. s ] l0 P' k<3e Pei's and tradesmen stato tliat there is an unusual scarcity of [cm rent cash in the town at present and a good deal of credit has to ho given. One tradesman, a blacksmith, reports that lie was busy every day last week, but did not take a penny in cash until Saturday, and was then; only pan! a small portion of liis week’s; earnings. The fleet celebrations in Auckland are generally credited with causing a good deal of money to bo taken out of the town, and many of last month’s accounts still remain unpaid._ The Borough Council is also experiencing a difficulty in cblleoin lg \ rates, and the Tswn Clerk lias been instructed to sue for all rates in arrears,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2284, 1 September 1908, Page 2
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125Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2284, 1 September 1908, Page 2
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