CRICKET.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17861, 6 September 1923, Page 10

CRICKET.

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30 . . THE PRESS. ' fHITRSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1923. - ■■WBSBm *v — - - *—' COMMERCIAL. RETAIL PRICES. OKAIN'S BAY DAIRY CO. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK PROGRESS LEAGUE GOLF. MOTOR TRAFFKV ' '* EXCHANGE. -♦ ♦ tHsoogg • The "Monthly Abstract of Statis- • ANNUAL MEETING. — meeting of executive. LADIES' TOURNAMENT. CITY REGISTRATIONS. OTIRA GOODS TRAFFIC. tics" for August states: — YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. (BPlCIii TO "TH» PBSSS.") NELSON, September 5. After a lapse of thirteen years, the The following motor vehiela Kgistr»* The index number for the three food The annual general meeting of share- —— The executive of the Canterbury Progress League met last evening, the president iill W. K. McA'pine) in the chair. The president referred briefly to the opening oi the Otira Tunnel, which had taien place since last meeting, and expressed aptions have been recorded at ths (Sty groups as at July 15th is 1520, a decrease of one point 6ince the previous holdciB of the Ok&ins Bay Co-operative Dairy Factory Co., Ltd., was held in tho Library, Sales reported:—Kaiapoi Woollen (£1 paid). 20a 6d; Whitcombe and Tomba, 74s 6d. Motor Inspector's office during {ho week ended at 4 pjn. yesterday?—» Motor-Cars. 4; BAIL AND SHIP'S CHARGES month, and an increase of 42.06 per cent, over July, 1914. O-kains Bay, on Monday, There was a very fair attendance of shareholder and suppliers. Mr J. R. Thacker, chairman of directors, presided. The directors' report waa aa foliown: • We have much p;ea£ure in presenting crur report for the year ended July 3Lst, 19*3, during which tbe outputs of cheese and whey-butter far exceeded those of any preLATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ a. d. New Zealand ladies' championship will again be decided on the Tahunamu Links. Plav commences to-morrow afternoon with the inter-island match, followed next day by^f.^mnatio^ the championship and Aledal The weather conditions at pre'sont are ideal, and a continuation of the present fine spell will go a long way towards making the tournament a success. Coronation Medal. Following is the dtaw for the Coronation Medal: — Mrs Seddon plays Miss Payton. Miss Acheson plays Mrs Humphrey. COMPARED. The increase of three points in the DEBENTURES— £ 8 d. 257D—Wm. M. C. Lowery, SotrCkbrides. Tte table given below showing the comparative rates on merchandise transgroceries group has been caused mainly by a rise in the price of potatoes in several towns. A considerable fall in the price of eggs in most towns has been the cause K.Z. Govt. 4j per cent. Inscribed, 1938 N.Z. Govt. 4J per cent. Inscribed, 1939 N.Z. Govt. 4j per cent. Bonds, 1938 N.Z. Govt. 4j per cent. Bonds. 1939 N.Z. Govt. 5 per cent. Inscribed, 1927 N.Z. Govt. 5 per cent. Bonds, 1927 N.Z. Govt. 5J per cent. Bonds, 1941 N.Z. Breweries, 10 per cent. Booth, MacdonaJd 7J per cent. 1931 Wright, Stephenson 5 per cent. Perpetual BANKS— Bank of Adelaide National of N.Z. Kew South Wales New Zealand 97 0 97 0 97 5 97 5 98 7 96 7 97 15 0 0 n 97 7 6 preciation of the arrangements mada by the Government. He dealt briefly with the rearrangements which had had to be made in consequence of a delay in the departure of the train from Otira and referred to the success of the banquet held ill Chnstchurch in the evening. Mr F. J. Board, on behalf of the West Coast, said that the railway arrangement lor the Coast peoplo attending thj tunnel function had proved very satisfactory. Reporting on the banquet held in connexion. with the tunnel opening, Mr P. RCiimie (official organiser) said that the function had proved very enjoyable. No fewer 258D —Hugh Lawry, care ol A. S. Paterson and Co., Cashel street. 