ARRIVAL OF THE NEW WATERBURY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5775, 19 September 1893, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW WATERBURY.

It is not often that the arrival of a shipment of good* m tfew Zealand waters is co generally welcomed as the arrival of the present parcel of Waterbury watohei. By he fire on the MuaLino 3000 Watbbbubys— gold, silver, and niokel —were destroyed, and this interruption m the regular inflow has kept the market bore till the landiug of the present parcel. The Bon. Dr Pollen stated m the Legislative Council that 95,000 Adult Maibb pay the whole of this colony's taxation, maintains its Oivil Service, runs its railway* and public works, and forms the nucleus of the colony's prosperity; and yet to this very limited population over 120,000 Watbbbubys have been sold and delivered, and the shipment now landiDg consists of 2880 WAThBBtiBYS, whioh is followed by the Elinor Vernon, due m a month with 2880 Mobb, all sold already to the wholesale trade, who have been waiting supplies for from^three to four months. Large as these figures are, two other shipments are to arrive before Christmas, and we venture to affirm that bo other watch can show a sale m New Zealand during the period covered since the Waterbury advent of Onb to Each Hundbbd WATBBBxraye, Jewellers and retail dealers will kindly tend their orders to our agents as quickly as possible. WATEBBCBY WATCH CO., Bono ahd Cbawfobd Stbbbts , Eunbdih.