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Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 143, 28 March 1903, Page 5

WITHDRAWALJOFJPHE OFFER. OtllV LAST DAYS OF " THE TIMES " SALE OF "The Century a tew Dictionary & Cyclopedia & Atlas." DfltyS sATURDSISiritMHE end. More !

A night shift of packers has been put to work, and every possible effort is being made to complete deliveries as soon as possible. Several envelopes containing cheques apparently intended to cover payments for " The Century," but not affording any information as to the address to which volumes should be sent, are lying at " The Times " office. On account of the still greater mass of letters which will certainly reach " The Times " in the next two or three days, subscribers are specially requested to exercise care in sending their orders and to refrain from posting a remittance unaccompanied by an order form or a letter, and to be equally careful not to send an order form or letter of application without a remittance. As it will be impossible to reply to-day to letters of enquiry, the following facts may serve to avert confusion.

"NOW OR NOT AT ALL" On Saturday, March 28th, « The Times " sale in New Zealand of « The Century Dictionary & Cyclopedia & Atlas" will be discontinued at present Prices the opportunity to secure the great Encyclopedia of and Treasury 0' Facts as well as a Complete Atlas of the World at half the publishers' price will be at an end. It has been impossible to cope with the mass of orders for « The Century which has reached " The Times " the past few days, but receipts are being sent out as rapidly as possible, and in the meantime subscribers cheques will not be paid into the bankers until they have been acknowledged. THE GREAT "QUESTION ANSWERER," LAST DAYS OF THE ISSUE. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. By an immediate payment of ten shillings the whole set of " The Century Dictionary & Cyclopedia & Atlas" is brought at once into the possession of the purchaser Theie is, fheSe!no delay in enjoying the'use of any part of the work This is so entirely^different from the system of delivering a work in parts from time to time as they may appear that there is no need to dwell upon it. Here the purchaser need have no fear that the yery thing he wishes to read about will be described in the very volume which he has not yet received. The resources of the whole work are at his disposal from the very outset. The other grave objection to the system of payment by instalment is that as a rule the subscriber has in the end to pay a very large sum in excess of the cash price m order that the seller maybe compensated for the deferred return upon his capital. The prices for ■'The Century "stated on the Order Form below, shows that "The Times" has reduced this excess payment to the lowest limit. There is a difference between the instalment and the 'Ssh price? but it is only a difference of some shillings. Immediate delivery from Wellingtom.

The " Century," with Special Bookcase, in use.

FIVE GOOD REASONS % tyctape&fe % jfUlas" SHOULD BE FIRST ON YOUR LIST OF PURCHASES. 1. It gives most value for the money:— (a) To the Husband in his business. (b) To the Father in his reading and recreation. (c) To the Wife in her home. (d) To the Mother in the nursery and schoolroom. (c) To the Son in his Studies (/) To the Daughter in her self-culture. 2. It can be bought 40 per cent, under publishers' prices. 3. It can be paid for in easy monthly instalments. 4. It can be obtained for a payment down of 10/-. 5. It must be brought promptly— opportunities don't last for ever. THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE CYCLOPEDIA OF WORDS. THE MOST CONCISE AND COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF FACTS. ALSO A COMPLETE ATLAS OF THE WORLD. 10 Royal Quarto Volumes, (COPYRIGHT 1902.)

MflklTUl V DAViICIITC no^p Form An Cheque* and Poital Orderi should b« MONTHLY PAYMENTS— ORDERFRI &VSFBS& fefflr of THE MHK THE MANAGER, %\)£ f&iltWS (London), p.o. Box 285, Wellington, N.Z. (New Zealand Office). [Date] 1903 /"Half Morocco, for which I agree to make to you, or any-^ one you appoint, 20 additional monthly payments of ©* 16 Shillings. « . I enclose Ten Shillings. THREE-QUARTER MOROCCO ("The Times" ~ §« Please send me THE CEN- Special Bindintf),* for which I agree to make « | TURY DICTIONARY Bc< to you, or anyone you appoint, 20 additionally q GTO?OPEDIAftAT£jLS,' monthly payments of 18 Shilling.. « « 10 Volumes, bound in + The best binding for this ohmate. |q Full Morocco, for which I agree to make to you, or any- •£ *» one you appoint, 2* additional monthly pajments of ,*? \ 20 Shillings. J The first of these monthly payments to be made immediately upon delivery of the complete set of 10 volumes, and the succeeding payments regularly on the corresponding day of each month following. Until such payments are complete I engage that the volumes, not being my property, shall not be disposed of by sale or otherwise. I further agiee that if, owing to unforeseen circumstances, of which you shall be the judge, the volumes cannot be deliveied, the return of the deposit of 10 shillings to me shall cancel this agreement ( Please also send a "Century" Bookcase, for Strike out adjoining paragraph J which I agree to make (after the payments for the it Bookcase is not reqitii cd. IS" 1 Books have been completed), a further payment of (31/6. Signed Rank or Occupation Add) ess [Free Lance, F. 44] Please address the package to If the books are to be delivered beyond Wellington, the 1 ) purchaser should add here the name of the railway or f shipping agent in Wellington to whom delivery is to be made, f Beyond Wellington carnage to be at purchaser's cost. J t~r* TEN PER CENT. DISCOUNT FOR CASH. While the purpose of the system of monthly payments is to enable persons of moderate but assured income to purchase " THE CENTURY," those Subscribers who prefer to do so may pay the full price in one amount. Cash prices — Half Morocco, £14 17s ; Three-quarter Morocco, £16 13s ; Full Morocco, £22 Is. Book Case, 31/6 NET CASH.

"THE CENTURY" BOOKCASE. FOR the convenience of purchasers of " The Century Dictionary & Cyclopedia & Atlas," a special Bookcase has been produced, and will be supplied by " The Times " upon receipt of an order or remittance, as indicated on the order form below. The case occupies a floor space| of 29 in. by 13 in., and the top reaches a heighth of 29 in. Substantially made from native woods, and carefully finished, this casa is at once handsome, durable, andlight in weight. Its purchase is optional, but it is a great convenience in the use of the books, as well as serving as a protection to the volumes when not in use.

BOOKS ON VIEW. — Specimen Volumes may be examined, and orders booked, in Wellington at the following addresses: — "The Evening Post" Office; "The New Zealand Times " Office ; R. J. Brown, Willis Street ; Gordon & Gotch, Cuba Street ; and Alexander Ferguson, Lambton Quay.