General News

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30391, 16 March 1964, Page 10

General News

Molesworth Cattle Cattle from the Lands and Survey Department’s Molesworth station are nearing the end of their journey to Addington market, where they will be sold on Wednesday. The 910 two-and-a-half and three-and-a-half-year old steers resumed their journey from the department’s Molesworth farm near Hanmer Springs when it was still hardly light yesterday morning and in pouring rain. They reached a holding paddock near Marble Point about 3 p.m. after a smooth trip. Today they will be driven to Culverden, where they will be loaded on special trains early tomorrow morning for the final stage of their journey to the market Regiment Changes For the last time in its 106-year history the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) yesterday paraded its colours in a brief but impressive ceremony at Papakura Military Camp. The salute was taken by the Mayor of Auckland (Mr D. M. Robinson). On April 1 the regiment will merge with the Northland Regiment to form the Third Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.—(P.A.) Trawler Shelters The 16-year-old, twin-screw motor trawler, Coromel, has been sheltering at Lyttelton during the week-end. Owned by the Jurie Shipping Company, the 126-ton, Aucklandbuilt and registered Coromel was bound from Wellington for the Chatham Islands fishing grounds when she was forced into Lyttelton by the weather. Denniston Coal Coal stacks at Denniston, Granity and Ngakawau have been rapidly reduced in the last few months to meet North Island orders. The Denniston stockpile has been almost used up, only 5000 tons remain of the 20,000 tons piled at Granity, and some 20,000 tons have been taken from the main stack of 80,000 tons at Ngakawau. The inroads into the three piles have been most encouraging to the industry and more slack will be used when the briquette plant at Ngakawau is constructed, probably at the end of the year. —F.0.0.R.