A RECORD.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5007, 3 July 1903, Page 7

A RECORD.

To crowd a week’s ‘ business into one day is a feat seldom accomplished by business firms, but this - apparently ImposMble achievement was realised by Messrs George and Kersloy yesterday on tho occasion of the opening day of their great stocktaking sale. The resources of tho firm’s staff was taxed to its utmost and before 12 o’clock the crowds became so unmanageable that the doors had to be closed at intervals. The mantle room formed the centre of some of the greatest bargain-giving in the warehouse, and was rushed all day with eager purchasers of jackets,' mantles and costumes, whilst the dress and silk room was so crowded that, locomotion was almost impossible at times. The firm have advertised for an additional staff of assistants, and they hope to be able to serve all customers to-day without delay. Ladies able to visit the warehouse during the. morning should do so, as th C’y wi ll - find that they can shop, with much greater ease before the stock gets disarranged and the warehouse over-crowded. There are still some thousands of yards of blouse flannels left at ninepeneb and one shilling per yard,, and several miles of the coloured glace silks that have canoed such a sensation at one and six and two and three per yard. Fifty boxes of loveIv fiwoers are thrown out at 6d and Is per bunch— not half their value—while the lace counter yesterday was simply unapproachable with customers eagerly securing lengths of laoos. ribbons, embroideries, etc., for future use. Messrs George and Kersley state that the results of yesterday’s business establish a record as the largest yet transacted in their warehouse in any one 'day. Such a report should be very cheering te Parliament now sitting, as a fresh indication of the general prosperity of the comma- -