LATE LOCALS.
The Westport correspondent of the •• Argus.’’ writing under date ot yesterday. says:—Lately the business
people of this town are complaining ot the small amount of money now in circulation in the place. The miners arc working regularly, the "hart work is fairly steady, and nobody seems to be idle, so why is the money tight? The answer is that a good many have saved their money and taken it to Dunedin to spend. Another thing most evident here is that the Post Office is getting to be one of the largest retailers in the district. People are sending away to Auckland and England for goods, and' the ready cash goes with the order, but when the said buyers are doing business with the local firms, a lot of credit is given. I have boon examining the catalogues of different firms, and also price list- of articles in the leading newspapers of the Dominion, and I can guarantee to go into different places in Westport and purchase the same articles for less than the n<V vei list'd price*. ll' the neoule would mily take the trouble to go into the shops and learn the prices locally, they would lind in the long run that by dealing with local busim*-- places they would, oil the average, be getting giind, iamb then per.’’
All 1.9 (isd .Millinery Mod.-is no" IBs (id; all ready to wear Hals now os lid and 7s lid at McKay's sale.—Advt. Now in full swing AloGruor’s Great Summer Sale, every article considerably marked down. No hotter value anywhere. Look ai Ih.o prices: Ladies Cotton Vests Is. Ladies’ Crepe Bloomers Is lid. Ladies’ .Tap Silk Blouses 7s Lid. Hundreds of similar snips. Call for your share of the great offerings. MeGmer’s, Hokitika and Orovmoiith.—Advt.
Helic ons fried, boiled or poached eggs —most wholesome and nourishing food. Preserve a supply now with Sliarland’s “ Moa ” Brand Egg Preservative. No unpleasant smell or flavour. —Advt
Buy your prospective bride a Is packet of "No-Rubbing Laundry Help” in advance- sufficient lor seven weekly washings. Do it no". —Advt.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1926, Page 3
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346LATE LOCALS. Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1926, Page 3
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