1531—Herbert Dvmond, 28 Carson avenue, Fislierton. 979C —T. H. Harris, 345 Stanxnore road. - Offic: t,; 1 vTSfcfi *• HABtE: AU." wascsojL ferred by rail and sea from Christchurch and Wellington to Greymouth, Hokitika, and Eeefton, was placed before the executive of the Canterbury Progress League last night by the organiser (Mr I 3 . R. Climie). The rail charges shown will apply when the Arthur's Pass-Otira section is officially of the fall of 24 points in the dairyproducts group. Increases in the prices of mutton and pork in several towns has caused a rise of 9 points in the meat group. The latest available figures for the principal countries publishing statistics of retail prices of food are as shown in the following table :— Comparison be- Invious season. Steady progress has been shown in other directions. Taking advantage of the supply of electrical energy from the Lake Coierdige scheme to the Peninsula, two electric motors vrere installed in thi. factory, and we are pleased to say that not only have they effected a considerable saving in fuel, but they tend also to smoother running of all machinery. _ tic.i for 1922-23 season:—Milk, 6, 59i t 9511b; butter-fat, 241,1111b; average test, 3 .So; chceso manufactured, tons; "ft hey0 — 6 — 6 — 0 — 101 10 0 101 0 0 264D—Oscar Garden, 115 . Gloucester streetL 6518 —Wm. Wakefield, 22 Pietoa avenue, Kiccarton. 1850 —Wm. E. Cowley, 156 Antigaa street, Sydenham. 390S —Albert E. Hartshorn, 79 Beresford street, New Brighton. 2250—George Slater, 62 Holly road, St. Albans. taken over by the Kailway Department, tweenjulv, crease Country. 1914, and per cent. buttcr, 15,1931b; lbs milk to lib chewe, than 254 persjns sat down to the dinner. Mrs Russell Grace plays Mws Dixon. 296D —George Crowe, 152 Canon street, I'. ,*3 provided the present tariff is in opera10.US; lbs chee6e to lib butter-fat, 2.<1; cost of manufacture of lib cheese —on shelves. .73d per lb; including casing l.Old per lb. 209 tous of cheese were consigned to the Kew Zealand Producers' Co-operative Marketing Association with very satisfactory results; W) tons sold to our Auckland client at prices based .on Hijh Commissioners cables, and the small balance disposed of locally. All cheese exported was first grade, averaging 91.074 points. The directors are glad to reoord that their decision to consign tho bulk of the output as usual wad very fully justified by results, consigning factories having experienced & favourable vcar. We desire, to congrafula-te the man* ager, Mr E. J. Hall, on achieving considerable success at the Waikato and P&lmcrston Kcrth shows. We feel sure that such successes will enhance the reputation of the company's cheese. The balance to credit of profit and 'oss is £3831 3s Id, .which wo propo:e to allocate as follows: Dividend of 7 per oent. on 3000 shares, £210; depreciation of buildings, £100, and of P la *100* a. final oayment to suppliers of dga per lb butter-fat, £3390 12s 6d; and carry forward £33 10s 7d. /Suppliers having already received Is 9d per lb butter-fat, the additional . payment will make 24gd per lb for tho season's milk, a total of £24,4b7 16s Sd. The cows milked for the factory last sea3on averaged 1921b butter-fat per cow; though this is better than in any previous year, due not doubt partly to .a favourable season, vour directors consider tftat there is still 'room for much improvement in the herds. To this end they propose to take step3, in conjunction