A SUGGESTION.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE PATEA MAIL.) •iSnij—fKnowirig thcve/is Very little sale of, local ,pi educe .iii this district, and what* Jlfetiis?. sale is at a low figure, as the storekeepers- require '• such large profits," I took the trouble just to look over the imports into Patea, or at least some such ..as. are reported in the Patea Mail, , and., I find that a great.deal of money'goes,,to" _Canterbury for produce, such as flour oats, han|Sj..cheese,jbacon, &c. ; |we have not been able to produce’sufficient to, supply tho'dlistrict wltii yet, but seeing that hundreds of tons come into this dis- , triytj ife is .to, ( bp ,hop,ed the. farmers > vyill, gi;ow dare ipyl 'there Vi II bfrn'd iliffibplty iu'getiing it well 1 groiind% r ncl fili^’dressed;, 5 1 d&iid ! as''we liAye,, ; tp..gO elsewhere TO* lilui? sr/auarket for pur produce ; wheat, oats, butter, cheese,haiii’s, bacon, ,&c.,. why not,the. farmery unite ; ami 'form.a co-operative, store .as .wpllj as a' farmers ■ chib luni.'sliip.away produce, and> ,iinport, onr ownj .ator.eS,,, grass,, seed,, ,&ci, ! for our own use.—l sun &0., j Carlyle; September 15, I lß7Glj d';’/, |
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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 152, 23 September 1876, Page 2
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181A SUGGESTION. Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 152, 23 September 1876, Page 2
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