WAIHI.
A TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Auckland, August 2
Mr Triggs, Conciliation Commission, states that be is amazed at the condition into which Waibi has fallen. Businesses are ruined and the town is half empty; Distress is frequent and it is evident the people have sold valuable houses and furniture for a few pounds. The town is in such a condition of stagnation and discomfort such as he uever could have believed without the evidence of his own senses- Things could not possibly look worse. There was little hope of any settlement until strike pay stopped. The action of the Government in sending the Commissioners to Waihi uad been greatly appreciated, as it held out the promise that something might be done to hasten the end of an almost impossible position in au erstwhile prosperous centre.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1078, 3 August 1912, Page 4
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136WAIHI. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1078, 3 August 1912, Page 4
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