LATE LOCALS.
An era of falling prices is being experienced in San Francisco, says -Mr P. J. Griffin, who returned to Wellington on Wednesday. Hats were reduced from ten to six dollars during his visit, and all drapery lines were marked at figures that would tempt a New Zealand housewife. Eggs were Is 3d a dozen, and beef was much cheaper than in Wellington. Five cents (3d) was the universal tramear fare, and one could ride from one extremity of the city to the other for that fare. It was calcu-
lated by a shrewd traveller that the
maximum amount of travelling one "**■ could do on ’Frisco street cars ran to a continuous journey of four hours!_ Unskilled workers received £1 a day, and motormen and tram conductors t\ 10s 4 a day. The ferry fare, across the harbour to Oaklands, seven miles distant, was lOd, but the trip included a train journey on the other side of another ten miles. Taxi fares were also very reasonable, and one could get a dinner of eight courses for a dollar,
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1921, Page 3
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179LATE LOCALS. Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1921, Page 3
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