ARRIVAL OF THE NEW WATERBURY.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8582, 8 September 1893, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW WATERBURY.

It is not often that the arrival of a shipment of goods la New Zealand waters m sb generally welcomed as the arrival of the present parcel of Waterbury watches. By the tire on the Ruahine 3000 WAIEBBtTKYS— gold, sUver and nickel-were destroyed, tnd this interruption in the regular inflow baa kept the market bare till the lading of the present parcel. The Hon. Dr. Pollen stated in the Legislative Council that 95,000 ADXJI.T Males' pay the whole of this colony's taxation, maintains its Civil Service, run its railways and public work*, and forms the nuclet» of the colony's prosperity; and vat to thie very limited population over 120,000 Watebburys have been sold and delivered, and the l shipment now landing consists of 2880 Watebburys I which ia followed by the Elinor Vernfln, due in a month, with 2SSO Mobs,' all sold already to the wholesale trade who have been waiting supplies for from three to four months. Large as these figures are, two other shipments are to arrive before Christmas, and we venture to affirm that no other watch can show a sale in New Zealand during the period covered since the Waterbury advent 01 Onk to Each Hundred Watebburys. Jewellers and retail dealers will kindly send their orders to our agents as quickly as possible. Local Agents— E. Rbkoe and Sons Ashby, Bebgh and Co. Sabgood, Son and Ewen. WATERBURY WATCH CO., Bond and Crawford Streets, Dunedin