CORRESPONDENCE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15312, 28 July 1915, Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE.

4 FOOTBALLERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE. TO TH- EDITOR OP "TH- TBJES3." . Sir, —May I, on behalf of th© executive of the Canterbury Rugby Union, ask for a little 6pac© in your widelyread columns to extend to the Revs. Canon Burton, J. Paterson, W. B. Scott, and H. Johnson, our appreciation of, and warm thanks for their very valuable assistance in connexion with our memorial service in honour of our footballers killed in tho recent fighting at the Dardanelles; also to our various clubs and to the members of kindred sports, all of whom attended in such numbers, and lastly, but by no means least, to Bandmaster R. Estall and th© members ot tho Woolston Band, who generously and so ably provided the music for the service.—Yours, etc., F. T. EVANS. Linwood, July 27th. 1915. SALEYARDS IN NORTH CANTERBURY. TO TH_ EDITOR OT "THE PBESS." Sir, —I notice in your issue of 23rd inst. a letter signed by E. P..H. Burbury in connexion with promoting stock sales and erecting company yards at Waiau. As a very large buyer of. stock, both fats and stores, I should like to point out to the promote*.*.-? that they are undoubtedly committing themselves to a very great mistake, as they hay© in their centre, practically, the most prosperous country yards company in New Zealand, if not in Australasia, viz.. the Amurj Salcyards Company, at Culverden, which undoubtedly has hold the palm for stock sales and prices in these parts for many years, and has been recognised by all buyers and stock agents in Canterbury as the leading country market outside Addington. If the promoters would only stop to consider their proposition, they would, see that vby erecting these proposed yards at Waiau, they ar© kill- j ing tho finest market they possess, or I ever likely to possess, at Culverden. Again, if they would only go through tho country they would see how many saleyarda companies there are that arc not paying, or likely to pay, simply because they are- placed too near to one another, they would not carry out their intention. "It is a well-known fact that it is, better to have one good central market in the district than two or threo small ones, which only take a few entries from the established 1 centre, thereby spoiling the chances of obtaining good prices. Buyers will always attend the market in- force whore tho largest number and variety of stock can be offered, which fo r many years pa'-i has been at the Amuri Salcyards Company, at Culverden. It may be.a little inconvenient for some owners to bring their stock down to Culverden. but. even so, they are assured of good support from buyers that come from far and near, which will not bo the case if yards aro erected at Waiau. It must also bo taken into consideration that latterly iie trend of business now is that stock is- being sold by owners privately through agents in their own yards on stations and farms. I trust the promoters of the proposed yards at Waiau. and also the producers in and around the Amuri district, will not attempt to kill tbe best country salcyards in Canterbury, because of a few breeders who do net wish to bo put to a littlo inconvenience in driving their stock to Culverden in spit* of having the railway to Waiau opened in tbe nCar fUtn t^^H C ATTI^DANT.