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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 59, 4 September 1894, Page 2

Colyton, August 30th, 1864. [Extract.] (To the Editor New Zealand Mail.) Sir, — Iv this day's New Zealand Mail I notice a paragraph giving an extract from a letter received fiom Mr Corpe iv London by his brother who lives at Makino. Iv your remarks on above you connect the said Mr Corpe with fche firm of Reynolds aud Co., Limited. I wish to point out that this is uot so. Ihe gentleman referred to is connected with the firm of Reynolds, Son and Co., Smifchfield. The letter mentioned contains the usual information from the English provision merchant's side of the question—" trade bad, market overdene New Zealand fanners must tako less for their milk, &c." Before leaving London I was strongly advised to preach the same text when going through this country. My reply is this, that farmers must get a minimum price of 3d per gallon of 111 b. Unless we can maintain this rate it will not pay the farmers sufficiently well to make up fov the drudgery connected with the supplying of milk, and to make it worth their while to go iuto the business on an entensive scale. This gives me the opportun itj' of saying that shortly after our Committee was formed in London last season for the regulation of prices-, the firm of Reynolds, Sons and Co took the opportunity of going out of their way to insert a letter in the leading provision journal of Londou (The Grocer) disclaiming " any connection with the firm of Reynolds and Co., Ltd., of London Bridge, and that they had no sympathy whatever with the committee that was being formed." This was of course intended as an advertisement to their customs, and show plainly that the interests of English provision houses and the interests of producers in this colony arc very far from being identical. 1 maintained iv London, and have not yet had occasion to alter my views, that the weak point is there, and there is no necessity to reduce prices of milk here, with proper control and use of cold stores in England I am perfectly satisfied that rates for milk can be maintained, ancl I will here strongly point out that New Zealand is the end to regulate and control matters by consigning produce to those only who aro pledged to do their utmost for the shipper. I hope to be in London early next season, and shall again do my best to help form a committee who will work together in the interest of the colonies— l am, &c. H. Reynolds. August 17th L IBO4.