MOTHER COUNTRY.
DILUTION OF LABOR. London, July 11. The boilermakers and shipwrights of the north-east coast have agreed to a dilution of labor similar to that on the Clyde. The Admiralty has expressed gratification at the men's readiness to do their utmost to maintain the supremacy of the navy. niGH COMMISSIONER'S SYMPATHY. London, July 11. Sir T. Mackenzie visited three hospitals at Salisbury and Southampton and found the New' Zealand yvounded men progressing. He has taken steps to establish social clubs on Salisbury and Brocklehurst to provide for the entertainment of the troops. THE WOOL CLIP TROUBLE. PROTEST FROM AGRICULTURISTS. (Reuter Service.) Received July 12, 10.5 p.m. London, July 12. The Council of the Associated' Chambers of Agriculture passed a resolution protesting' against the sale of the 1916 wool clip as unjust to the farmers, unless the prices fixed were not lower than those of yesterday. PURCHASING POWER OF THE SOVEREIGN. (Reuter Service.) Received Jul} 12, 5.30 p.m. London, July 11. In the House of Commons, Mr. Prettyman stated that the purchasing power of a sovereign in 1914-15 was 17s Od, while in March, 1915, it was las.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1916, Page 4
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188MOTHER COUNTRY. Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1916, Page 4
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