with other Peninsula factories who favour the scheme, to have a Herd Testing Association in tlio district. We recommend an addition oi £50 to fixed deposit account, thus increasing the amount to £550. The retiring directors are Messrs J. C. Hartley and w. G-. Harris, both of whom ar© eligible for re-election. Mr Chas. W. Leete again offers his services <w auditor 91 0 0 The League had to extend its thanks to tho Government for delaying the ferry steamer in order that the North Island visiiors might remain for the banquet. He expressed appreciation of the services of Mr Jas. Young, curator of the gardens, the ChristMrs Wilson plays Miss Beadei. St. Albans. tion. and charges are based on the through mileage. KAIL CHARGES, PER TON, CHRIST-CHUKCH-GREYMOUTH, HOKITIKA, AXD liEEFTON. To To To Grtyniouth. Hokitika. Reefton. £ s. d. £ b. d. £ a. d. Glasa A .. i i 10 4 10 1 4 11 3 Class B ..3 8 7 3 12 5 3 13 3 Ciass C .. 2 15 1 2 17 10 2 18 5 Class D ,. 2 4 11 2 7 7 2 8 2 Tpo .,363 3 5 J 353 Sugar ., 2 15 11 2 1G 11 2 17 7 (Minimum quantity at those rates 4 cwt.) 1'lour .. 0 14 5 0 14 8 0 14 11 Wheat .. 0 15 9 0 16 0 0 16 4 Grain .. 0 18 4 0 18 8 0 19 0 (Minimum quantity at these rates 20 cwt.) Bone Dust South Africa ... April, 1923 17 L'niteti States... April, 1923 40 Canada ... May, 1923 40 New Zealand ... July, 1923 42 8 5 6 13 0 6 6 15 € 40 10 0 o in o Miss Watson plays Miss CracroltWilson. . • Miss Carter plays Mrs Slack. . T\W Ena Brown plays Mrs KingBr 3796—Lewis Philpott, 119 Slater street, Richmond. 3391 —Cecelia O'Ronrke, 42 Innes road. 3401—Frank Trickett, Darfield. TqjJl JAPAN TOUS Qttriiili (®T fltHni * IjSals UupTHALU* AXX> the oegiimiBg ti I^SWIIh They will jlM Put: w ediZMtwawMSHBi The tenia will «wly ia OctoUr. The Japiam fafr u oellod ofriitf fe enm*l weey^'i# t»n o{ the Holland (Amsterdam) ... Mch., 1923 45 India .(Bombay) May, 1923 48 Sweden ... May, 1923 61 United Kingdom July, 1923 G2 Australia ... July, 1923 64 Denmark ... Jan., 1923 80 Norway ... May, 1923 114 France (Paris) May, 1923 225 Belgium ... May, 1923 314 Italy (Rome) ... April, 1923 381 Finland ... Mch., 1923 966 Germany ... April, 1923 461.900 New Zealand (rights) Hoyal (.£1 paid) Union of Australia National of Australasia INSURANCE— National New Zealand South British LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgefy and Co. Goldsbroueh, Mort National Mortgage SHIPPING— Howard, Smith Huddart-Parker P. and 0. def. stock .. " Union (5k per cent, cum pref.) FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury 1 8 1 15 14 5 8 2 1 1 13 2 2 6 1 5 2 12 2 2 6 19 0 6 — G — 0 — ' 3 19 0 19 0 0 — 6 — 6 — 0 — 6 2 13 0 6 2 3 3 325 0 0 church Gas Company, for providing heating and cooking a-pparatus, Messrs A. J. White, furnishers, Messrs Johnston and Couzins, and Mr C. J. Tre.'eaven, suppliers of fligs, and the Bristol Piano Company. He specially mentioned the services of Mr Harry Pric? and the staff of Warners, Ltd., whose efforts had made for the real success of the function. Mr W. M. Tyers (treasurer) presented tin banquet balance-sheet, which showed a debit of £30 83 od. He said he had felt that the occasion was so important that he had been pleased to meet the deficiency personally. There might, he said, be other members who felt as he did. The president had expressed cote. , Mrs Spiers plays Miss Anderson. Miss llobieson plays Mies Snodgrass. Mrs Mowbray plays Mrs Oollinson. Miss McCarthy plays Mrs Donald. Mrs Slee plays Miss Bristed. Mrs Cock plays Miss Seed. Mrs Bird plays Mrs Lawrence. Miss Culling plays Mrs Acheson. Mies Ward plays Mrs Green. Mrs Weston plays Miss Tqrton. Miss Cooper plays Miss Monson. Miss Bell plays Mies Marchbanks. Miss Murray plays Miss White-Par-3404 —Fredk. R. Smith, 329 Cambridge terrace. 