Mr Thomas MacKenzie and PMITH" field.
TO THE EDITOB.
Sib, — By last mail a watchful North Island friend sent me the cutting from the Times (with sulphurous comments) containing my response to the toast of " Our Colonial Friends " at the Smitbfield salesmen's dinner. It waß as follows :— "Mr Thomas Mackenzie referred to Smitbfield as a benefit to the colonies, and asserted the impossibility of colonials being able lo instiuct the Smithfield men in their own businees."
Everything will be made clear when we amend the foregoiDg by striking oufe the words " Mr Thomas MackeDzie " and inserting instead "the vice-chairman." That gentleman said that " some colonists came Home with the idea that tbey could instruct the Smithfield men in their trade." I remarked in my reply " that I was possibly one of those itinerant wanderers alluded to. If so, I might say that I cr.me Home with no idea of instructing the Snoitfafield men. As far as I could judge it would take a very smart man indeed to put up a f milhfield man to anything he did not know.— (Laughter.) On tbe contrary, I Lad corse Home to learn hew they did things here, and perhaps they would not object to my telling them how I was getting on. Allusion had been made lo damaged meat. It was true damage occurred — ('oud applauee), — but for every damaged fheep that came into this market they claimed for and were paid for three.— (lnterruption and cries of ' No.') Yes, that was the ca«e, he knew what he was talking about, and they knew perfectly weU vfhat he was Raj ing was absolutely true— (faint hear, bear),— and as long aa the insurance companies refused to bestir themselves to take action to check the abuse it would continue, and insurance rates would steadily increase."— l am, &&of. f
Thomas Mackenzie.
110 Fenchurch street, E.C., London, July 7.
P.S.— ln the report appearing the following morning in the Meat Trades Journal I ana reported to have said "that for every three damaged sheep that arrive* in Emithleld the salesmen were paid for onlj one." Of cours» this mistake was quite unintentional !•— T, IS,
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Otago Witness, Volume 25, Issue 2321, 25 August 1898, Page 7
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360Mr Thomas MacKenzie and PMITH" field. Otago Witness, Volume 25, Issue 2321, 25 August 1898, Page 7
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