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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10351, 27 April 1911, Page 4

A fanner in the North Ota go district, who way summoned in a* maintenance- catse in the Dunetlin Police Court; g|:we some of his exeprieaiecs as a result of the drought. It had 'been tho worst season he had over experienced in that district. Not one thing but everything had Ween a failure. He had! been working 1 sixteen homra a day and was then uiialbla to make ench meet. There were thousands of farmers with families in New Zealand 1 at the present time who would ha,ve to liv|e on £1 a wtedk. Foi' the last two yeans he had been unable to pay wages to. his son and daughter, who Worked for him on tho farm. Mot a farmer had made money in the Oamaru district this year: 'many had liven ruined —■ in fact, they had 1 only hud enough rain there lately to lay the dush. . A remarkable Kleiners seenis to hang over the leading! officials of the Sugar Trust. Since the indictments for evading Customs duties, and for other scandals, were issailedi, twelve months ago, tight of them have died, all more or less suddenly. Ah official named Kissel piassfed away a fortnight ago. EEavfcrneiyer, the head of the TYust died suddenly, and two subordinates had previously committed suicide.