PENNIES IN PLENTY.
An amusing incident happened at the t-ymouds .Street (Auckland) Post Office one day last week, when a young man staggered in with a large biscuittin and deposited it on the counter, to (he amusement of all. at the same time
easing lie wished to open a banking account. A lady official smilingly asked what on earth he had. “Twenty hundreoi pennies, “ was the auswci promptly given, .'■'lie asked for the tin to be, passed over the wire screen, but the young man, knowing the weight took it to the other end. and pushed it over the counter. The young lady, to her dismay, found she could noi shift the tin, let alone lift it, and had to call on another official to help he-. She then dragged it along the counter and started to count out the contents, taking a full half-hour to liuish the coppery contract.
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 13 September 1920, Page 4
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150PENNIES IN PLENTY. Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 13 September 1920, Page 4
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