PROTEST BY ANALYSTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 526, 5 June 1909, Page 6

PROTEST BY ANALYSTS.

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A^tETTER;TO THE; 'HtIME representativfl v private;aiiati ; ttt u?"Ji! 1 ??!.'.C e . w ;,^ lid consider that ,tner na\,e : of - complaint .in:.the .way,,they:.are, ! .being. treated by the .trtjyernment-:.a;lkiwing-r ; ahalysts holding bffi;cial« appomtineiita: to .undertake., all,- manner ■Of.PnyAte/work, and totaccept: analytical anointments; ;' unique,"- save a -.Correspondent,'. '-'in -'that, ita'.University '■ allows .its. professors:pf chomis'try—men in're.ceipt ot £700'per:year:npwardsi to. dp. 'private, practice - ■in'.cbmpetitiori with! otter, unendowed, qhemists,:. and,:' further : :they ; ;h^ve. the--frep,-, ; .use/of ,the'' University Pjant.-.'aii , equipment,:.-and"sometimea in:ad.l'won' University' materials (chemicals)." . ::.Th& fpllowing<is;a,cppy,bf,a';letter on the siibject, which, has been forwarded to: the .Prune i'i; ''; : .^'".-'.. ; : , ;■ ; ;respectfully ; to: bring'' :.; under;-yp.ur v notice the. great ; and unjust' , ... .-■competition; to : ..which 'we are. subjected ' : .-''•'i.n;'quribusiness .by-the action of ■ the Do- " /iminion/Labprate'ty.^j,';';;::> v. ••'.,. .-. .".: ';,. : :i'As ■jri'dependent..;analyticar- chemists,:. J,< we perform "useful and important V : ; / 'functiph;.^^the;','resp_ectivp;,' centres in,. . , ;'W,mch--w£ .practise.i ,, .' Our -work invplvcs'. i \ us^'co'nsidcrablieiou'tlay 'in renting'pro-': ', : v.taises,. paying.for.assistance, .'upkeep of . etc'.,..' ■'•. and' wp moderate fees / .': for' ouK special-'knowledge. '■;■■ -!■'■. , j ; 'VK^e.-.%d'',the,.Domrawn. , ':Labpra_tory,'.-'an''. : ;;;institu'tipn, are:taxed'to',keep ■■ V.fup, doing' ; all;'.>elasses:>of general.analy- ; / ■ tioal Avbrkj: for.'^yhich:'" it;charges cutting. j'-';'rates, and L if. l adyertises in"! detail ''• v;(alsd at taxpayew';[ffspenseysnthe"New :-. '-.". Zpaland-MineS'jiEecord.", ; 'We- 'have al-' 1 ,, ready to. cbmpete-wi£h Government'and ' : ■PniveTsity;.:analyßt3vin'; i .m'ost, .''of : ,the ■ '■I; centres, and'find, it" difficult ./to :\ > carry >;on|/business v.agairist this urifair ' ■'- /competition.'- ; - •■;;../ ::^: : - ■:.'.'. •' ■".''''■■.. : .'-.;.-,'.-',' ;; V..':'; '.Aye; would/ liorefbfti; respectfully .flrgp-. you this, injustice ,; ; ; us. ./.We ;have'.'no- objection.', te, Gov- >': 'Vernmerit,;analysts as~silch':. ! .We dp:prdr. ~-.'i test' most, strongly* tfgainst 'the Dominion '.' ;,.: ; Laporatery'doing.iall'classes of.general , ;work :'fntes, arid,- advertising ; .';".'. ; ; L , li-^^-Vi :^: :V'W a;i "'e; sir,.'•'■',;,'•': '"■''.-;': ; ''.v'/V.-t-.vE!':,'. ;■;:.,:„.;■:': Yours, eteV,-' ■ : -i -V'-v G.M,THOMSbN i ; M.P;,:Dunedm:' - ';■>/■/{ \v ; .G. ; ALLAN,vDnnedin::'. ; ;- ..: v '.',•';;-,: .GEO, J'.MAO'INDOEi: Invercargill.' ..:/. ■:- , Ai:M;^W»lGHT; ; Christchurch.: ■•■■■ :-.i;.-'i :■■ , : H. W. LAWRENCE, Wellington: .' -.i.-;^:;:;',GE,O^BAGLEY;-Wellington. M/. ■.:■■■■ : :.. .:JB.';W.OOD;-Masterton.-,,'-:; '■;.' -':■■■ ■ Vh—:EniTHv.Aucklarid.v: ; :' ■.". :■'