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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1065, 27 July 1883, Page 3

The electric light in the Parliament buildings it is stated has been abandoned in favour of gas. The hordes attached to Mr Gibson’s express bolted this afternoon about a quarter past three from the front of the, stoic, narrowly escaping Mr Spence’s waggon which was bear Mr Barker’s.; The runaways continued till they had reached Hadfield street,which, in turning, one horse ran one aide of the telegraph post and one the other, the consequence being that the vehicle was smashed and the post knocked down. It is proposed to connect Spain and Cuba by a wire via Bermuda and the Azores. The jewellery presented to the Duchess of Genoa on her recent marriage is valued at £15,000.

THE -vrEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT lS AND STORAGE COMPANY. (Limited.) INCORPORATED UNDER “THE COMPANIES ACT, 1882.” Capital, £200,000 ; in 40,000 Shares of £5 Each. First Issue, 20,000 Shares of £5 Each. Deposit-on Application, - ; 2s 6d per Share ; Payable on allotment, 2s 6d per Share ; also, 2s 6d per Share within one month of allotment, and a further 2s 6d every two months thereafter, until the sum of 20s be paid ; the balance as may be required, but no Call shall exceed 20s per Share, or be made at lesser intervals than three months. ‘ Head Office of the Company ; No. 125, Queen-street, Auckland, Directors: Joseph Banks, Esq (Fisher and Co, Limited) Auckland Alfred Buckland, Esq, Auckland Arthur Bull, Esq, Auckland John Logan Campbell, Esq, Auckland Patrick Gomiskey, Esq, Auckland J C Firth, Esq, Auckland Joseph Howard, Esq, Auckland Every Maclean, Esq, Auckland D L Murdoch, Esq, Auckland L D Nathan, Esq, Auckland Thomas Russell, Esq, CMC, Auckland Francis D Rich, Esq, Otago James Runciman, Esq, Waikato William Steele, Esq, Waikato Hon James Williamson, M L C, Auckland E B Walker, Esq, Cambridge (With power to add to their number). Bankers: The Bank of New Zealand. Solicitors : Messrs Whitaker and .Russell, Auditor : A Boardman, Esq, This Company is formed for the purpose of facilitating and promoting the export of Meat, Dairy, and Agricultural Produce of this Colony, and of all kinds of, produce from the South, Seas. . The Company intend to do the export business for the public entirely as agents, and on agency terms, but it will be prepared, if such business is not offered, to undertake it as principals. The question of the Meat supply to Europe is one of the most important of the present day, and is exciting great attention. The consumption of animal food throughout the Old World is increasing, through the higher wages earned by the masses since the growth of manufactures, and the consequent increase and distribution of wealth. In 1870 the total value of the meat imported into the United Kingdom was £7,708,000 ; but in 1880 had grown to' upwards of £26,000,000 This scarcity of meat has been partially relieved by the supply from America, but lately the rising price there has caused a falling off of the supply from that source. The application of science to meatpreserving has opened up to New Zealand this new and vast market for its produce* and the prospect which is thus opened to the colonists is most encouraging, and must add ' greatly to the wealth and commerce of this country. Mr Joseph Banks, Managing Director of Fisher and Co,, has taken a very large interest in this Company, and, to secure his services and the knowledge and experience gained by’ an established and successful concern, the Directors have purchased the extensive Meat Preserving, Butchering, and Export business of Fisher and Co. (Limited), with all their Freehold and Leasehold Estates, Plant, Book Debts, Live and Dead Stock. The Directors intend to continue the business now carried on by Fisher and Co., and to largely extend their operations. The Directors have also purchased, at public auction from the Auckland Harbour Board, the finest site in New Zealand for the purposes of the Company. They propose erecting immediately upon this site a first-class plant for freezing meat for export, chilled chambers for a Dead Meat Market, and General Export Stores. This site is situated at the Railway Terminus, and the Works to be constructed by agreement between the Harbour Board and the Company will be connected with the railway by a line of rails, and been the finest deep-water wharf in Auckland, where ships drawing 25 feet of water can come alongside and Load a Cargo of Frozen Meal in 48 hours. The Works will be commenced forthwith, and the Directors believe that within twelve months they will have their Freezing Plant, Meat Stores, Market and Export Stores ready for use. The DEAD M EAT STORE and M ARKET will have a capacity sufficient to store a cargo for the largest ship, and also to provide storage for the local wants of Auckland. It is believed when these capacious chilled Stores are ready they 7 will be used by Stock-owners, not only 7 as a depot for the Meat cargoes intended for Shipment, but also as the Depository for the stock they have for sale, and by the Butchers as a Reserve Store for their meat until required to meet the daily wants of their Retail Business. The Butchers, and through them, every house-