is agroupof settlers the “ Standard may be found. This is important to advertisers. It has a larger circulation in the Wairarapa West County than alUhe other papers put together 5 as proving this assertion it may be here stated that the proprietor of tho “ Standard ■' some time ago, offered to stake (lie sum oCTifty Pounds in the hands of a responsible person if a daily contemporary would deno.dt a similar sum, to he forfeited by whatever purlv failed to make out his allegation on this enculaliou question. This challenge was uot taken up. We can therefore say with contidence that the “St aijiiard ” offers the best inducement 1 0 advert isers. This paper is the General Government and County Gazette, and publishes the ollieial not ideations ol the Local Hoards It is A VOSY LAVER, published every Monday, Wednesday uml Friday afternoon, and despatc-hed from Greytmvu by train and horses to the townships of Foalherston, Oavtertou, Masterton, and oiber places. A fourteen-column supplement. full of entertaining and instructive matter is issued every Friday. The “ Standard ” is the only paper in the "Wairarapa which issues a weekly supplement. This, combined with its outspoken tone on all matters, has made the “Standard” the favorite paper in the homes of the settlers.