FILTHY BANK NOTES.
At the present time, when small-pox is epidemic in the oountry, and when vigorous measures are being taken to prevent ther&gontagion spreading from one township to another, tfhe public has a right to expect that the (banking institutions will refrain from' issuing filthy paper over their counters. Some of the bank notes that are At present in circulation would, if examined under a miscosoope, be found to be alive with bacteria. They are, in fact, a menace to the health of the community. If the ibanks themselves do not take proper precautions to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, it will be the duty of the .State to step in and protect the public. In the meantime, the State itself might set an example by refusing to issue anything but clean bank notes at the Post Offices. In England the banks issue only new notes. It might not be neoessary to go so far as this in New Zealand. * Notes should not, however, ibe allowed to remain in circulation for more than two or three months.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 29 July 1913, Page 4
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179FILTHY BANK NOTES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 29 July 1913, Page 4
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