Praise for the type of men employed by the Public Works Department was expressed recently by the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, in stating that a large number of the men had enlisted in the military forces and many more would be following them. The Public Works men had a record for speed and efficiency equal to anything in the world. The majority were of a fine class and were physically fitted by their work for military service.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 December 1939, Page 9
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81Untitled Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 December 1939, Page 9
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