SUPPTI S FOR THE PUBLIC WOBKS DEPARTMENT IN THE TAURANGA. AND OHINEMURI DISTRICTS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 392, 14 June 1876, Page 3

SUPPTI S FOR THE PUBLIC WOBKS DEPARTMENT IN THE TAURANGA. AND OHINEMURI DISTRICTS.

TO THB EDITOB. 9ib, — Knowing your readiness to give insertion to any reasonable complaints, Intrust that you will accord publicity to a grievance that the storekeeper* here and in Ohinemuri have aguinßt the Public Works Department, Tau* rangn. It send of the supplies required by that department b^ing open to competition by all in trade, all orders are given to one favored storekeeper, who bas, in fact, a monopoly of all that is foing in Tauranga, and I am informed on reliable authority, thab the whole of the tools, &c, required by the Armed Com stabulary road parties at Ohinemuri are pro* vided by the favoured Taumnga storekeepers Now, Mr Editor, this is not as it should bo, and is a wrong, done to others in. trade, who

ought to bare an equal chance in the good things going, either small or largo. If may bb that the- favourite, supplies the articles asclieap;as anyone else flould, but bo long as the present system ia carried on> it "will always be open- to the supposition' that it is - found < mutually, beneficial I know that I 'have the • support of my fellow tradesmen in this matter, and hopc< you- will give xib-jouu powerful i auppprt in trying td' atop tMs-smaU abttea. — 'I BIS) .&C, ,