LATE LOCALS.
The Paeroa leaves Wellingon on Monday for Ifokitika dfrecj;. It is not an uncommon occurrence for a man to discover money in an old suit, an 4 judging by the echo of a past investment that has lately been heard in Invercargill, is not impossible to become a shareholder and to forget all about the investment even though the venture is lucrative. Fifty years ago arfoung man came to New Zealand from Scotland. He settled in Invercargill, and prospered. He has been dead for many years, but recently a communication was received from Aberdeen in connection with the winding up of a local railway company m that shire. • The letter was opened by the deceased man's son, who marvelled to read that Ss father had been an early shareholder before leaving Scotland half a century ago, in a company, the existenc of which he had evidently forgotten A search produced an original share certiand as a result the estate benefits ft good sum.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1919, Page 3
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165LATE LOCALS. Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1919, Page 3
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