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out by a cheque the day after the London mail comes in. If I 

 want any money advanced to me against value of freight or for 

 freight, my agents advance and only charge me at the rate of 2| per 

 cent, on what I get, not on gross proceeds. Out of curiosity I took 

 a trip to Port Melbourne to watch one of the shipments go aboard, 

 and I came away quite satisfied that my agents' 3d. per case was 

 well earned and my interests well looked after. What more does 

 a grower want ? And yet some of us sell fruit to speculators for 

 shipment to London instead of shipping and collaring the profit 

 themselves. I am sure these speculators do not buy our fruit for 

 love of us, or ship it for pastime." 



Account sales of f50 cases fruit, steamer " Britannia," sold by 

 W. Dennis and Sons, Covent Garden Market, London, by order and 

 for account of Mr. H. Winklemann, Campbell's Creek : 



s. d. 



H. Winkelmann, 18, Dumelow Seedlings, 



16s. 6d 14 17 



H. Winkelmann, D, 1, Dumelow Seed- 

 lings, wet 6s. 9d. 6 9 



H. Winklemann, J, 18, Jonathan, 15s. ... 13 10 



H. Winklemann, C, 1 0, Cleopatras, 20s. ... 10 



H. Winklemann, R, 3, Reinette de Canada, 



13s. 1 19 



<40 12 9 

 or at the rate of 16s. 3d. per case. 



Charges. 



s. d. 



Railway carriage and case, Is. 3d. ... 3 2 6 

 Freight and disbursements, 50 cases 



3s. 9d 976 



Dock dues and conveyance to market, 

 toll, porterage, and sale expenses, 

 warehousing and fire insurance, 6d. 171 

 Marine insurance, ^d. ... ... ... 2 1 



Commission and guarantee, 5 per cent. 207 



.15 19 9 



25 3 



or 10s. per case net. 



The following shows 



Cost on a 50-Case Consignment of Lemons and 

 Oranges from Sydney or Melbourne to Fremantle. 



s. d. 



Freight 1 6 



Wharfage 



Inspection 4 



Repacking ... ... ... ... ... 2 



Carting and rail to Perth and Fremantle, 



agency fee ... ... ... ... ... 3 



Loss, average, 10 to 15 per cent. 



Or total cost, about 2s. 9d. per half -case. 



