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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 587, 26 November 1920, Page 2 (Supplement)

A Wanganui pressman who had occasion to call upon a Maori resident the other day accepted an invitation for a cup of morning tea. Evidently the hospitable native considered that his pakeha friend might like a little additional nourishment, as when the fragrant cup made its appearance it was accompanied by a dish containing four fresh duck eggs, a large slice of ham, several potatoes and a boiled schnapper. The visitor, when hy got over his first astonishment, remarked with mild apprehension that the compassing of the feast was a bit beyond him, but the amiable host immediately consoled him with the remark: "Oh, you have two hours yet before the train goes." Prices of foodstuff in Glasgow at the time the last mail left that city were extremely high. Butter was being retailed at 6s per lb., ham 4s 6d per lb., eggs ss. per dozen, and sugar Is. 6d. per lb.; potatoes, however, were only Is. 6d. per 141bs. Coal was 3s. per cwt. House rents had been increased by 25 per cent, over those obtaining last year. Idleness was very noticeable in the manufacturing portions of the city, the younger men appearing to find difficulty in again settling down to work after their experience in the army. To this idleness a great deal of the present increase in the crime of Glasgow is attributed.