What an enormous sum of money motorists throughout the world have to pay annually for the privilege of motoring on the public highways! In America, where !),000,000 cars are registered, the yearly car amount to close on £100.000,000. Tn England nearly £6,000,000 is paid by motorists in car taxes, etc.
A member of a firm of land agents in Whakatane recently received a letter from Marlborough, stating that feed for stock was dreadfully scarce there. The writer of the letter had seen lambs sold for 6d each, and on one other occasion heard a sheepman offer a fanner 300 cull ewes if he liked to drive them away.
HYMNING THE PREMIER. The prophet is not always honored in his own country, but a Cymric Bard and a. Welsh newspaper have united their forces in praise, of the Prime Minister with the following poignant result: “This is the secret of Lloyd George, He doesn’t fear, or drink,, or gorge; He bravely does his very best, And boldly Isavss to God the rtit.”
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1921, Page 10
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