'I have been to every house agent in Timaru. I have called on each one of them so many times that I am almost ashamed to look them in the face. They always tell me that 1 have no chance, no hope, no prospect whatever of getting a house to rent. One morning I arose very early, hav« ing heard that an agent had a house to rent. It was bo good, early as it was, the house had already' been taken. Whenever I see a load of furniture on a waggon I follow it and ask the driver where it came from." these words were spoken at the Timaru Magistrate's Court by a female witness in a tenement possession claim cate. At the conclusion of the hearing of the case a solicitor appearingt in another case asked if this case could be heard at a stated time. "Unfortunately," replied the magistrate, "I have an appointment myself for that hour. I, too, am
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 572, 5 October 1920, Page 2
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163Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 572, 5 October 1920, Page 2
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