3433—Thos. Goring, HalswelL 3441—Chas. Burdon, Woodbury. 3491 —Wm. Bowis, Doyleston. 2969 —Harold Tarrant, 22 Chancellor ' street, Christchurch. 1560 —William Popkin, Halswell (truck) 273D—Percy P. Hamilton, 74 Chrystall street, Bichmond. 274D —Crosbie A. McCausland, 62 Retreat road, Avonside. 275D —Wm. de Eenzy, 1010 Colombo street. and Artificial . _ „ ilanuxo .. 0 18 4 0188 0 19 0 (Minimum quantity at this rate 5 cwt) DAIRY INDUSTRY. 1 0 6 \ 15 12 6 himself in that direction and if others wished to contribute they might do so, but so far as the League was concerned, the dabt was wiped out.' sons. Miss Bloomfield plays Mrs Banks. Miss Mackay plays Mrs Kitto. Miss Ewen plays Miss Harkness. Mrs Fell plays Miss Everett. Mrs Balfour plays Miss Brewster. 975—New Zealand Breweries (Ward and Co.) (truck). 968—New Zealand Breweries (Ward The rates for flour, wheat, grain, an<J manure include terminal charges of 9d per ton (plus 10 per oent. in tho case of flour, 20 per cent. wheat, and 40 per cent, grain unu manure) for handling at Chriatchurch and Greymouth. The terminal charge is not applicable when consignment is from or to a private siding. CLASS A goods consist of groceries, motor epinU, furniture (packed), bruflhwAre, drapery, linoleum, spirits in cases and jars kerosene, hiscuits. and confectionery 'up to 140 miles, drugs, motor and cycle tyres, stationery, etc. CLASS B goods consist of bottled ale, boots, china, oil (packed), machinery, iron girders, paints, sheep dip, disinfcctanto, biflcnits arufl confectionery d&yond 140 miles. CLASS C gooda ccnsist of ale in bulk, eggs, fat. nails, poultry, barb wire, harrows, tree3 in packages, vinegar in casks, etc. CLASS D goods consist of bacon '(packed), binder twine, butter, cheese, corrugated iron, wire netting, fencing wire, etc. FREIGHT ON ONE TON OP MERCHANDISE FROM WELLINGTON TO GREYMOUTH BY SHIP. , £ s. Q. Wharfage at Wellington •• •• " J J OUTLOOK IN AUCKLAND Canterbury (6 per cent. cum pref.) N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid) North Canterbury Freezing WOOLLENS— _ Kaiapoi (£1 paid) Kaiapoi (103 prtid) Kaiapoi (pref. re div. only) GASCbriptchiirch BREWERIES— 5 2 0 11 2 2 1 0 0 10 6 A 13 9 0 11 3 10 9 0 10 9 Hearty votes of thanks were accorded' the organiser and the treasurer for their services in connexion with the banquet. and Co.) (truck). 534B —Wm. G. Preston, 2 Thackeray street, Waltham. PROVINCE. (SPECIAL TO "THB HIBSS.') u 6 0 0 Mr Climie read correspondence from residents in thw Mk. Somer» district asking for the support of the League in the protests made at public meetings regarding the unsafe condition of the Mt. Somers railway line. It waa stated that there had been Inter-Island Match. Following are the teams for the interisland match:— North—Misses Payton Robieson, 15G4—Chas. W. Fisher, 969 Colombo street* 280D—A. H. Miles and Co., Stock Erdhange Buildings, Wellington. 838C —Verne, Collins and Co., Ltd., AUCKLAND 1 , September 5. The new dairying season is giving every_ indication of equalling, if not sur8 5 0 110 three accidents in the last eighteen months, including the recent mishap in which passengers had had a very narrow escape. Mr Climie said he had inspected the line at Brown, Bell, Mesdames Slack, Collinson. South —Misses Cracroft-Wilson, Dix;on, Beadel, Acheson, Mesdames High street. 4342—-Frank J. Edwards, Little River. 