THE FOXTON WHARF.
“A man asked me the other day: What is the Fox ton Harbour Board —what is it for?” said Mr J. A. Nash, Alayor of Palmerston, at a public meeting on Tuesday night, amidst laughter. “We must look to the future. It is going to be a very valuable thing for Palmerston North. (Applause). We have had eight years continual lighting with the Government after Government to gain what is our right. The Government had been making a lot of money out of it. First we hud been asked to pay £20,000, then the next Government wanted £20,000, while a later one raised the price to £28,000, and we were informed that if we did not take it within six months the price would be increased to £20,000, We asked for a Royal Commission, which was granted, and it fixed the price .at the very small sum of £5,000. (Applause). M hen the purchase of the wharf is an accomplished fact and everything is quite settled, 1 will be prepared to retire, feeling 1 have done something in the face of great odds.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1701, 21 April 1917, Page 2
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186THE FOXTON WHARF. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1701, 21 April 1917, Page 2
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