A new director in a prominent butter factory took his seat at the Board’s table for the first time, and heard the usual monthly statement read out by the secretary, including a 20 per cent.,,over-run. Next month’s meeting had the usual statement read out again this time including a 17 per cent. over J ruib The director rose up and said: "I wish to congratulate the manager on reducing the overrun a little this month ; but I want to say right here, gentlemen, that a 17 per cent, over-run is still too d much to be going down the drain!”
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4415, 17 May 1922, Page 2
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