SATAITAI SUBURS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 853, 27 June 1910, Page 5

SATAITAI SUBURS.

Sir,—Tho people in this part of the ;" city are like the Asiatics: they paid ■! " , j;uod poll tax for what." The city cannot boast, of its foresight, unless the in councillors or those- in power m.idp tlip w tunnel with one idea of monoplisimi K 1 al\ llie ti-alfic. Surely aftw this mon- st strou.s lilunder, the new blnod infused M ! into Uid rainu-il will have justice doni! ft to i»ur suliurban contributors, of Clll.UOI), or about 7o per cent, of the en cost, lo a .scheme tuat ]iractic»lly is ot oi Jittlo use to the estate. !,The tuWjlet

proper means quick transit to Miramar, Soatoun, and Lyail Bay. The Hnt-ailai Company could not have known tho great, boon or bequest they gave u> others further nlield. and a sure revenue by monopoly of traffic, by such :i munificent gih tn the city. In l'airnres to this suburb, the residents of which are not treated so well as the Seat<ll! 11 pi-o|>!i!, wlu> have a Iniim , ! adequate for all traffic, the difference in cost should not hinder such a necessary work hciriL' carried nut. The present tunnel should be converted, for reticulation purposes, and a new model tunnel commenced, useful for all traffic. Til.- present tunnel lias proved a dis.Erace- to the controllers of the city finances, and the ratepayers ore not getting the benefit of this haphazard work. As part nf Greater Wcllinßton wo cannot compliment our City Fathers over this grotesque blunder. —I am, etc., IUTEPAYER. THE PRICE OF MATCHES. Sir,---Keferrin;s t" the report published' in your paper'of a deputation from tho retail tobacconists of Wellrngton received by the Hon. .'. A Miliar, the (iiitistion of matches was raised, and the statement-, made relating thereto are calculated to mislead the public. For your information, I enclose a copy of the' manufacturers' price list, which has undergone no alteration for the last S'. years, ;uid also the price list at which the' merchants are to-day selling to the retailers. Taking particularly the statement that there has been a rise in the price to the retailers of 10d. per sross during the last twelve months—l refer you to the manufacturer's price for plaids, which is 3.s Gd. per gross, and the merchants' price for broken quantities, i.e., anything less than a case,, which is 4s. The profit to the. merchant, is lid. per gross, and it. is difficult to seo, ' how the deputation to the Minister could have stated that, there had been a rise> in the price of 10d. during the past twelve months. Taking the case of slides, the manufacturers' price is. and has been, Ss. ild. per gross, and the merchants' price is (Is. 7iL for less than one gross. No doubt matched have been sold by merchants practically without any profit, but the present pi-ice list does not show that thi?7 are obtaining any more than a reasonable rate of profit. You are quite at liberty to publish the whole of the prices set out in the list? which we attach for your information. A. copy of this letter has been sent to the Hon. J. A. Jfillar.-I am, etc., H. A. GOLD, Secretary. Merchants' Association of N.Z. Juno 25. The price lists enclosed are as follow:— Manufacturers' Price Lists. Plaids, 3s. (id. per gross, cases each 12. gross. Bisconnt: l''or 50 cases and over Hi rier cent. Minimum quantity for one delivery, 50 cases.No. 12 cardboards, Bs. M. per gross, cases each 12 gross. Discount: For 10. cases and over, 2\ per cent. • Minimum quantity for one" delivery. 10 cases. No. i tins, 15s. 6d. per gross, cases each 0 gross. Discount: For 15 cases and over, 31 per cent. Minimum quantity for one delivery, 15 cases. No. 10 tins, 555. per gross, cases each ■ 1 gross. Discount: For 0 cases and over, 31 per cent. Minimum quantity for one '■*> delivery, 5 cases. No. t oval tins, 17s. Cd. per gross, cases each ti gross. Discount: For 5 cases ani over, 25- per cent. Merchants' Selling Eates. List "A." Plaids, any brand.—Broken quantities,. Is.: 1 case lots, une delivery,. 3s. lid.,; 5 cases lots, one delivery, Us.. 10d.; 10 cases lots, one delivery, 3s. Hd., 0.T.; 50 and over cases lots, one delivery, 3s. (id., prompt net cash.. Exception Dunedin only—2s cases lots, ono delivery, 3s. Cd. prompt net cash. Slides, No. 12. any brand.—Broken quantities, 0«. 7d.: 1 case lots, one delivcrv, 9s. 4d.; 5 and over cases lots, one delivery, 9s. :ld., O.T. 250 Vrstifs, No. ■!, any brand.—Broken quantities, 17s. Ud.: 1 case lots, one delivery, Ib's. !)(!.; 5 cases lots, one delivery, lGs. (id.; 15 cases lots, one delivery, 15s. Gd., 0.T., prompt, net cash. Gnversham No. I—Gd.1 —Gd. per gross loss.