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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 02, 1907

Page

3

Floods Devastate Masterton as Rivers Run High

Heavy rains since Tuesday threaten extensive damage in Masterton. Queen Street shows two feet of floodwater with shops flooded and stock ruined. Low-lying areas and roads are submerged, with many head of stock drowned and access blocked.

Masterton Queen Street Kelly Gang Oddfellows’ Hall Mears J N. All Christchurch Dunedin Siart Star Engineering Company Woolverhampton England Rials G. H. Carson Cycle and Motor Works Lilleoot Theatre

Otago Trades Council backs Miller on factory half-holiday

In Dunedin on May 1 the Otago Trades and Labour Council passed a resolution supporting Hon. J. A. Miller Minister of Labour in upholding the law regarding the half-holiday provided for in the Factories Act.

Dunedin Otago Trades and Labour Council J. A. Miller

Ward seeks Laurier support for Vancouver mail service

London May 1 Sir Joseph Ward asks Sir Wilfrid Laurier to back New Zealand's plan for a fast up-to-date mail service via Vancouver. Laurier is favorable but Mr Deakin's stance is not disclosed.

London Joseph Ward Wilfried Laurier New Zealand Vancouver Wilfred Laurier Deakin

Grading Butter Embraced by Australian Importers

Sir W Lyne visited Tooley Street to inspect butter landing and discussed grading with importers. They supported grading as educational but criticised current execution and called for more and better graders. Some exporters even traveled to England to learn grading standards.

London Sir W. Lynn Tooley Street England W. Lyne Commonwealth Ufa Australia New Zealand

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