BUSINESS HONESTY.
It was once proposed to the Duke of Wellington, by his estate agent, that it would be well to purchase a farm in the neighbourhood of Strathfieldsage, which lay contiguous to his estate, and was therefore a valuable acquisition. The Duke assented. When tho purchase was completed, his steward congratulated the Duke upon having had such a bargain, as the seller was in difficulties, and forced to part with it. " What do you mean by a bargain?" asked the Duke. "Well, it was valued at £1100, and we have got it for £800." "In that case," said Wellington, " you will please semi the other £300 to the late owner, and never talk to me of cheap land again in such circumstances." Bargains are legitimate when the advantage accruing is mutual: not 'lOifirwise
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15237, 26 February 1913, Page 11
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134BUSINESS HONESTY. New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15237, 26 February 1913, Page 11
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