This is another concrete example of (lie soaring values which form such an important topic of conversation to-day. A house was built rather Imrri gentleman many years ago, and it cost £4OO. After some considerable time the house, then getting past its prime, went to another man for .CliOO. He gave the place a coat nf paint and trimmed the grass on the grounds, then put it up and sold it with ease for .CSOn. Of course the buyer was a speculator, and he immediately sought another miirkef, and in ■> few weeks' lime, disposed of th »!' h<>.,,, for ClOOfl. So this hfiusc ~.ii s t' l " Auckland Star originally mstlng :C-Hl(). served through the major portion of its allotted span, and I then in its old age more than doubled
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1920, Page 11
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130Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1920, Page 11
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