LE QUESNE V. KELLY

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2678, 10 September 1889, Page 3

LE QUESNE V. KELLY

TO THK KDITOII. Sir, —I see by your issuo of tho 7th inst. that Mr Le Quesne has thought proper to put his version before the public in the above case, and as it contains a certain amount of untruths, I cannot let it go unanswered. He says part of tho account was an 1.0. U., for which he gave 1110 an order on A. Connolly. This order I took to oblige Mr Le Quesm, ho thinking that I had a, better chanco of obtaining the amount (£3 2s Gd) than ho had, but when I found I could not I asked Mr Le Quosne to take it back, but ho refused, saying it was not business. A few words about interest charged. Ho cashod a three months' bill for me, given to 1110 by a resident of Hamilton for A!7o, upon tho understanding that I was to spend half of it (less £5 12s (id discount) for .•tores, building materials, &c. When I dignccl a memo agreeing to pay this amount of discount he informed me he was only charging 1110 the usual bank discount which was at tho rate of 10 per cent., but which turns out to bo at the rata of 30 per cent. I only received half tho amount in cash, thus paying for stores, &c., before receiving them. 'Not satisfied with being paid before hand he charges Hie 50 per cent, more than any other store. To prove my assertions about his overcharges I will give a few of the items :—

Mr Le Quesne's charges. Other stores. Nulls, -id jior lb wholosale 3sl per lb, retail. Iron, 23s (id per cwt. 21s per cwt. Tar, 2a per gallon Is per gallon. Spouting, 3M per ft. 2kl per It. Down pipe,"3.Jd per ft. 3d per ft. You will see by the above that Mr Lecliargo for nails wholesale is -Id per lb, any other store charges! 3d per ft> retail and if a quantity in taken the price in 2 |V.l per Hi. When I told Mr LeQuesne that I could obtain nails at 2|d per ll> for a quantity, his answer was that the storekeeper does not intend to pay 20s in the £. It 13 all very well for Mr LeQusene to blow his own trumpet about honesty, but I think the above facts speak for themselves, and whon an honest man is dealing with an honest man, he expects to bo treated as such until proved to the contrary. I think every man has a right to dispute his account when honest storekeepers charge such exorbitant prices for their goods. Mr LeQuesne winds up his egotistical letter by saying, he never asks anyone to deal with him. I should think not. for any honest man who intends to pay 20s in the £, would deal where the charges are fair and reasonable. One piece of advice to Mr LeQuesne before I close is this—People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. —I am, etc., etc. A. 0. Kelly. Hamilton, September 9th, 1889.