THE FROZEN MUTTON TESTIMONIALS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3027, 8 December 1891, Page 2

THE FROZEN MUTTON TESTIMONIALS.

TO TUB KDITOIi. Sin,—lf our most esteemed and woithy Governor did nothing else for the good oi tho colony than that of sending t ■ Loudon theso six. carcases of mut.on, he has iJone more by that, one act alone to give the country a life than any of his predecessors in office for [r,auy years pa.-t; that is, if those interested, viz., every settler in the colony by their representatives, such as Farmers' Clubs, will now only keep the ball rolling. Let us at once lm\e printed the valuable testimonials we have got from tho pick of Louden consumers wil l), say, Mr Grigg s sta I siren I, si to " two-thu d- of tho sheep sent from Belfast being of Mcmlar quality, etc.'' and all other oai'Mculars deemed advisable. A caution might,, for instance be given to the English public against buying the Argentine and other rubbish lor our AI mutton. Let this be sent. Home to Mr Henry Reynolds with instructions to have sufficient. printed, say in pamphlet form, to have distributed in all clubs, hotels, etc., of note in Lo.idon and other great cities in England. Result: The numerous followers of Epicurus, willi their host of Satellites in their gastronomic:*! (will that do Air Ed?) Wo.-fc End Clubs would simply turn up their epieuri;t,!i noses at that abominable home grown stuff, while they lisped out their orders for New Zetland frozen such as a " llosebery Saddle of Mul ton," a " I), Worms haunch' 1 or a " l)e Bathe Chop." The society belles would top olf (heir dailv stuffing at I a.m. with a ''pick me up." " Lilly Onslow lamb cutlet.'" Then would follow the city dining-rooms ot all sorts and conditions, with their special adv i-rt-ise-inents, viz., "The above jS'ew Zealand prime joints always on hand, and dished up to order,''etc. Tho Cr inby Crolts would of course forward their orders direct to a Grigg of Canterbury or a Furrest of Waikato for choice carcases for race meetings and all other big gatherings. But what a pity Lord Onslow did not send the seventh sheep to Mr Gladstone instead of giving it a trip round the globo. The G.0..U. proudly boasts that, he always takes HO bit as to every piece of meat before he allows it to depart down below. Now Sir I'll be bound he does not get beyond the third nip at oui mutton before it gives hitn the slip. What a gusher of a testimonial we might have hail from the old boy, he would have told us, how " ho waxed young again at the axe atter doing our sheep." The Beefsteak Club one would be no where beside it. Not too late now, the G.O.M. is a ruin one to deal with and you may be sure .Sir he would not play second fiddle to a Do Worms or a l)e Bathe. Ym Mr Editor, if the above propoial is carried out properly a "Mutton tiootn "we will have. Then will our sheep farming pay all. Even at Mr Andrew Jack's calculation, vide his paper to the Wade farmers in " Weekly News " 2s>th ultimo., when he says: "It will take £1300 to lay down ill grass and stock with sheep, 100 acres of open land." And ha says "it will pay at that'' but what; 7 per cent. There is money in the Wade after that. But to return —and seriously too —to the mutton boom the cost of carrying out my suggestion would be a mere trifle viz., the printing and distribution of pamphlets. Let our local "Farmers Clubs" take the initiative and strike the iron while hot —if they have no funds —we can all give a little, 1 for one will willingly give my mite. When our sheep returns from home double present pries, then will Enelish capitalists return tneir gold without fear or troubling. Then .vill the i'.x d is bo broagliL up with the round turn, and oh how j 'vful "see tho mighty host i'i turning." Tuen will our tea-tree flats and liitle scrubby lulls pimp for joy nt their new clothine, for no 1 aieer will ihey remain "waste land-" a .standing butt for j inhering would be politicians. C.A1.8. Taotaoroa. sih December, lSfll. L'.S —If not 'ling is done in this mat'er, I tiuM, ifonlv as a matter of courtesy our loc d chilis «ili at le ist pass votes of t hanks 11 Lotd Onslow i rwh t I'r '< 's done.