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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4946, 23 June 1887, Page 4

PROSECUTE THE SWINDLERS !!! If when yon call for American Hop Bitters (eeo green twig of flops on the white label and Dr Houlo's naino blown in the bottle), the vendor hands ont anything l-ut American Hop Bittors. refuse it and shnn tbut vendor ns you would a viper; und it ha had taken your money for any. thing else indict him for the fraud and sne him for the awindlo, and we will puy yon liberally for the conviction. TO THE SHEEP-FARMERS OF HAWKE'S BAY. ENTLEMEN,— It is now nearly a year \Jf since your combined effort was made to settle definitely a iixed rate of meat freight, when yon appointed Mr Dobson to carry out your wishes. The result of your action has been the formation of the'" Colonial Union Company," with which Company wo are glad to be able to inform you we havonnidearrangements thiit have enabled us to take up the contract which you authorised Mr Dobson to make on your behalf. The most interesting- provision in the contract is that which provides that for the next three years wo have to take delivery of your sheep, " lull, freeze, bag , , ship, insure, pay freight, store, sell, and render account sales'' at the rate of 2}d per lb, instead of which was the best we could undertake for you this time last year. This will show a reduction of from 2s to 2s Cd per head. The minor details of the contract will be put before you shortly. We think it only fair to ourselves to point out that the whole expense of Mr Dobson's mission to England lias been borne by us, and although we naturally hope to benefit by the reduced rate, we think we are entitled to the support of every Sheepowncr in the Province, whether hip name is on the guarantee or not, as had it not been for our action taken at the request of a number of guarantors the rate would certainly not now have been reduced, and should the Shipping Company, whose business we have undertaken, not be supported to the fullest extent, we may look forward at the expiry of our contract to a return of the old rates : if not worse. In answer to numerous questions recently asked us we beg to make the following statements:— 1. "We are prepared to deal (wiien offered) with every available sheep in the Province, whether on the guarantee or not, provided they are booked sufficiently early to allow freight arrangements to be concluded. To help you in forming an opinion as to the accuracy of our statement, we may tell you that our works are now of such proportions as to enable us to freeze comfortably thirty thousand (30,000) sheep per month, and if pressed, and shipping space be procurable, we can freeze thikty-six thousand (36,000) per month. These figures show that should it become necessary we can freeze sill available sheep in the Province during the space of five months, but as experience has taught us that sheep are offering from October to June, we have eight months instead of five to get through our work, and it is improbable that any one month's requirements would exceed 36,000, Before leaving this question we may add that the past season has been held up to us as a proof that we can not do all the work required of us. Our answer to that is, that in the past season we have taken every sheep EOO3CED on the day fixed by the owner, and in many cases earlier, but where sheep were not booked the deficiency of freight space became a difficulty. Tliis difficulty has now been removed by your own action in introducing the " Colonial Union." We would also point out that the exceptional difficulties of the past season were reduced to a minimum by our providing additional machinery and storage accommodation, and that we did so with a full knowledge that owing to the non-existence of freight we should have to keep 28,000 sheep stored for a considerable period. 2. "We are not proposing to use sheep owned by non-guarantors (as it has been put to us) as ' stop-gaps,' but we arc at the present moment prepared to absolutely guarantee to take any sheep owned by either guarantors or non-guarantors in any numbers or at any dates that may be desired, and on the same terms, with the one condition that all' bookings for the coming season shall bo made by the loth July next, a provision found necessary by all companies throughout New Zealand to prevent risk of failure in procuring freight and. to enable shipping companies to allocate their space. We wotdd call your special attention to this matter, as this has really boen the source of much dissatisfaction in the past, so many of our friends leaving all arrangement* for disposing - of their stock to chance. If sufficient bookings arc received by us the "Colonial Union" will fit up the "Cambodia" and " Energia " —the first two steamers to be put upon this berth—to cany 30,000 carcases each. We hope that you will put us in a position to have this earned into effect, as by making the new line strong, we shall prevent the repetition of the " oppressive action " against which you were forced to combine to obtain relief.—Tours truly, NELSON BROS., LIMITED. HASTINGS. TRANSFER OF BUSINESS. RUDDOCK & FRYER Beg to announce to their Customers and the General Public that they have this day disposed of the HASTINGS BRANCH of their business to Mr W. F. Buenett, and to solicit for him a continuance of the support so liberally accorded to them in the past. W. F. BUENETT, In reference to the above announcement, begs to inform the Customers of his predecessors and the General Public that he will be able to supply all kinds of IRONMONGERY. &c, TIMBER, BUILDERS' REQUISITES, FIREWOOD, AN» COAL On as favorable terms as his predecessors, and to assure them that no effort shall bo spared to give the fullest satisfaction to all. Hastings, 13th June, 1887. D. a HITCHMAN AND COMPANY, Wholesale MANUFACHjmiNG CONFECTIONERS, &C, Opposite Horse Bazaar, Hastings-street. Also IMPORTERS OF ENGLISH NOVELTIES. THE Retail Branch is well stocked with an excellent assortment of Lollies, Sweets, Candies, &c, &c. Show Glasses and all trado requisites kept in stock. Price lists upon application. Orders by post will Bo faithfuly and oxpeditiously executed. All goods delivered to wharf or railway station. FACTORY ADJOINING FAULKNOR'S COACH FACTORY. D. C. HITCHMAM & CO. M G R I i B L E , POST-OFFICE, STORES, NORSEWOOJ), Situated in the centre of the Norsewood ecttlement. M. Gribhle has made it his business to supply the wants of the district with GENERAL GROCERIES, DRAPERY, IRONMONGERY, and Bush Im•plemenja. Fungus boughU a largo.or small quantities. Agent for the Daiot ffiiiasaEArH.