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CHAPTER VII.
IN 1891 an increasing interest in the movement was apparent. In her annual report Mrs Sheppard gave a list of seven local Franchise Superintendents, each being a centre for gathering and disseminating information on the question. Large and highly successful public meetings were held in various parts of the country. A number of leaflets were printed and distributed through the agency of the local Unions. The Otago district was very thoroughly worked. The Dunedin Union not only had as President Mrs Fulton, the wife of
