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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2003, 12 February 1907, Page 1

A WARNING NOTE. At the annual meeting of tlie Wellington Chamber of Commorcif, the president (Mr. G. W. Shritcliifo) occupied tlio chair. In' moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts the chairman said the question of preferential trade within the Empire had continued to bo “in the air,” though, so far as one could judge, little or no actual progress had been made. The sentiment of the British public appeared to lie as strongly as over averse to the imposition of duties on foodstuffs and raw material for the further benefit of tbo oversea units of the Empire, who already found in the Old Country the largest and most profitable market for their products. Tbo total import and export trade of New Zealand for 1905 amounted to £28,500,000, of which seventy per cent, was done with Great Britain, nineteen and a half per cent, with other British possessions, and seven and a half with the United States, leaving a balance of only three per cent, as the total contribution of other foreign nations to our oversea trade. Of our exports 77 per cent, went to Great Britain and sixteen and a half to other British possessions. Of our imports sixty-one per cent, came from Great Britain and twenty-three per cent, from British possessions. Thus they saw that practically ten-twelfths of our total oversea trarle was done within the Empire, and lie could find no indication that the comparatively trifling proportion of our trade with foreign countries was on the increase. He might therefore he pardoned for once more expressing the conviction that it would be to the advantage of this colony to offer Great Britain and dependencies a reasonable measure of genuine preference, irrespective of any return that the Imperial authorities might, or might not, be able to make. Ho believed that was a competent body of business men appointed to frame such a preferential tariff, the result would be beneficial to the Mother Country, without being in any way injurious to our ,own manufacturers or producers. Dealing with the increase in the value of our exports, he remarked that the fact should not be lost s’glt of that the increase was again very largely a price and not a quantity increase, and so far as they could judge, the continuance of good times in the colony during the next few years depended to a very great extent upon the maintenance of values, rather than on any substantial increase in the volume of our exports that might be expected. As supporting this view, the following figures showing the relative increase in value would be interesting:—During the past two years wool increased in value fifty-four per cent., and in volume eight per cent.; sheepskins increased in value sixty-eight per cent., and in volume two per cent.; butter and cheese increased in value eighteen per cent., and in volume eleven per cent.; tallow increased in value ninteen per cent., and in volume thirteen and a half per cent. Traders generally would therefore do well to bear in mind that the present abnormally high prices for produce could not be expected to continue indefinitely, and that should anything like a severe slump in vaiucs take place, the reaction from our present state of prosperity might, and probably would, be severely felt. It was pleasing to be able to add that the prospects for the current year appeared to be excellent. Everything pointed to the colony being in a highly prosperous condition, and the only danger ahead that one could foresee was that.such good times might lead to an extravagant standard of living and overspeculation on the part of traders and others the disastrous effects of which would be felt should a possible reaction take place. Referring to the trade of Wellington, ho said that, on tne basis of values, the oversea exports have increased. by £391,000, or, say 13 per cent., and the imports by £531,000, or, say, 15 per cent. The total tonnage of goods passing over the wharves also shows a very substantial increase. During the past four years Wellington had increased its trade by 45 per cent., Lyttelton by 21 per cent., Auckland by 10 per rev.l,, and Dunedin by 15 per cent., the actual figures for. the year ended 30th September last being in round numbers : Wellington £7,369,000 Auckland £6,185,000... Lyttelton ... £5,106,00 Dunedin ... £3,866,000

A PIANO CASE. At Auckland tlic Dresden Piano Company claimed possession of a piano, or, as an alternative, the value of the instrument, £49 7s, from Matilda Moore and Emily Farquhar. Dr. Bamford, instructed by Mr. W. M. Neumegon, appeared for the plaintiff company, and Mr. j. It. lteed for the defendants, The evidence showed that a Mrs. 801 l hired a piano from the plaintiff company’s branch at Napier. The instrument was subsequently' destroyed by fire, and replaced by another. Mrs. Bell removed to Auckland, and the piano was disposed of at a sale, in which the defendants participated. The parties in the salo wore the two bills of salelioldors over the piano, the landlord and the Court bailiff. The defendants purchased the piano at that salo for £3l 10s. Dr. Bamford contended that the plaintiff company had never parted with the piano, and Mr. lteed contended, in the first placo, that the second piano did not replace the piano mentioned in the bailment, and that if it did, as the bailment was not registered, the sale by tho bailiff destroyed the plaintiff company’s title. The magistrate hold that the second piano did replace tho first instrument, and that the non-registra-tion dill not entitle the bailiff to seize, to the disadvantage of the plaintiff company. Consequently his Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff company, but in doing so said he deeply sympathised with tho defendants. He allowed Is damages, and the return of the piano, but would allow no costs, saying that the he considered the plaintiff company had boon somewhat dilatory in the matter.

A TONIC FOR HOUSEWIVES. The life of a housewife is generally monotonous. Every (lay there is the same weary round of household duties. And so women at home often get lowspirited, fretful, dejected, and sometimes even cross. And they lose their good looks, and become old before their time. The woman who wishes to keep well and strong, and who desires to retain her heautv till the end of the chapter, will seek some way of banishing the dreary monotony from her daily home life, says a writer in “Health.” One wise and happy woman I know contrives to have her household work done early, so that, the evening may he free for some relaxation or pleasure. Sin- arranges some little speciality of home entertainment-, so that every evening in tile week is a cheery climax to the well-spent day. The looking forward to the cheery evening is an incentive to the housewife to “buck up.” and get the work over, instead of dawdling over it til! bedtime. If housewives were to try this plan, the monotony would soon have no effect upon their nerves. Their life would seem sweeter and better, and thev would no longer look upon themselves as household drudges. “A little nonsense now and then” is a good motto for a busy housewife,

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