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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3148, 15 March 1871, Page 1

Shipping Notices- '■ THE WRECK RECOVERY COMPANY, LIMITED. THE Screw Steamer TARANAKI, 299 tons net, and 415 tons gross register, 90 horse-power, will be SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, on TUESDAY, the 18th APRIL ' NEXT, after the sale of the steamers Wellington and Ahuriri. This steamer is sufficiently known on the New Zealand coast to render a detailed des- ! cription unnecessary. She is in the most perfect order, and abundantly provided with every requisite. She will be Bold positively, unless a private offer be accepted previously. All further particulars can be obtained at the Company's Office, Lambton Quuy. CHARLES HARTMANN, Sec. W. R. Co (Limited.) Wante^ \T7 ANTED" KNOWN— That HILTON, vv THE LONDON COMIQUE, will shortly appear. ANTED to RENT a FARM, either with or without Stock. Apply to the Office of this Puper. WANTED, to borrow at once, £100 for a term of two yours. Address S.M.G., office of this paper. WANTED, a young girl as servant. Apply to Mrs Hay, or to Mr D. Bell fruiterer. I TO BUTCHERS. WANTED by a Young Man, a situation in the above trade. Town or Country. Can keep books, assist in shop and drive cart. Wages moderate. Address — C. S., office of this paper. BUTTER! BUTTER! TTTANTED to buy butter, not necessarily VV this season's or first class. JOHNSTON & CO. January 5, 1871. Miscellaneous. mHE MASTERTON FLAX COMPANY, J_ LIMITED. Inaugurated under the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1870. CAPITAL £3,000, IN 1000 SHARES OF £3 EACH. Payable : £1 on application for Shares, and the remaining. £2, if required, at 10s per share, and at intervals not less than six months from each call. Directors : Mr Joseph Masters, Dr Boor, Mr H. Bannister. Manager : Mr S. RIKXS. Agents, Wellington : Messrs Levin & Co, Solicitors : Messrs Izard & Pharazyn. Bankers : Union Bank cj? Australia. Masterton, 21st February, 1871. The object of this Company is to carry out Mr Riky's process for dressing tho New Zealand Elax ; and at the same time to manufacture woolpacks, scrim cloth, and other materials. The flnx produced by this process, which is very inexpensive, is of such a quality that samples sent to London by Messrs Levin & Co., although but half dressed, have been valued afc £32 per ton (not including the tow) the brokers saying at the Bame time that such flux would command a large demand. But a superior quality has been produced since at the mill already erected by Mr Rikys at Masterton, a specimen of which can be seen at Messrs Levin & Co.'e office, and such flax will doubtless fetch a higher price in the London | market. The following certificate relative to the flax prepared by the above procets has been given in London by the well-known firm, Messrs Noble & Co., viz. : — "London, 17th June, 1869. " Gentlemen, — After carefully examining the samples of New Zealand Flax shown to the writer at your office, we consider the improvement in* value efffcted by Mr Rikys' process on the sample we gave him equal to £10 per ton. We are ignorant of the cost per ton of working this process, but would suggest that it should be carried out afc the place of growth. c ' The parcel of flax from which we gave samples we sold at £22 per ton. " We are, Gentlemen, &c, " (Signed) G. & A Noble." Dr Hector, and also' Mr Kebbell, Flax Commissioner, have expressed a high opinion of the flax prepared by the said process. According to present calculations the cost of such flax will not exceed £22 to £24 per ton, delivered in London, bo that there will be a large margin for profit, even supposing that not more than £32 per ton should be obtained for it. The Directors have the pleasure to say that \ such is Mr Rikys' confidonce in the said process that, instead of asking a bonus for it from the Company, be has agreed to accept 25 per cent, out of the nett. profits of the Com- . pany, retaining to himself tho right to grant licenses for the use of his patent. , The mill erected, at Masterton, with the " plant and other things attached to it, will become the property of the Company, who will have to pay to Mr Rikys the actual cost of it only. A better situation could not have been selected by Mr Rikys for the orivition of a flux mill. A fine stream, with abundanco of water all the year round, runs close by it ; it. is surrounded by excellent flax, and at. u distnnce of ■ s few yards there is the bush, which will supply the mill with firewood at a small expense. Nothing will be spared by the Directors, and particularly by the Manager, to promote ' the good result of this Company, which they do not hesitate to reeommond to the public; us a safe and good investment. Applications for sharps, of which a large I number have been already taken up, can be made at Meesra LEVIN & CO., or Mr S. RIKYa, Wellington. ' Mr HENRY BANNISTER, Musterton. a ; Mr A. K. AUNOT, &Mr M. lIIKSCHBERG-, Groytown. \ mHE UNDERSIGNED is a Cash PurJL chaser of Wool. "f W. WARING TAYLOR. Wellington, Ist Fob., 1871. C mHE undersigned urc buyers of WEANED JL CALVES and YOUNG STORE CATTLE BETHUNE & HUNTER. November 28, 1870. ;. nnHE undersigned are prepared to make I. X advances on Flax, Wool, aud Tallow or I" , liberal terms. LEVIN & CO.