LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 113, 22 February 1941, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEAR 9 SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” Feb. 22, 1801). Small Bird Pest.—The amounts paid for the season to date by the Wakanui and Longbeach Road Boards for small birds heads and eggs arc—Wakanui, £l3l 18s 3d; Longbeach, £l6l 10s 4d. Ram Prices —At the ram fair, held at Wanganui, the following prices for Canterbury-bred rams were obtained, viz.: On account J. Grigg, Longbeach, two one-year Lincolns £3 18s 9d, and thirteen one-year Lincolns an average of 2i guineas; on account .of P. C. Threlkeld, Inglewood, 16 Lincolns, an average of £2 10s 6d, and 10 ditto £2 10s 6d. Electric Lighting—Wellington: Mr De Castro’s scheme has taken the form of a company in which there are a number of New Zealand shareholders. It is practically a syndicate which will take, over the Gulcher company’s contract for lighting Wellington, and establish Gulcher light in other cities. The capital at present is £30,000, but it Will he increased as operations are extended. Steam power will probably he used —instead of wetter, both here and in other towns. T* % TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” Feb. 22, 1916). The Search, for Oil.—At a meeting of the directors of the Canterbury Petroleum Prospecting Co., Ltd.,, held on Tuesday afternoon, applications were received for 117- new shaves which were allotted, making the total number of shares, subscribed 11,207. Arrangements were completed for the purchase of 1200 feet of 10-inch casing, and the manager Avas authorised to secure an option Over the further 600 feet of the same size, and also over 3000 feet of flinch casing." Satisfactory progress is .being made with the a veil at Chertsey, Avhicb is noAV doAvn 760 feet, Avith 12-in casing. The strata being passed through contains' a good quantity of clay, and there appears good reason to hope that the end of the shingle will soon be reached, Ayhen the progress should he more rapid.