The develop ment of the large Meat Export Companies renders it necessary to provide local buyers for their increasing supplies of hides and sheep skins, and the natural outcome of this is«, the consolidation and expansion of existing tan neries, While the proprietors of New Zea land tanneries are able to produce leather of a quality unsurpassed in the world, yefc the people of the colony, during the last two years, have paid nearly half a million of money for imported boots and shoes 5 the imports for that period having amounted to £364,523, to which sum must be added costs of shipment, duty, and sellers* profits. These facts point to the necessity existing for the establishment of boot and shoe factories and other leather manufacturing establishments, and to the pro fitable field of employment in such factories for a large amount of capital. 11. That the City of Wellington, from its geographical position and consequent facilities for distribution, presents the best openings for manufacturing enterprise in the colony cannot be doubted. I; becomes, therefore, a patriotic duty op the people of Wellington to foster aud encourage every local industry like that pro posed by the Company, which not only fur nishes employment to a large number of arti sans and young people of both sexes, but gives an assured return on the capital invested* 12. The Company will be registered when 5000 shares are subscribed, and commence business when 6000 shares have been allotted. In the event of the Company not being regis tered* the whole of fclje application money* will be returned ip full, without deduction for ex penses, 13. The proposed Memorandum a'jd Articles of Association, and the agreements between Vendors and Mr Robert Wilberfoss, as acting fop the Company, can be seen on ap plication to Messrs Izard and Bell, Solicitors, I Willis-street, and to Messrs; Brandon and Son, • Solicitors, Featheyston-etreet. ’ 14. AU deposits on applications for aharc-s are payable to the credit of w Tho Wellington | Leather Manufacturing Company of New * Zealand (Limited).., 1 * at the Bank of New 1 Zealand, TeAro, Wellington, or at any of tho. 