To THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MAIL."

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 193, 16 August 1887, Page 2

To THE EDITOR OF THE " EVENING MAIL."

Sir — As you know, just now there is a gt jd deal of writing and t .Iking aboufc Free Tiade and Protection, and the low price of form produce. Now a good m»ny besides mysel** consider that the brewers (in Neleon if not elsewhere) are reaping extortionate gain besides the shrinkage of caskp, and that to increase t'lo be;r duty to one shilling per gallon would be no injustice to the hrewers end no lops to nn&uiners, while th" farmers w uld gain a lit' le. A "few years ago the brewers bad to p .y from 2s 6d to 3d per lb for hoj-s and 63 per bushel for barley, and they chtrgcl £5 per hogshead for the beer; now they get hopa for t>d per lb and barley for 3s per bushel, and s ill they charge £5 per hogsheaa for tbe beer, to mention nothing aboufc fcLeoth r ingredients which Mr Levestam wn try ng to ud ico th a m to disr.jnse v.ith. Now, i eeema that gentleman prof jj . to do the \ or bre we. .; a favor. I say tbey have too g'es 1 } a mouoi -ly already, but the fo 1 lowing, which is - c py of a ciroula • which has btjn print 1 tnd oiroulatcd, wi' : speak for i'Lalf. Youia, Seo., A. Z. Neleon, July 19, 1887. Dear Sir — Tn the interest of the trade will you pie .se ' '*sk each candidate seeking the suffrages of the electors for the forthcoming Parliament fche followiog viial questions, and in no case allow the candidate to fence the answer, but r-=quira a dirt it en 3. A Bill will ba introduced by our member, Mr H. A. Levestam, embf lying these lesolutio*q.a; - (1) Will you support an amendment to the Licensing Acb whereby an ap} )al can be beard Hgalurfc tUo dooioi on of the Lieenn. ing Bench? -(2) Will you buppoifc a dome whereby compensation shall be allowed on all houses closed without sufficient reason by the LicedsiDg Bench? — (3) WiU you suppoifc a clause in the Act whereby nr tltsLers and hopgrowers should .3 eligible for the Licensing B nch? J. R. Dodson & Son Harley & Sons Harley & Little Nelson Brewers.