282D —(Mrs) Olive Kilworth, 62 Cashel street. Croquet Gab «« i3S3FsSflB William Goes there m » T"7 .tag* The annul nmt adopted. . The following rfftc>ii. neo for pre^deaor' Goes; D. Benton- *■ -ri [,, repicsentatm* on. Messrs B. delegates to tiie sociation, Meean rSgMl and S. b. Denton.Variom with the coming and oertoin passing, tho record production of last provided favourable conditions Crown Manning Ward 1 4 9 2 15 0 15 3 2 4 0 Mayfield. He had heard that the sleepers were rotten and had been inclined to think the statements exaggerated, but he had seen Mowbray and Kingscote. Notes. Miss Robieson, of Masterton, went round in S4= yeste.rdav, and to-day Miss Bell (Wellington), with 84, finished one up on bogey. Miss Gambrill, of Wellington, who 1578—Henry Mortlock, coal merchant, Straven road (truck). prevail. The available figures point unmistakably to a renewed impetus to production in Auckland province. Tho CEMENT3— Wilson's Portland MISCELLANEOUS — N.Z. Drug Co. (cum 1 7 3 5 0 18 0 some sleepers so rotten that he cou!d kick the upper wood away. Whether the sleepers ■were rotxed. rigrht ho wjls not prepared to say. The line itself was very light. 3328—Horace E. Perry,Norman's road. 2964 —(Mrs) Ada D. Barker, 214 Norwood street, Beckenham. output for tho first two months of the season has eclipsed that of the corresponding period of last season, tho inThe chairman and secretary, at the request of shareholders, having detailed some of the provisions of the Dairy Control Act, a large majority of those present expressed div.) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£5 paid) 0 3 2 6 Ho had personally interviewed responsible residents in the district, and. had had substantiated the statements made in recent Motor-Cycles. 259D—Clarence H. Milner, 87 SpringN.Z- Farmers' Co-op. 0 16 3 reports. beat Mrs Slack for the Wanganui field road, St. Albans. crease being approximately 10,OUO themselves as favourable to. control. • Mr J. E. ThacW ursed the formation of a Herd Testing Association for the Peninsula, with a. view to increasing the average production of butter-fat per oow, and hence the returns of milk. Mr George Harris moved it Be a (£2 pi'd) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6 per cent, cum pref.) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6 per cent. pref. re div. only) Mr A. G. Henderson said they might reaChampionship by 2 and 1, is prevented 260D —G. Smith, 24 Cleveland street, boxes. From July 1st to August 31st sonably look into ih* question. He suggestby illness from attending. Her Richmond. this year, 68,793 boxes of butter were 4 3 6 ed the organiser should take the matter up chances for championship honours were 261D—Charles A. Jury, Clarkville. received at th*> grading stores, compared with 58,724 for the corresponding period of last year, an increase of 10,069. The 4 0 0 with the Department. The president said he had spoken to the District Railway Engineer on the subjjet and had been told that {he re-iaying of th» lin» had been in view ior some time, considered good, and it is unfortunate she is unable to participate. In the 1912 tournament the honours 978A —Hy.' G. Linton, 185 Richmond terrace, New Brighton. 3428—Rov P. Cother, 27 Albert terrace, mission to the club' to be held avror.tHaSBci Mr J. G. "--'ij pMiiBiBB should WfeHHBnB bury Lawn New ZeaUnd method of soorint is tournamenUby system of natm interests oi thu tuwaMSKiaBBWaB A fftBpHjjn ma ton's »ngp»^'w>sWBB||apS Freight. Wellington to Greymouth 1 4 0 Wharfage at Greymouth .. .. 0 ° ° Handling charges at Greymouth ... 