PUERUA MARKET.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 16, 22 October 1874, Page 5

PUERUA MARKET.

•A public metetinsri'calied' by 1 adWffiM- j ment, was..bejd.in:l^.-W ; bytocky^pt r eloh r Saturday evening for tlie^urpoae of taking . into consideration the advisability of hold- / ing an auction sale on the afternoon of the -" ■market days. --,*■ . . ■-„.'..;'...,. f -., : i" " Donald 'Hehdereon, E>qy M^Cfc, -^wafr aA called to tbe chair; and amongst tiWe : , present were Messrs,; ■ JohiiiiOrr* William Morton, George Hay, James Ord, David Whytock, Joseph Dobson, Alex. Ironside, Alex. Mutch, Robert Sinclair, aud William Hay. * The Chairman explained that the meeting had -beea: calied for t!he purpose of deciding whether or not they were to have . an auction sele on the afternoons of market days. Several parties having expressed their opinions that such should be adopted, * the Committee harfjarrangfed ior a^hale"?or-£ last toarket /day afrer,3 ,o'cloc-k--, but,.it was found not to work. There were,'pf :courseV ?• ' different opinions upop the 'subject, some being 1 in favor of It being continued «aVlp heretofore, .simply ! /as^ ia \markjjt,." while A\~ others believed it would bemwre suece&f b 1 J»f tranVfdriiied ihtpfari aWittdii' I &l&f*?k'd:. : Ws**'^. a market. Tolairadge fd| thji latier wouldi^;^ of course,' ibr^dk' the * fermg [nppn^ whicfi'**ttie^ 'A. Committee had got: tne use j;q'f^,iß*g orbuDd^ A. from' lVlr. ;Ord, Ifca£..^.gt*ebtl^^ given Jt upon* the,. cpQdition; that ihereseyiA', no auction sale. He, the Chairman, -wMdiA' in favor of 'a quarterly, auction sale; instead! of a market, and it might bemused 'for: »the s » sale of all other kind* nf produce heAdi&H A stock. * y :iii AA/hirr'A. $gMr. Wbytock strongly objected Id' sn auction . sale. such;' : .Ba^j*.w^Qld,^ i }Mr£'.; allowed to be held in the y at dt?. ' -y-"^ [ The Ghairman ; :: Not < in- -/tbe'-pr^ent ' yardq: but tintfe wa£other ground wherey yards- ihighybe r » '• . . Mr: Whytpck 1 protested ,ag«tinist an f auo- u&tidn",*»i»le'"at!'*lH." The object; the Comfiittee^ ''' \ had in vie^ in establishing a mj»rlket l w ! itf is ' ' 5 toOconfornf^t^'ltne /^^'-'df'tt^ bid country, and the, necessity of pajing commission': or the in ierventibu of third 'parties bietw&tilthe. producer 'Hn-d 7 /:^ purchaser. . Paerua'Wifl a central rdistric^p. for Jeuch^ji^iipirfe^ti Vunouodtd^a*-*;^ was Ay by; thedtsii-ici^of:^ "o,W]p^ % i Ahuriri, W^epaVifJtp.* sjjhea tiiey mmmfpL^ to raise so good stock, produce, etc., tHey^V were surely themselves competent tp.sel'Ut; ♦; *-" -:-; The Chairman wai surprised to hear-Mrw'^ f i Wfoytpck / express ,M r al ways supported the holding. ot^an^ auction l^ sale u'pon-ma'rkeVdays^^''.^,'---*---^- '- r-AliM'-Aly Mr; Whytock;: 'brflj^affer^o^^kJ^M if the mafket BpuldtfipC^y»metfßur :M-W;.---any Pthier w^; m^^jdtti the Mlti^ ■*?' in •- which auction siidea r ?w^^i^upt*ed iia : ; this counti^' as ;in^ ■M^t&mm ihe 4>fa were^arr-lilife^Bif; actually sold beforehand. At £uction;*Uea * stock himself tt^MhereAAyAAA^ * ; - "Ax-i and ; auction sale wefl^tb^be ; combined the ? and the market in the afternoon. ** Axs A ymyAA *®$MjojosmWmM : , ;MIV tt^^^^^d^Uf^^^^^^^^^ meeung^-propo^fia-^afi^ |P.wkef m<x 'ArAA&AA^ %A:ssooksA i'%« : : ' : ; |M*.*Sipclai|^ a '.SCTIJ9»#.^ mptipn^aa^ ;#^f|o^o%Hai^MME^^^^^ffi^^S