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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18149, 12 August 1924, Page 10

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NEW SEASON'S CHEESE. SATISFACTORY QUOTATIONS. It is understood that companies have been offered B*d per lb for their Sep-tember-October make <of cheese. SUGAR INDUSTRY. A meeting of Dunedin merchants and j manufacturers using sugar was held last week, when it was unanimously agreed that it would pay New Zealand better to continue the present small dutv on imported sugar rather than have the f'T;ionial Sugar Company s works at Auckland closed. Tho opmon was expressed thit; Java sugai? not suitable for many manufacturing processes, and that the and interest involved in keeping big stocks of sugar would more-..than counterbalance the duty. In short, it was held, sugar or sugir poods would be no cheaper to the pulilic |sf the dutjy were removed and the company's works closed. CATTLE TICK. I GOATS NOT IMMUNE. (press association telegbam.) WELLINGTON, August 11. The following statement was made to-day with reference" to. a report that a late inemberof the: Auckland A. annd P. Association had' taken exception to measures adopted to control cattle tick, and had also adversely criticised the regulations because they do not apply to goats. "The facts of the matter are," said the Minister, "that for a prolonged period the officer who specially investigated the life history of these particular ticks failed to find any goats harbouring them. In addition, the movement of domesticated goats hitherto Jias jiot taken place to any extent as compared with cattle, sheep, horses, and dogs. However, later information indicates that goats are not entirely immune from these parasites, and the question of including them in the regulations is being gone into." NATIONAL BANK OF N.Z. The balance-sheet of the National Bank of New Zealand as at March 31st, 1924, is printed on page 13. A lengthy report of the annual meeting of this bank, which was held in London, appeared in the commercial page of "The Press" on the 6th inst. RAIN IN N.S.W. BUMPER HARVEST EXPECTED. ■ (ATJSTBAIJAN AND H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) -(Received August lltli, 9.45, p.m.) V r ,' . ... -- SYDNEY-, August-11.- £ 'Rain during the week-end ' throughout the State,has greatly benefited the • wheat belt,- and a bumper harvest is forecasted. FIJI-SUGAR FOR CANADA^ ! *SYBNETjAugustll. i It iq reported that 6000 tons of Fijian • -raw sugar; - have been sold for * shipment t'o Vancouver. THE DESTRUCTOR.

A YEAR'S WORK. • For the yea.r. ending March 31»t-last the number of loads of refuse destroyed was 36,535 supplied.'by the various districts &b under:— ; ' • District. Loads. l vCity .. .. .. 8,231 St. Albans .. •• ■ .. 2,269 . ► Linwood .. .. •" .. 1,678 Sydenham ... - .. .. 1,784 4 S prey don •• .. • 288 Woolston ■. ... . .. ; ;. ' 175 Papanui ...... . ; ~v. .. 202 ' Bromley ~ . «•. .. 49 'Special ! .. 1,125 : Fish- .. ' .. 714 : Total loads .. v. 16,535 , No. of fires burnt .. 7,895 The lersidue consisted of 5171 loads' of clinkers and loads of tins. .Fifty-three tons .12 cwt' of ooal, valued at £132, were used in the' destructor during the year to destroy fish and other garbage. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY. TENDERS FOR EQUIPMENT. , The following tenders were submitted to the Electricity Committee of the City Council for the supply of house .service meters:— . £ ' s. d. Metropolitan • Tickers (MotroVickers) V.... ' • 4553 6 8 •Ellis and Co. (Aron, Germany) 4640 0 0 ■A. D. Biley (Ferranti) .. 4660 0 0 W, C. Wedderspoon (Sangamo) 4710 0 0 ■British G. E. Co. (Chamberlain ■ and Hoosham) .. .. 4833 6 8 La.wrer.ce a-:d Hanson. (Landris ' f and G?r) .. ..' 5125 0 0 C. N. Wil.'iamson (Rex,- Swiss) 5223 6 8 Ellis and; Co. '-(EJkay, -Deidßßrk) 5260 0 0 .Turnbull .'and ' Oones (American ~ Westinghouse)" ... 8068 6, 8 The lowest tender, that of the MetroVickers, C 0... for British meters at £4553 6s ■Bd, was recommended for acceptance. For the - supply 0f.'54 current transformers the following tenders were submitted, — £ 8. d. Metropolitan Vicktoa (MetroVickers) . _.. 200 8 0 Turnbull and ,Jones (American Westinghouse) - .. ... 228 3 0 Lawrence snd Hanson (Ferrantij' 247 1 0 A. p. Riley and Co. (Ferrinti) 247 10 0 Turnbull and Jones (Swedish G. E.) .. •• •• 256 19 0 ' Turnbull and, Jones (American "Westinghouse) .. .. 260 11 0 W. C. Wedderepooa (Sangajno) .-3H 8 0 National E'ec. Co. (British Thom-son-Houston) .. ... .315 0-0 The lowest tender, Co., _was recommended for acceptancii. Four tenders-were-receivedfor the erection of a sub statiow ( «tt . Sprin#eld road:— N. McGUlivray, £154 &s-.. Head and Webb,. £172; G. J. Watson, G. J. Bull. £224. The iowest that JleGillivray, wra recommended for v acfceptance. The Council Approved "of ..thtf" reoonunendaj ENGLISH -The New Zealand Loin and .Mercantile Age noy' Co.; - Ltd., have 'recsiVed -the' following cttblegfam" -from . t&eir London office \mderi froren meat—rLamb: iijd per lb ':(iiepige) 5, *mufion:... ' wether.. and maiden"6We"," perib.'-iieavy 7J,dper lb: ewe: light"6jd per lbj'-Keavjr 5Jd per lb. Market strong. . - "New Zealand dairy producer-Butter: choicest salted 191 a to. 198s/qp&r■'cwt; good, 'demand. ■ tfc steady." • -- « '■

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