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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 256, 17 March 1875, Page 2

Mr. E. F. Harris notifies that ho has commenced business in Gisborne as a Native and General Land agent. Masonic.—The regular monthly meeting of the Turanganui Lodge will take place at their chambers on Monday evening, the 22nd inst. Mr. Edwards announces that his usual half-yearly sale of drapery, &c., will commence to-day at Greene’s Auction Mart. The Rev. Mr. Root, is, we regret to learn, very ill; but on our latest enquiry hist evening we were glad to hear a slight improvement had taken place. Auction Sale.—Mr. W. S. Greene announces a sale by public auction at. the Gisborne auction mart, on Saturday next, consisting of miscellaneous goods. St. Patrick’s Day.—The banks will be closed to-day, in honour of the pat ron saint of dear old Erin. “ Hurrah for the Shamrock my boys to-day.” Road Rates.—The board decided on Monday last to summon the first six delinquents on the roil for the amount of the assessments for 1874-5. Royal Hotel.—Speculation is the order of the day. A good investment is now under offer in the sale of the Royal Hotel property, together with the land on which the building is erected, and a paddock adjoining. Both the trade and the position are commanding. New Firm.—Messrs. Hardy and Ferris’ business announcement appears in this mornings issue. Temporary offices have been been taken in the Masonic Buildings where business will, for the present, be carried on. I he business habits of these gentlemen, combined with a thorough knowledge of their profession, arequite sufficient to commend them o public favor.

Local Trade.—Messys Graham and Co.> Robjohns, Teat and Co., and W. Adair have forwarded us an advertisement, which will be found in another column, with a request that we would express an opinion upon the subject of it. We regret for their sakes, that the advertisement came to hand so late in the day, as we have had to set aside a large quantity of matter to make space for it, and we are divested of the opportunity to say all that we could wish on the matter. Their complaint seems to us to be a very reasonable one ; and if, as we learn is the case, a eask trade is done with visitors, while credit- is extended with resident tradesmen, it seems to be very unjust. It must, however, be remembered that “ competition is the soul of business and our local tradesmen may depend on it that no one will pay cash for goods that they can obtain otherwise in the ordinary course of trade, unless some material advantage is gained thereby. We are reminded by this circumstance that some of our own local trade is given to itinerant importunators for custom, and we offer the same advice that we get ourselves, ‘‘keep your prices at. such a fair quotation us will keep outsiders—outside.” We quite agree with the subscribers that local trade ought to be supported more than it is.