CORRESPONDENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1921, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

; ANOTHER BUTCHER. J (To the Editor). ’ s Sir.—At first I did not think it worth while answering Mr Wild’s letter know--4° ing it to be lies, but I thought there 118 might be some people ignorant enough n ' to believe Mr Wild’s statements. Sixteen butchers have retired within the last few years. All of them have lost from £BO to £IBOO. As regards the Tribunal Board, I sat for an hour before them, and told them the truth. The ie same I will tell Mr Wild if he likes to come along. I am “Live and let live.” i T am etc., W. F. ZIEGLER. i Oil “THAT” BUTCHER, s (To the Editor.) 11 Sir.—A young friend bills me that it s is nocessyiry to reply to Andrews Bros, j 4 letter of yesterday. When niy letter j s served its purpose, of getting a redue- ! 1 tion in the price of meat, however un- ” graciously, it savours of flagging a aead k horse to follow it up with more vorres- ’ pondence but the circumstances, or in- j 1 tlicr the language on this occasion is j exceptional. j ’ “Fred Andrews is a. thoroughly fine j fellow but has a d bad temper.” ! How true this remark made to me a j week or two ago is, is shown by los j letter, but even a fine fellow with a l ad i temper must remiembelr what people | and particularly persons who aim to be | 'truthful will not always submit as 1 I do wjth amusement for there is fun to j lie found in most things if you look for it more especially in lapses of temper, |_ but may discover some day the answer I to the mathematician’s pet profile n : ! “What is the effect of a collision b-.-j tween an irresistible force and .m im- j moveable object.” However, to our mut I tons. Mr Andrews says lie sold mo J mutton on March 23rd. at 8d per !b. J That .may be. but T knew nothing :if :t, j < but 1 do know that on March 24th. a i 1 leg of mutton wa ssupplied to my house j i li v whom I can’t sav for we divide our : < trade weighing sjjlbs., the price of j 1 which was 5s 6d. This can surely he I taken as 1/- a lb. with jib. make- '1 weight thrown in for no butcher wou.d 1 make a price of 11 fib. At the tame f: time I had before me, the Lyttelton v Times, with a butcher’s advertisement <’ of sides of mutton guaranteed not less t tiffin 201 bs., 5 0 each. In my effort to « be fair to our local tradesmen I did •’ not mention that, but quoted the stand- ! ard price of Id and 6d per lb. That Mr Andrews has got a good stock of j sheep on hand, shows commendable tore- j sight, hut he as a business man, must | lie prepared to take the loss on the I b fallen market without squealing. C That 16 butchers have gone out of <-• business in the past 14 years is, I think S more likely clue to their having encroached on the duties of the Bene- J volent Society and made a heap of bad j debts, than having sold at too low a | price. j Now Mr Andrews having got into the j ei press a free announcement that vour ” price now is 8d and lOd let me suggest oi that you make the other butchers pay b; the cost of an advertisement setting oit M your prices, and to show the Ohiisf- g< church people, that they can’t beat a us as far as meat prices are concern’d, ol Your friend and warm admirer, " w R. WILD. C