The population' of Wellington is about eighty thousand, mostly Civil servants, and when the. bell rings to down tools od the frequent days when holidays are peremptorily declared for this or that, the city pavements are black with the broadcloth and bright with the lingerie of the happy throng who have, managed to esconee themselves in "Government billets " A few lieutetiant-colonels mote or less will not matter, of course, but the common, e very-day toiler on the farms and in the factories may be excused from wondering how New Zealand is going to continue to support this growing military and civil army, and whither this helmless policy of drift la leading tu.-Mana-watu Times. ' -
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1919, Page 10
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113Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1919, Page 10
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