WHEAT v. FLOUR.
To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times.
Sik, —It is seldom I notice the observations o^ ycur correspondents, but a few remarks in answer to a letter signed " K. Brunsden," in your paper of Saturday last, I think will not be out of place, as the letter may possibly cause some uneasiness in the pußlic mind. It is true that mill power is at present under the requirements of the colony, but the three new mills now in course of erection, viz., my own, Mr. Steggall's, and Mr. Raven's, will give us mill power greatly exceeding the wants of the colony for many years to come. It is said there is a mill on hoard a ship that will shortly arrive; and a miller is about to sail for England, with the intention of returning with a mill complete. We have therefore little reason to fear being short of mill power again. I have calculated that my new mill will produce flour enough for the consumption of ten thousand people, but I do not know the capacity. of the other new mills.
The silly nonsense about wheat and flour not having risen in value is too contemptible to need an argument.
Who ever believed in monopoly, in the Canterbury Settlement, where every kind of business is as free as the air we breathe? Half the bakers and storekeepers buy their wheat, which places them on the same footing Avith the millers ; and yet the principal houses in Christchurch,Avho are selling more flour than all the other stores together, are buying their flour of the millers—l suppose not finding it worth their while to buy "wheat.
If there is such a thing as monopoly in the settlement, I would ask the public if they do not think that the Secretary and President of the Farmers' Club have monopolized the stupidity of the settlement? lam happy in the belief that the millers have monopolized the confidence and respect of the farmers, >and these we shall use our best efforts to retain. I am, &c, D. INWOO©. Christclmrch, June 9, 1859. To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times. Sir,—ln your paper of Saturday last appears a letter emanating from the Farmers' Club, and signed by their Secretary, contradicting the report of the millers as to the prices of .wheat and flour. I should have thought it^unworthy of notice had there been no other object in view than in setting the public right as to the fact of the case. It appears, however, that the Farmers' Club intend erecting a mill in Hagley Park, and, with a view, no doubt, to obtain the sympathy of the public, so as to get the grant of land required for that purpose, have thought proper to malign the character of the millers; and not content with facts, have resorted to falsehood. I hear, Sir, it is the intention of the Farmers' Club to ; open the list of shareholders to the public, so that any who think proper can have a share. Will you allow me to suggest that the public would do right to consider well the propriety of taking shares in what may prove a mammoth bubble. As there is no Limited Liability Act in force in this settlement it appears to me a dangerous experiment. I am, Sir, your's respectfully, A. MILLER.
WHEAT v. FLOUR.
Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 688, 11 June 1859, Page 4
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