LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1114, 31 December 1869, Page 2

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

,Tne Editor not hold himselfrefipoiigibl^fKr ;-.'. opinions expressed by ;c6it^qndenif. d • v ' '■■.\ i-VJ .:.- .'!".-..'.5..1si *;.-.; -^ i^xt^-.--' ': ' Sib,— lt bas s Deen a matter of somfrg|^r« prise, to me .that no, attempt .is m^acti^tp : form a flak-growiag a&d dressing .co^any in this province ; the moraso^a therg'is a large quantity of ,^x-pro4uciiiglaii3^^liicl|mighi or purchase^., oa adVanta^^o^Je^^^^ v \ ,, ■^owth^^ep«^|^o|^t^^^^^g Su^^roye^^'^f^^S^^^p;^ neratiye underfatcini*' jn^thiaieiiMfi^^^ui* our present financial, ppsitfbn, :jqf |Ke' ; utmost importance that iipaldne^^uoui^ije ; 'left unturned, the iurning^Tfhipkj^al- I , culated to enable us to giv^ Bometliing;*lfie that? wool; in"'" dxpban'ge- J^6r/< t|le^ii!&i^|e quantity of goods (compared" with^|fiejpo- : pulation) imp^^dyearly.;'^?; ' %}Z:-. I am aware that perse it.is uselessto urge the benefit 6f the country o.n'i^h^-.v tants who; as yefc hate, not leayned "the mean|ng, or, at any rate; ; the prac.tic^,3pif: patriotism. I will therefore cpnfihe iri^- ■ • -self to endeavoring to shew the advantage* personally to, those who may: ,t^,ihipij[«iv''-- ;- m the "company suggestecf. ; IYeei that;i#- r is unnecessary to mention more than the prices which, have been realized ]in the ■ London |morket j' they Have varied from i £30 to £45 per ton. ;Put the ; c6sts^l ; charges at the very Utmost, .this jmust leave a profit of about 50 per cent. %*:_ • My only object in wrj^t|ng thi^ liei^r^ , r to draw the attention of some of our leail* ing^men to the > matter. If 'half-a-dozen, of;---them would only interest themselves ?o far as to lend their names to act as provisional directors, I think there would be little difficulty in raising .the required ca- ,"' - pital, which would not need to be grea|; n '; I would suggest that: you' l6bng;.the power of the fourth e&jtdte tbjbear Pn' this matter. A public meeting, after the holidays would not be a bad plan.— lam,. <fep., ' : 0. T/ Napier, Dec. 26, 1869. .