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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1092, 5 November 1883, Page 4

The Wellington correspondent of the Press says that “Some little surprise was felt in Wellington at the news from Auckland of Mr Michelson’s accession to the Ministry, as he had assumed a very modest and nonprominent position in the House, that nobody looked on him as the probable coming man. He is engaged in business in the City of Auckland as a merchant; he has resided there for some years, and still longer in that provincial district. He was formerly in business with Mr Dargaville, M.H.R.. and they did much to develops the timber and gum industries in Northern Wairoa. Indeed 1 hear ihafc Mr Michelson is still largely interested in that trade. He has th > re -utatien of being a shrewd man and honurab e, and an excellent man of business. Although he has hitherto made no mark as a public speaker or parliamentary debater, still he has spurs to win in those fields. It is thought his business capacity will render him a useful Minis ter of Public Works, and, above all, he is an “ Aucklander,” which was “ the one thing needful ” in Mr Waiter Johnston’s successor. I understand that his appointment is not to be taken in any way as committing Ministers to a decision on the vexed question as to the route of the North Island trunk railway.” Mr Michelson, the new Minister for Public Workr, goes North from Dargaville on Tuesday to attend the Whangarei Agricultural Show. Hence he proceeds overland to Dargaville, returning to Auckland, and leaving for the South in about ten days. He will go on to Christchurch to be sworn in by the Governor. I

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Ah evil and its remedy,—t> the Editor, —It is ahealthy sign ofthe times when our local papers are beginning to deal in a fearless manner with bankrupts and the bankruptcy laws. The time has come when something must be done either by the legislature or by business men themselves to put an end to a state of affairs which is a disgrace to our boasted civilisation. We (the undersigned) have been doing business in Ashbur- - ton about 3# years, and the money we have lost during that period by bankrupts, levan- ' Mrs, and blacklegs generally amounts to a great deal more than the margin usually allowed for bad debts. If the law cannot protect us then we must protect ourselves, and there is pnly one way to do so, viz., to abolish the credit system altogether. This system has been the curse of other countries besides New Zealand, and past experience has proved it to be rotten to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses'" we have resolved to sell for cash only in future. The honest man who is willing to ' pay his 20s in the £, and pay as he goes, will find this no disadvantage but a great gain, as he will be able to obtain a first-class article much cheaper than he would under the old system. We shall exert ourselvesfo the utmost as heretofore to give cur customers full satisfaction, and every order will •arbe executed in pur usual first-class style—but , „we shall no longer run any unnecessary risk. .Under the cash system we are prepared to \ . .'offer a special line of tweeds at the following 61 ‘ ‘ tiniicnally low prices i—Gentleman’s suit made to order, lßs 6d; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £z. All oiher goods in proportion, for .71 CRAIGHEAD & CO., TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, Tancred Street.