Rejected Proposals.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6377, 12 February 1892, Page 3

Rejected Proposals.

From certain statements that have been industriously circulated with a view to injure the Daily Telegbaph in the estimation of advertisers, we publish the following impudent proposals to raise the prices of advertising and of job printing. We need not say that the letters were treated with the contempt they desorved, and wuro not answered.

Napier, August 25, 1890,

To Mr Pallot, Manager Daiy Thleoeaph, Napier. Dear Sir, —I think the time has arrived when the Master Printers of Napier should come to an understanding concerning rates of job printing, and also with regard to the pLinicious system of tendering for the work and advertisements of tho local government bodies.

Pardon my taking the liberty of addressing- you on the subject; but the fact ia, someone must make the start. If you are willing, I havn a plan that I oould submit whiuh should prove beneficial to all three offi be. However, think the matter over, and kindly let me know ywur decision at as early a date as possible, because, as you will have seen, the Huntings Borough Council are already advertising for tenders for printing and advertising. Yours faithfully, J. T. M. Hornsby, Manager Evening News. P.S.—I have also written to the Herald. Napier, August 29, 1890. To Mr Pallot, Manager Telegraph, Napier. Dear Sir, —Will you be favorable to a meeting of representatives from the three officos to-morrow, or Monday at latest ? It is very necessary that it should take place at once, as you will see that tenders close for the Hastings borough next week, and I submit that it would be a good thing to make thb commencement with them by none of the papers sending iv any tender at all. I have sent t-j Wellington for the rules of the Master Printers' tiociety, and the rates for jobbing. In the meantime, however, the tendering could be stopped, and a basis of operations agreed upon by say one gentleman from each of the newspaper offices. I shall be glad to have your reply soon, as I think it is time the papers gave up a systom which we all know to be a great evil. Yours faithfully, J. T, M. Hornsby, Manager Evening News Napier, December 12, 1890. To Mr E. W. Knowles, Proprietor Daily Telkgbafh, Napier Dear Sir,—Pardon my troubling you, but us you will have observed, advertisements arc now appearing calling for tendere for advertising and printing contracts for several local bodies, and as I am anxious that some arrangement should be made whereby better prices should be obtained, I have decided to approach you on the matter. If you vviLl kindly fix a time at -which I might have an interview with you, I should be very much obliged. Messrs Dinwiddie and Walker will act with others in the matter, if a decision can be come to satisfactory to all parties. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you can make it convenient. —I remain, Faithfully yonrs, J. T. M. Hornsby, Manager Evening News.