THE BREAD QUESTION

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 49, 16 January 1869, Page 3

THE BREAD QUESTION

— f To tin Editor of tte Tuapeka Times.) sib— l have been sorry to see that the agitation which began some; time ago in reference to the . exorbitant price of bread has died a natural death. Now lam sorry for this, as I believe a srreat injustice is being done to the -public. Purchasers of flour in any quantity, can get it at £17 per Jn*r ton they ~ J-g Z~keS^ad to the value of £35. Tne Tost rffiboor,' fuel fe. »<* >*f have to be deducted from ge^ leaving, as you fi will see a f tf margin for profit I b^^ T te any baker would *™J*tk ipaf, he begin selling at ao. F^ ustom pf t t e would soon to™. Jlrfgitedly Have that district; he would^" of yours &c. , : (3 B xjstt. 1 1 ' ij_^^^^^" '" - , « Auriferous pieces of-^arte • L Se & brought nito to^^ i tout —^ spetks ot gold. The L PerftOTeraaco , Company have dunng - thia week prospected several reefs in , the neighborhood of their present > worW, and havexbeen much gaatafied • by the result of tSeir search. At the. > reef known to\the Company by th« v name of " Hit or Miss," the tunnel [ has been lengthened to 80 feet* and > thd workmen have just reached some ; very promising-looking stone, p^rt of i which has been brought jnto^towii to be examined. The T»rane& Gold ; Prospecting ABBOciatioxriiftd ft meeting- ; oa Thursday evening laakwhenifc to , agreed to start two Jartiee mmediatelytotheran^.^'iiiraaftbHerftld 1 ' .- December- 1Z- . ..,.-..

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