TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 348, 8 August 1885, Page 9

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Louis C. G-ofbe. — G-lad to hear from you whenever you oan spare the time to send along a few notes. Aw Old Settleb. — Tour letter is libellous, and therefore we cannot give it publication. Nahelock.—" Taken From Life" not; up to your usual form. But don't be discouraged. Try again. P.P. — 2fot in our line at oil. Try one of the church organs. The sudden termination of the debate on the the East and West Coast Railway's proposals made by the Government, and the rejection of Messrs Meigg's aud Co.'s offer, will have the effect of retarding railway works in thoso districts for some time t" come. There is no doubt that had the proposals been accepted by the House, they would have led to a far greater x"-*o-duction of the necessaries of life, and easy inean3 of transporting them to such great markets as Auckland. Notwithstanding this, Eaton, of Hobson-streel fame, is determined that, even if he has to charter boats to bring up Southern produce, such as liacon, ham, cheese, butter, and those essentials of life not so largely produced in. the North, he will do so. His motto is to supply the people with soods without having- to tack on the middlemen's profits. By directly importing, and buying out at a cheap rate those who cannot run a ■ trade, Eaton is enabled to sell much below the usual rates. Just now he has on hand an immense supply of leading lines. A basketful of miscellaneous articles, that would cost £1 in the usual way t of trade, can. be 1 taken away from his stores at a quarter that sum. Don't forget, as soon as you. get your weekly screw, to mnrch right away to Eaton's Co-operative Stores, next old Criterion Hotel, Hobson-street.