A REPLY TO MR G. WILKS.
TO THE EDITOB. Sir,— lt struck me forcibly when reading the Rev. George Wilks' letter, in your last Saturday's issue, that, like a good many other, " capable, educated, well-informed, and well-read men," it was wasting his time " beating the air." Sir, that the Rev. George is an educated, capable, well-informed, and well-read man goes without saying, for has be not told us so times without number in your columns and in those of your contemporary, the Rangitikei Advocate ? That lie is beating the air must appear if one looks into facts. Now for the facts : Fruit is carried on the Government railways at a very small cost — a case of fruit from Napier costing 3d. Another fact : The inhabitanis of tbe district in aDd around Feilding no doubt could, but do not grow sufficient fruit for their own use. Witness the number of cases of apricots and plums coming from Hawkes Bay this year. Another fact. : The Rev. G. Wilkß can get ls per lb for all tbe cberries he can grow. One might go on multiplying facts, but verb sap., &c I am, etc., Farmer.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 180, 3 February 1896, Page 2
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192A REPLY TO MR G. WILKS. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 180, 3 February 1896, Page 2
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