PARA PARA IRON.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1584, 12 June 1874, Page 249

PARA PARA IRON.

A Mr Tangye, of the Birmingham firm of Tapgye, Brothers, was recently, pp. a? visit to Nelson, and at the request of Mr •Webster, forwarded to him his opinion of the Para Para iron, which, as will be seen by the following letter, is exceedingly favourable. He says:—"l have inspected, a sample of the Para Para bar iron at your place, which was subjected to a fair breaking test, namely, by being nieked on one side .only with- a chisel and then bent double, showing a clean fibrous fractureThe firm of which I am a member are

J large consumers of iron, and from my experience I am" able to form a correct opinion as to the.quality from such a test as I have witnessed, and I can safely say that I should have no hesitation in using the iron alongside, or in place of the ordinary. 'Staffordshire bars made by the same makers. I should recommend your keeping to pig iron making only at first) and in a small way, as there will be no difficulty in disposing of all you could possibly make, and it may be found that your profits will be larger by keeping entirely to pig making. However,, in my opinion this should be first proved. If you only secure the services of a competent manager, I see no cause why you may not expect good dividends, and had I been a resident here, I should certainly like to become one amongst you in developing your magnificent property." j