THE EXHIBITION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7448, 24 May 1911, Page 7

THE EXHIBITION

Of New Zealand products and manufafli tures (in which considerable interest is being taken) will bo opened in tho Harbour Board’s magnificent now sheds' on tho 24th of this month, and promisee to bo a huge success. 'An ’exhibition of permanent Interest is the extensive show rooms ,of Messrs Mt,. p. Shortt, Ltd., of Willis street, Wellington, whose aesortmont of beautifully made and exquisitely designed furniture is the admiration of all those who inspect it. Furniture that is made of unseasoned limber is'a continual source of trouble and. annoyance from the time it is purchased’ owing to the drawers sticking and the. timber warping and splitting. In the manufacture of their goods Messrs Shortt, Ltd., use only ■ the very best seasoned kauri, . every, article .being hand Wade and tbor-.-' pughly polished and finished. A guarantee is given with all goods supplied, and should a flaw bo found at any time they will ho only 100 pleased to rectify it at their own expense. Unquestionably Shortt's, Ltd.,, afford to furniture buyers advantages that no other firm in the city can offer. They run their own business, and have no heavy expenses to pay for managers' salaries and directors’ fees, which means that they can . sell at a much smaller margin of profit than those firms working under these conditions. 1 They;: manufacture, their own furniture, and use only first-class material in - their construction, which means that any article purchased from Shortt's Is the very test that skilled workmen can produce. and can be rciicd upon to last fot all time. They Invite all those about t« furnish to inspect their extensive show: rooms and compare the quality and pricet of their goods with those of any othei firm in Wellington. Catalogues will be post e U to any address on application.—Advt.