MEMORANDA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16865, 31 January 1929, Page 5

MEMORANDA

Smart, new, seasonable goods at sweeping reductions during C. Rosie an; Co.’s Summer Sale. Watch for half page sale announcement in this even ■tig's Herald. Sale begins at 9 turn Friday, February I.* Acceptances for the first day’s events of the Gisborne Racing Club’s summer meeting will close to-morrow evening, and will be available for publication on Saturday. Owners and trainers are reminded of the hour at which acceptances close, namely, S o’clock. Horses from Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wuirua, Oputiki, and the Fast Coast have been nominated, and much interest will Im taken in the acceptances on Ibis account. 11 the withdrawals are no heavier than usual, there should be excellent; fields in all events, so far as numbers are concerned, while the class of contestant will be fairly level. Some time ago a system of parcels freight stamps was introduced by the Railway Department. Although the innovation necessitated the imposition of a mnnl charge on other than “prepaid" parcels, it was expected to prove helpful to business houses iu eliminating the numerous small cash transactions entailed by the existing system, Experience, however, proved that the advantages were not sufficiently great to compensate for the forfeiture' of the consignors’ privilege of railing “carriage forward. ' The disability thus imposed cm certain classes of business lias been recognised by the department and a modification of the original scheme has been intro breed. Whilst the benefits of the freight stamps are .still available to those v bo find them advantageous, their use is not essential and consignors may consign their parcels “carriage forward” ■it no extra- cost if they so desire. Tlio Railway Department states that the present system has met with the hearty approval of clients.