Page 4 Advertisements Column 1

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 193, 17 August 1888, Page 4

Some time since we published a small paragraph on the unsatisfactory nabure of much ot the jam retailed in the colony. This reached Messrs Kirkpatrick and Co., of Nelson, and they went to work in a very practical fashion to prove that the jams manufactured by the firm were Of bhe besb quality. Two cases •of assorted jams were sent to this office, with a request that we would thoroughly test the jam along with other brands, and give our opinion. We are happy to state, frankly and fully, thab we have been very much surprise-, as prior to the receipt of Messrs Kirkpatrick s gifb we were unaware : that .Now.Zealand could, boast, of an industry ot Which it has so much reason to be ■proa-".'-'' I'he varf-ms aorbn o. "jam "were- /testod ,hy of persons, who compared .\i* samplos WWWMM--IM_WWI—M ——i jII lill/Hiia i urn » —i'i'yi-11-■.■ ■ »-_--_■«_. with other brands, ana the general t*^^^^^^^^^]^^ MegßrsJß-rlc ; Patrick's pioctaations Var and aWay.'i y»i.»j,»iu.,i««ii^»ii».i,i,Miiiiii«uiii,.■««(■- ui»iii«ii»iyi».»u-I—J-_ better than any other N«w Zealand brand we can obtain, bub thoy are superior to English jama in being fresher. The nearest approach to the excellence of the Nelson jam was that contained in tins bearing the name of a Taamanian firm, but even in this comparison tin Nelson/ article came out a long way hesfc. Wo are pleased to be able to give unstinted praise to agenuine local industry,' the product of which wecanunreserye,dly recommend to consumers.'-. AU of the many persons who have tested^bTie samples", are loud in their praise, and we musb. unreservedly 'congrati-Tato'^l^jiars "i-irkpatricl-and PoTTi^on .turning out a^genuiHe-fu*} fc palates of the most luxurious and-astf„iou7 : Samples of Kirkpatrick &. Co.'s VK" brand of jam have been forwarded to us, and we are free to confess that they appear to be in every way excellent; and, as they become better known in the local market^ will meet with much appreciation from the/ heads of households.' The maker asserts; that none but' the purest fruits grown in Nelson are used in his manufactures, and we are content to acoept that assurance. Certainly the jams^possess a richnoss and fres£ne-S TO-"_avou-' th&t^tvSairaihat"" asserfion "bnT'-- Dnnedin w'* iSt*r,*""J«ly 3,— .(___»v_vj"

;Ai_^_-t^mt?*l^iSe :_3&u-!-te-iffiws. -*_*«-nbi-T^'W^^ftS^:- .'.>■';-■/■' '■■. 'XTJHDII'O'RfI TO tW: ARs_—A-—3f<-Moe.' IV Arehe «a 2t--fd_y«,T» WRlays, Sata*-. ayaymectfi-C teidn-erAwkhuid atjiomne-; YlAa ttttfcoM _««r-. M 4 jretj-ftto W :»Ap*» frosi -V-ew.nsv_-f* en.Mpndajri W-dnwdam. anaPridaj-enarrival-«£ trainWeaa;Ai-okland, eon win* j«sse_ten(.. p*W»»», «9*. mj_4*«— -Jfc t -