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New Zealand Tablet, 5 August 1915, Page 29

‘ The Government chemist is hoping to be able to produce creosote at a cheap rate, say, fid a gallon, which will enable farmers to treat pinus insignis and ordinary timbers,’ said a speaker at Tuesday’s meeting of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union Conference (states the Wellington Post), Speaking on the subject of land speculation (says the Wellington Pouf), a speaker at the Farmers’ Union Conference on Wednesday morning stated that 30 years ago £l5O was paid for single sections at Woodville, the idea being that Woodville would be the centre of the railway system of the North Island, but now those sections were going begging for £ls !