ARRIVAL OF THE NEW WATERBURY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4730, 26 May 1894, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW WATERBURY.

It is not often that the arrival ot a ship ment ol goods in Mew Zealand waters is so generally welcomed as the arrival of the present parcel of Waterbury watches, By the fire on tho Ruohine 3000 vVaterddiiys—gold, silver, and nickel—were destroyed, and this interruption in the regular inflow has kept the market bare till tho landing of the present parcel. I'he Hon, Dr. Pollen stated in the Legislative Council that 95,000 Adum Mamb pay the whole of this colony's taxation, maintains its Oil Service, run its railways and publio works and lorm the nucleus oi the colony's prosperity; and yet to this very limited population over 120,000 Watkkmjms have been sold and delivered, and the shipment now anding consists ot 2880 Wateiwobib which is followed by tho Elinor Vernon, due 2880 Mobb, all sold already to the wholesale trade whe have been waiting supplies for from three to four months, Large as these figures are two other shipments aro to arrive before Christmas and wo venturo to affirm that no other watch can show a sale in New Zen land during the period covered since the Waterbury advent of One to Eacii Huxoted Watebbdbys. Jewellers and retail dealers will kindly eond their ordora to our agents as quickly as possible