IMPORTANT NOTE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2251, 22 April 1897, Page 8

IMPORTANT NOTE.

L»st season we were out of stook before ploughing in Otago had fairly commenced, and we lost the sale of fully 100 ploughs. We are likely to be short again this year, and intending buyers are urged to book in advance — implements to be delivered only at the date they Tequire them. In consequence of the enormous expansion of the Cockshutt Company's Scottish and general txport trade our bulk shipment had not left the factory on the 220 d Febtuary. In 'their letter of that date the Cockshutb Company wrote : "We will send the balance of your order by rail to Vancouvr and steamer •via Sydney, paying the difference in freight over sailing-vessel rates ourselves. This will be % considerable lost to us, bub we have been _^wn}iina all niyht as well as day for the past two months, and we are at the present time filled .with orders. It is satisfactory to us to be able ,to report this splendid run of business, but it is no doubt unsatisfactory to you to run the risk of late shipments, and we therefore forward your ploughs by rail and steamer at our own expense, reckoning they will reach you as nuickly this way as by sailing vessel, and giving as »n extra two months to overtake orders."

Active agents wanted in evert/ district and coryespondence invited from storekeepers, blacksmiths, vr farmers -who are willing to sell these ploitghs.