0 4 i ratio of increase is not nearly so great recommendation to the directors to take the necessarv steps for the formation of a Herd Testing Association." „ N.Z. Supar of Milk .. WhiWimbo and Tomb3 B.A.W.K.A. 3 14 0 15 1 11 0 3 15 6 0 15 9 were fought out between two WellingSt. Martin's. an the phenomenally high ratio maintained last season, yet it a material expansion in the industry. It should be noted that ill July tho output was retarded somewhat by the severe winter conditicms, so that the increase recorded to date was produced solely in the last four weeks. The number of boxes received at the grading stores during August was 56,959, compared with 44,610 during August, 1922, an increase of 12,349. An opinion obtained as to the new season's prospects in the light of these figures woula suggest thai the chances are favourable for the maintenance, of the present percentage of increase. Everything, however, was dependent] on 6 0 but the whole of the energies of the Department's local 6taff had been concentrated upon the Midland line. As soon as the engineer had the men and material available h& intended btarting work on the iine. Mr G. T. Mulcock said if the line were unsafe it should be closed to traffic until repaired. The president said the last accident wa3 not due to the line. It was due to a broken coupling. It was agreed that the organiser should ton competitors, Miss Collins and Miss Pearce, the former winning by 5 and '4. A' large number of Wellington and southern competitors arrived this meaning. _ Miss Bird, West Coast champion, is among the competitors. The local committee, with Miss L. Lucas as secretary, have done an immense amount of preliminary work, and everything is working 6moothly. N.Z. GOLFERS. 262D —P. W. Andrews, 22 St. Andrew's Total ... «• 12 10 17'R'RT'GHT ON" ONE TON OP MERCHANDKE PROM CHRISTCHUECH .TO GREYMOUTH BY SHIP. Railage, Chrlstchurch to Lyttelton ... 0 S 11 Wharfage at Lyttelton .. .. 0 1 11 Freight Lvttelton to Greymouth 1 4 0 Wharfage at Greymouth .. 0 3 6 Handling charges at Greymofura <>• The motion -was eeconded by Mr P. Ij. Cumming and carried. A ballot for the election, of two directors in lieu of Messrs J. C. Hartley and W. G. Harris, retiring by rotation, resulted in the return of Messrs J. C. Hartley and George Harris. , , . A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr "W. G. Harris, the retiring director, for his services to the .company. Mr Chas "W. Leet, of Akaroa, waa reelected as auditor. The chairman thanked those present for their attendance. Good offers were in, hand for their cheese, which eeemed to point to another successful season. He wisbrd the company and all members a harpy and prosperous year. , . On tho motion of Mr H. D. Mnir, hearty Hume Pirte O.0a paid cum div.) . • — 0 13 6 OTHER EXCHANGES. (PBISS ASSOCIATION TTC/BGBAV8.) AUCKLAND, September 5. Sales —Bank of New Zealand (rights), 28s 3d; Union Bank, 286s; New Zealand Insurance, 28s'.fid; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), lis; Thames Theatre, 20s; New fWalotahi, 10d, Waihi, 27s 6d. "WELLINGTON, September 5. Sales Reported—Wellington Gas, £106; Bank of New Zealand (rights), £1 8s 9i; Union Hank, £14 6s and £14 7s;. Wellington Woollen (ord.), £8 18s 6d. DUNEDIN, September 5. square, Papanui. 263D —Frank H. Steel, Colombo street. 3983—Edmond G.'Ferriday, Canterbury College. 265D—R. Smith and Co., coal merchants, 18 Dampier street, Woolstoa. _ 266D—A. Lawrence, 44 Hills road, St. Albans. 267D—Percy H. Tipler, 95 Lyttelton street, Spreydon. 268D—Kenneth Dow, Junction road, Halswell. 270D —Hampton Bros., corn merchants, 50 Tuam street. 