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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3392, 7 December 1911, Page 3

A SUPERB SHOWIN OF ' /S'SSX jitA 217 oj? EES^3m£@9 FOR Summer Dresses. “The sky, one bluo interminable arch, Without a breeze, a wind, a cloud.” READ THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY, ALL SPLENDID EXAMPLES OF OUR NOTED GOOD VALUES:— Deal Summer, with a succession of hot sunny days and; wairn dusty winds; ideal weather for cool, easily washed Frocks and Dainty Dresses. Of such Fabrics we have a bewildering array in all the latest weaves and colorings, many dainty novelties and special exclusive lines being included in our stock. PONGEE PRINTS —A specially soft finish and a splendid washing Fabric in White Grounds with Spot and Fancy Sprig Designs, 28in, 6d yard. CAMBRIC PRINTS, in Light Grounds with Colored Stripes and Fancy Designs, 31 in, 7ld yard. FtcVERSiSLn GINGHAMS in ,a large assortment of Colorings, all fast dves, 32in, 8d yard. COTTON CRifvIPS in Dainty Fink and Blue Stripes on White Grounds, 28in, 8d yard. JAP CREPES in White, Fink, Helio, Blue and Navy, 27in, 8| yard. COTTON VOILES in a large variety of Dainty Colorings and Designs in Floral and Striped Effects, 10d, Is, is 3d to 2s yard. UNION SHANTUNGS in various Shades of Blue and Heliotrope, 42in wide 2s 7d yard GOSi UfdE LINENS in Saxe, Helio. Reseda, Biown, Navy and Cream, 48in, 2S 9d. DRESS POPLINS in 'Shades of Vieux Rose and Saxe Blue, 4Qin, 2s Sd yard. Nt. iV \.‘Al iz N DRILLS in f nfauing hast Colors, the assortment containing a large variety of Plain Colorings and Striped Effects, 30ifl wide 10d and 1s yard. DRESS CA i- ATE AS in last Colorings, Navy and Butcher Blue GRounds with Plain and Fancy Stripes, 27in, 9d yard. TWO SPECIAL LINES. TWO SPECIAL LINES. 12 Pit_o£S OF LINENE, the new Cotton rubric, similar in appearance to a fine Linen, a splendid " a suing and w earing material in the following C-olorings. Greys. Blues. \ ieux Rose, Green, Navy, White and Cream, 34in wide, Special Frice, 9d yard. 20 PIECES OF NAVY DRESS PRINTS guaranteed pure Unfading Indigo Dves. in an assortment of good Patterns, 32in wide, Special Price 6id a yard. SEND FOR SAMPLES. ii you are unable to call and personally inspect these Fabrics a wing you a complete set of SAMPLES hv return mail. ost Card to us will i m 'f il lie House of Quality.

(Advertisement.) M. J, HAS KIN’S CHALLENGE. [TO THE EDITOR,] lit,—While 1 have no desire to enter into an advertising; controversy with the Okitn Factory. I cannot allow Mr. Armstrong's reply to Mr Raskin’s challenge to pass unansweredIn the first place. I would remark that the Ivia Ora. being a co-operative company, its figures can bo taken as correct, and can be. verified by any shareholder It is not so with the Okitu, wiiere figures are given which there is no opportunity of verifying, and which may be quite misleading. Take for instance -tin. Armstrong’s .• tatci.ieni as to the comparative average pay out of the two companies for last season. He says the Okitu paid 10.9370 d (how precise he is!), while the Kia. Ora only paid 10.lt>d. But how does ho arrive at his average By taking the average of the monthly paynits without, taking, the quantity for the month into account at all. This does not give anything like the true average, as the quantity of milk received during the winter months, when the highest price's arc given-, is only about a fifth of the summer months, when the prices are lowest. The Kia Ora. average of lO.lGd is that for the whole of the butter-fat received during the season. Their average, by Mr. Armstrong’s, method of calculating, would be 10.91 bCd, to which has to lie added the fid bonus, making in all T1.2916d, or fully o-16ths more than the Okitu. Mr- Raskin’s challenge is therefore still unanswered.

Mr. Armstrong goes on to ether matters, which are easily replied to. Til ic deductions from milk eh.npies for shares cease when- pan,! up. after which shareholders receive o per cent on their money, at the same time building up for themselves a growing and profitable bn incss winch is their <y.vm and w hich guarantees them, and. also suppliers to other concerns, against over having to take less than the actual value of their produce. Dairymen should carefully note this, whichever company they supply. As to Air. Armstrong's contention about tests, I don’t know whether his figures are reliable, lmt ii they are it discloses a very remarkable state of affairs. The tests throughout the colony last season were very low. The Kia Ora average, so far as I can judge, was nearly 10 poinfs higher tlmn most con panics. Does Air. Armstrong contend that the cows milked for wkitu hist «< ason were tlie best in New Zealand, .and that a man’s cows imnro' e to such an extent when milked for .he Okitn? Or does lm mean to imply trat the Kia Ora Company has been d“hberatelv defrauding its suppliers bv giving them less than their actual tests? I should advise Mr. Armstrong to he more cautious. Fo the only alternative to those conclusions is that his own figures or tests are wrong. Those who understand how the milk test is arrived at can. draw their own conclusions. ANDREW GRAHAM, Secretary Kin Ora Co.-on. Dairy Company, Ltd.