THE SOVEREIGN

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 186, 26 April 1918, Page 6

THE SOVEREIGN

IS IT DIMINISHING IN VALUE? Careful records have been kept by the Government since the war started, ami the Statistician can tell us exactly what inneaee has taken plnoe in the prices of all staple commodities. These records prove that a sovereign to-day will purchase only from 05 to 75 per cent, of the amount of clothing or household necessities it would in 1013. This increase r P riceß has caused a considerable amount of hardship among the workers in large towns and cities, but it does not .-(fleet the farmer to any extent as he is more than compensated by the increase in prices received for his wool and ' produce. Many former* are also jnpkns up for the increased cost of Huns by installing money-saving appliances m their homes and on their farms. An out landing instance of the economy that can be made in this direction is the fact that hundreds of farmers and other country residents in New Zealand are savms a considerable amount of money every voar bv using "Wizard" Lighting Sysenisintheirhon.es in place of exp™ kerosene lamps and acety ene gas. Jlms. Early Bros., 157 Feathcrston Street. \\ Jl--1 ingtonTetate that many "W zard" Ligh users claim that they save, the value of their plants the first year, besides doing awav with all the disagreeable work and worry that is inseparable from keroseno Or The 6 first "cost of a "Wizard" Lighting System is practically the only cost, alter that the saving made in comparison with other forms of lighting soon pays for the plant, and tho householder is supplied with a light that is eveu superior in quality to electric, light or coal gas. There is nothing to get out of order, and the plant is guaranteed for five years. The fact that several times more \\ i»ard" Systems nre being sold in the Dominion than all other forms of country liehtine combined is proof positive that the "Wizard" Light is in.a class eelf Early Bros, receive most of their orders through the mail from people who are recommended to purchase by tneimn who are already using the Wizard/ One of tho reasons why customers are ■pleased is Hint tho agents keep in close touch with them, and are always .prepared to back- up their five years guarantee. It therefore appears that although tho sovereign will not purchase as much goods as it would before the war, the money spent in a Wizard Lighting System actually purchases much, more than tho value of the money, ns the lamps save the purchaser money every time they are lighted. Mr. .T. Robinson, Clladstone Hotel, Pairhe. Conlerbury. who has been using ,i "Wizard riant 'for about a year, claims that ho gets six times as much light for half thecost of nmning compared with his acetylene plant. Tim following is a copy of Mr. Robinson's letter:— "Dear Sirs.— "I hare much pleasure in stating that the 3ixteen-light plant installed by your firm into the Gladstone Grand Hotel excels all expectations. Before installing your plant we were using acetylene, and on comparison find thnt jour plant :ind system of generation is less than half tho nrico of acetylene. Recording the latter, my man nas to sncnd_ one hour per day cleaning and recharging thonlant. whereas your plant does away with all labour and refuse, it only takes five minutes to adjust, and this only overy second day. This is practically a saving of one day's labour in seven. I cannot speak too highly of your Petrol G»s Svstnm. which T consider more oomnlete tlinn nnv o.ther system on the market; and wish to state that the light as installed to us is six times , greater than the acetyleno, nnd may also state is much softer fo the eyes. . "Fai'Mully yours, (Sgd.) ",T. Robinson. "Gladstone Hotel, T'-Hie." A post-curd to Early Bros, 157 Featherston Street. Wellington, is all that is required to obtain further information. (Published by arrangemeaQ