GENERAL NEWS.
It is (estimated that the United States holds 45 per cent, of the world’s total of gold money. Of the remander, the British Empire hold about 12$ per cent., France 11 per cent., Japan 6 per cent., Spain 5 per cent., and Germany and Holland about 2$ per cent. each. A soldiers’ monument, composed of shell-rock, is being erected at Wanganui. When completed it will bje 120 feet high and command an excellent view of the entire district. Building permits issued show that Palmerston North is steadily forging ahead. For tho year 1923, the building permits issued totalled the respectabls amount of £217,174 as compared with £159,022 for the previous year, and £107,972 in 1921. One hundred and thirty-nine houses were erected in Palmerston North during last year.
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Shannon News, 21 January 1924, Page 3
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130GENERAL NEWS. Shannon News, 21 January 1924, Page 3
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