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BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. T" ARGB SHIPMENTS of the above are J J-J arriving by frequent Orient and P. and - 0. steamers via Melbourne. The stock Is well assorted, and will be found very oom- •. plate, and shonld command the attention of all classes of customers. Thera la net any similar stock to select from In Christchurch, The quality of the goods and the lowness of the prices must I commend themselves to all who pay the establishment a visit. All the goods are shipped dlreot from the manufacturers, and consequently can be, and are, sold very cheap. W*. H ARR 18 - IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT. OPPOSITE “ PRBS3 ” OFFICE. 808 SUITS TO ME ASURE FR )M 70s. FIBST CONSIGNMENT of SPRING TvVBEI S AND COATINGS Jnst Arrived. W, M. KOBEETS, Practical Tailor, Manchester street south. Trousers from 18a. Splendid Selection. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Tet the cheapest shop in • TOWN FOR All kinds of Pipes, meorchanm and wood, , Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Knives, Purses, Matchboxes, Razors, j Combs, Brushes, Hair Oil, Lime Cream, & ~ &o N.B.—A lot of CRICKETING MATERIAL from last season very cheap. And last, but not least a HAIR CUTTING SALOON, Where yon can get fixed np for the small sum of I SIXPENCE. H. OAKEY, 9495 Hloh street

NOT QUITE SO DECISIVE as it was BUT A LITTLE MORE OVERWHELMING. Wifi CHALLENGE the representative of the. Singer Sewing Machine Company, or any of the jurors on Sewing Machines at the Exhibition who voted for the report coming from that body to controvert the following statement of facts, Messrs Meddlngs, Cunnlngton, Dale, and Kirk, we call upon yon to defend yonr report, H. O, FISKS & CO. Christchurch International Exhibition, June 15th, 1882. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS. To H. C. Fiske & Co. DEAR SIR, —In acoordanoe with your request, we have examined the Now Davis and the New Singer Sewing Machines, for the purpose of comparing them. In our comparison we have taken Into consideration— 1, ‘The mechanical principle Involved 2. The quality of the material used 3. The degree of workmanship exhibited 4. The facility for doing a good and varied o ass of work. After taking both machines asunder, earning their capabilities, we have no hesitation in saying that we consider the Davis far the superior machine of the two. Our reasons are as follows : In both machines the same method is adopted for cotaatlng the needle bar, viz., a crank with roller working in a cam. This aim In the Davis Machine is cot oat of a solid piece of steel and hardened, while in the Singer It is not only very mnoh lighter, bat Is made of common oast iron. The feed apparatus of the two machines are very dissimilar. That of the Singer la the nsual slip feed. The Davla has the vertical feed peculiar to itself. In this arrangement the presser foot holds the material firmly down till the needle has reached its lowest point. The pressure Is then relieved and transmitted to the feed bar. Feed bar, needle, and material are then, by a very simple oontrivanoa, moved forward simultaneously the required length of stitch. Motion Is given to the shuttle In the Davis machine as follows. An eccentric at the wheel end of the main spindle gives motion to a vertical lever. This in turn transmits it through a ball joint of ingenious oouatruo tlon to the only moving part nnder the machine, a pivotted lever having at Its end an adjustable shuttle carrier. In the Singer Machine a pair of mitre wheels drive a vertical spindle, haviog at its lower end a orank A connecting rod from this crank moves a sliding shnttlo carrier. It will be seen that in the Davis there are between the main spindle and the shuttle four points of friction, the pivot carrying the vertical lever, the eccentric, tho ball joint, and the pivot of horizontal lever. The two principal movements, the ecoontrlo and the ball joint, are adjustable, and tho parts most liable to wear are made of hardened steel. To compass the same work the Singer employs as points of friction the teeth of the mitre wheels, the two journals of vertical spindle, the two ends of tho connecting rod, and the sliding shuttle carrier. None of these places are adjustable. The small wheels are common oast Iron, having a certain amount of backlash, and consequent tendency to rattle and and break. The connecting rod Is a thin bar of Iron, with a hole in each end. The end which runs on the crank pin la one of the principal joints In tho machine, having a considerable amount of work to do with small bearing surface, making It very liable to wear, while, as before remarked, there are no means of compensating for any wear. It will be noticed that tho shuttle of the Singer Machine Is carried in a slide, to which a lateral strain ie given by the driving rod, causing a certain amount of friction, while In the Davis It 1s carried by the lever quite free from friction. With the exception of tho small roller working the needle bar, there is not a single piece In tho Singer Machine, not. even excepting the shuttle, that oa not be out with an ordinary pocket knife, and there are no means of adjusting any wearing part. In the Davla not only are most of tho pieces made of eteel, and tempered, but at every essential point means are provided for taking up any wear. On this point we may say that whore we had any doubt about the quality of the material employed the the piece was broken and the fracture carefully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and we noticed the very peculiar feed of the Davla. In this respect wo have been forced to the conclusion that for all purposes, sewing from the thinnest muslin to even through a metal spoon, the Davla has no parallel for grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often the effect of tho pressure on a f ire motion feed. We must in common honesty express our astonishment at the range and variety of work accomplished by tho Davis, which we are satisfied cannot bo done by the Singer. In summarising our report we repeat that we have no hesitation in saying that we regard the Davis as very superior to the Singer in workmanship, material, and tho mechanical principles Involved, and also in performing a greater range of work. We found the Davis to work with equal ease from the lightest to the heaviest fabric. JOHN LEE SOOTT (Scott Bros.), Mechanical Engineer. T. GLUT AS PABCOB, Manager of the Kaiapol Clothing Factory. GEO. P. ANTHONY, Mechanical Expert, from Nottlefold’s, Birmingham,. 8300