271D—Reginald Mora, Le Bon's Bay. 272D —Joseph Henry, 66 Sandwich road, Beckenham. Total .. •• £1 19 6 Goods of Classes A, B. C. D. ond Brain consigned direct from ship at Greymoum to Hokitika would be charged lis lid per ton. Flow, sugar, and tea, 9s 4d per ton, on weight or measurement at the option of the Department. Goods between Greymouth and Reefton would ho charged as under: , £ s. d. approach the Department on the' question. It was stated that if the engineer's assurance, as given to the president in conversation, were repeated, it would prove satisfactory to the residents ill the district. The Marlborough Burgess League wrote asking the executive to receive a deputation to discuss railway matters. It was agreed to receive the deputation at next meeting, WG^mm (BT CABI*-^ianan:4MMH|Hn (AusTSALUir m the weather conditions, and in a lesser degree the state of the London market. votes of thanks were passed by acclamation to the directors, secretary and mannfrsr Icr their work during the year Messrs J R. Thacker dor the directors) W. Thomas and E. J. Hall acknowledging the At a meeting of the new directorate, Mr RETURN FROM AUSTRALIA. 'Wanriokshin,- nWllllfMBBB Qilligu takin( Class A i»« ? .? 2 Class B m -■ J J® ® Class O i X „ ; Class D • 1 3 4 Tea 1W0Sugar "*« a I 0 Plour .« '•••> « 8 0 The season was an exceptionally good bfllc8"~W {iilii) aob yo. f ju.1. uyeii, Mr Climie rea3 letters from nine local 276D—Cyril P. Bullivant, 671 Worcesfor 30) plajinj ios >- Yorkahiie White four; foe Otlackulay tatdns> / £M l 4m|HHM| ner three for.JO). URSH^H one as far as weather was concerned, and the supply of feed could scarcely have been better. The result was a z-±3 aa. Sales Reported—'Mt. Ly 24s lOd. i el*.' 24s 9d (two), bodies covering cheques for the full amount of their grants for the current year, and conveying expressions of appreciation and confidence A letter from Mr W. Stringleman, conveying suggeationr for the encouragement" of travellers by rail from the West Coast'during carnival week was received and held over for discussion at & future meeting. (special to "the pekss.") ■ter street. ' 277D—Douglas Hall, 63 Derby street, St. Albans. phenomenal production. It v. as, of J. K. Thacker. was unanimously re-electe-.l WELLINGTON, September 5. 1111 —Raymond Jordan, 18 Hill view course, too early in the eeason to predict with any degree of assurance, but provided that the coming conditions were favourable for tho maintenance of the supply of feed, everything pointchairman for tho ensuing year. BURNolUJbi MAKiWISi. J. C. Bid will, of Wairarapa, and street, St. Albans. 1904i_Thos. E. Dench, 5 Chancellor street,'St. Albans. "• ' ' 278D—Cecil Cree, 470 Hereford street. 6907—Roy Alfred Derbridge, 477 MadWest 'Indite Wheat - ® » I Grain .. •• 0 10 a Bon© Duat and Artificial Manure .... 0 10 2 LONDON WOOL SALES. (PUSS? ASSOCIATION T8LEOBAM.) DUNEDIN, September 5. There was a decidedly easier tone in the Arthur Ham, the Wellington Golf Club professional, returned to-day from Australia, where they took part in the 6ower*s eleven, (£. W Bain ererywhsw^^WgW^H arielcet Yorkahue team made 818 -(Ej-jBwBWHBHH The doned. s ' As sea freight, wharfage, and handling charges at Greymouth would be charged oil ship's measurement (except in the few cases where actual weight exceedB measurement) the charges by ship as shown above, would apply only where the weight and meaed to last year's record being considerably exceeded. The danger, of course, was the possibility of summer drought, from which the province fortunately r " (bt cable —PRESS association copyright.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) fat stock departments at Burnsida to-da>, ibut this in some measure was due to a large proportion of the entry lacking finish. Fat Cattle—280 head were yarded comPHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE ——4 championship meeting. Bidwill says the course was on© to try out the beet golfers, the fairways ras street. 279D —Victor G. Munn, 255 Kilmore street * , . 433C —Jack W. Barter, 25 Tuam street. had been spared in the last two years. The outlook as regards the production of cheese is infinitely brighter this season than it was last season. (Received September 5th. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 4. . At the wool sales 13,483 bales were offered, of which 2639 were Australian, 7145 Iiew Zealand, and 3004 Ptintas Arenas. It was a pared with 229 last week. The sale opened Blnggishly on medium sorts, and improved when finished cattle were reached. Pric?s at first declined from 20s to 80s per head, The Philosophical Institute of Canterbury met last night, Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf presiding over a. good attendance. being narrow, and the rough very rough ■and wet. Dozens of balls were lost in the soft ground of the rough. The 281D—Chas. Wallis, 306 Hazeld«an road. , 283D —Alfred Collins, 40 Marlborough COUNTY surement of goods were identical, i.e., 40 cubic feet to the ton. As the but improved 'by 10s to 15s per head before The chairman said (hat some members course is also severely bunkered. The street, Riccarton. ' • ■•Mii Miscellaneous selection. , . 7 There was a large attendance amd a fairly cheerful tone. The market was firm, with a the close. Extra heavy prime bullocks realmight have noted that' the volume of greens were in fine order. On the fairways there were aSvays good lies. (Eeceired SejftelMJMS^HR majority of goods under classes A, B, C D measure more than they weigh, the freight per ton avoirdupois would bo considerably greater than is shown Climie submitted the following return showing the amount of goods traffic earned by rail from the West Coast to Canterbury, to Saturday, SepTHE SUGAR MARKETS ised up to 36a 6d per 1001b, prime handyweigit bullocks from 37s 6d to 40s, Medium "Transactions" for 1921, which should have been published last year, had not yet appeared. The council of the Institute had done everything possible to have the publication of the volume expedited, and had recently received a perfectly unsatisfactory letter from the editor, who stated that it had been hoped to issue the' volume before the opening of last session of Parliament, but this had not been found possible. The WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS. ——♦ CLEVER CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS The final county cricM r Yorkahiit . ***'** Surrey . Kent ".'IdH Sntaex ' Hampehii* »*&jg|lJsHH LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. . (special to "tot press,") tendency all round against buyers. All merinos and fine crossbreda were very firm at July, closing rates, with a strong Continental demand, especially IreucJi and Belgian, but Yorkshire buyers were i quiet and Americans v/ere not operating. ■ , Orcesbreda were 5 per cent, above July rates, medium par to 5 per cent, above, while elipes and lambswooi wero.uncliangud. bullocks to 35s. There were no extra prima cows or heifers yarded, but aged fat cows sold at from 27s 6d to 30s per 1001b, and a few light-weight heifers at 30s to 32s per 1001b. Extra prime heavy-weight bullocks realised up to £20 10s, prime £12 to £15, medium £9 10s to £10 10s, prime cows and heifers from £8 to £9 2s 6d, medium £6 to £7. Sheep—There was a medium yarding, numTo use the words of the New Zealand professional, generally the ball "sat up and waited to be hit." The arrangements were perfect, <md the hospitality truly Australian. Ham seems to have had more, than his share of bad luck in the championship, but he is quite, pleased to come tember 1st:— DUNEDIN, September 5. ■ chairman added that the letter might have back with the trophy for the runner- " '*\