FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 270, 7 August 1908, Page 10

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

r.v . THE SHARE MARKET. i'n . Yesterdaj 'sales Vero": reported'' of Wellington Investment dls.i" 6d., : ex dividend,* and;' Ley-land-O'Brien Timber shares- changed, hands nit £2-3s: -3d.: At. one -time, these shores were! exI tremely. popular: with investors, but:since there has been. a. slump-in. the-, timber/'.trade • the shares /have been; quiet:'. v'vTlie' p'neo ' .'realised.. yesterday; was rather a. good one.'-. In other re-1 specfc the market was quiet, with no change, in ;o .values.'-■. 1 National. .Elahks, sellers. : £s ' .25.; 19s;. 6d.', ; Teild-' ing . Gas,':- buyers 18s; !• M:," sellers, :18s.v,.9d:;'National • 'Insurance, buyers '275. 'Gd.; New -Zealand Insurance, buyers: ! £3 :14s. 6d., sellers £3 :165.;.: South'; British '.Insurance,- • sellers \ £2-; 15s:; Gear .-.Meat j. '£4 kiaidj, sellers i£lo j Meat Export, third issue,' sellers: 645.'," cum dividend; Manawatu Rails,-' sellers ,495.;; New Zealand Ship-, ping, ;bufgra.&6,2s.\6d.; ;Union Steam,-buyers, 345.;.-9d.,; Welliigtoh' -Steam Terry,;.-sellers 176". 6d.; .Wcstportl.Coal,' sellers\£6.tl2s.; Westport--Stockton, 10s. ; paid, sellers par; Loyland-O'Brien Timber,, sellers £2 3s. Gd.; New Zealand..Paper 'Mills, ' buyers 225. 9d.; Shirland's'/o?diiiaf|,< sellers 205.; Ward and .Co.j'-brewery shares, ljuyersV£4 17s. 6d., cum dividend.

" -, 'THE MINING MARKET. Business was' done ;?yesterday Jin'''Talisman's.! at 475. 3d., Tangiaro 3t Is. Bjd.', and'.Tairua Conqueror, 3d. paid, at 9d. and 9Jd.; Gd:;paid ; i; at lid.' The market was inclined to be quiet.*" . Big Rivers were weaker, with-sellers? atrr cum dividend. The quotation's' were"as un-' ■'der:— ■ ■ v. 'Buyers. Sellers. Sales. ■. £b. d. £s. d. £s. d. • Talisman ..i ;.. . 2 7 3 2.7 9. 2 7 -.3' Waihi ... ... ... 3 3 G 9 5 0 - • Tanginro'c. ... —'.'0 1 B'-: r ' ■.'■-O.'-I'SJ: - Tairua Conqueror,";. , 3d.'. paid.,"' ... - 0 0 9 . .0. .0 10 .-Q. 0,91 • Tairua Conqueror, .. '.' • .V. > ■ 6d. paid .1. d 0 .10$:.:. 0: 011 ; - • ■ '. - A ,BAD REPUTATION. ~y. .. 1 ..'••• New,' Zealand ;has ■ acquired a, ;bad reputation for. the- amount of waste by fii'e; it seems.-.10 .be the hottest place in Australasia. The "In- - r T on the;:XJni{,cd ■Stateslthere'-is an insuranc&':;.l'oss--.of a,.little over.. ss. per. head of the' population, while in the'older European countries it .has: been estimated that the. annual. loss by firo - does not exceed Is. 6d.'per. head.; 'Tho.,losses, in. ■ New Zealand for years,' -as* re- • 'ported by the insurance.companies, work out • :.at, something like. 7s. per head per annum, arid ' v.:t.hiit.figure has already .been exceeded for-the '/first half of this year—a ' result for whichthe Christchurch conflagration is_ largely- re- ::: sponsible.' " ■ Acountry- a "per capita basis, .the'HnsuraaCe .d66's/ - of'.'th'e-''United'States '. is- so easilyi-exceeded;''.may'-pretty"'nearly claim ' -to hold the World's 'the'highest 'pro-' /portion of annual fire waste. To some extent, • too, the loss would be/preventable by sounder ' ; 'construction.v • •;THE METAL I MARKETS.-"..: <■ s; . The quotations for the industrial metals ex- :' hibitVan- upward tendency, and this is one'.'of : , the. cheering features of the situation,' for it points to tlio probability of renewed activity in the industries;absprbing. ; copper t . N ti^, v and ; lefl(j.,, . day mtfc thoso'-of a month ago,sWo ; i>btain the - following:— . - ■ ' ■ ' ,'V5,' vHi , -i'i'; July 9.-. AugJ.s«..:4'/)lnerease.» . X s. d. s. di.-XJtt.ae id?. Copper*;'r - ... 57 16 3/- CO I 0 "0" -. 3 "4'Tin :..;13l 15 0"» J37. .5 ,0. Lead" •:.... 12 17-G /1310 0 .012 8 . are substantial injeach case; and areVpirobably,dueito.increa'sed consumption,' '■ and are;;therefore,; encouraging ;niattbr." x '/GOLDEN ; -BLOCKS (TAITAi?U). ' ' "• I • Tho.vTepbrt of the Golden Blocks (Taitapu); Ltd.,'j'for.:'the year 1907' states that the. crush'-: " inzs amounted, to 1726 tons, of gold, br about lSi'dwt. per-'ton.' The profit anil loss account shows, a-credit balance'of Jjlo7 rtn the year's working,-.which, with tho '"i 1760. brought- forward, makes .£IBGS .wiich'it,.is-pro-.. . posed -to, carry v 'forward ; : ' ings nt'; prcVoiit.'.rGceivcd'. foi i ':'l9oß are ns'-rdr-" lows:—February, 140 tons—2oloz.; March, 133 tons—2G(ioz.; April, 125 tons—li)9oz.; May, 150 ' tons—B2oz.; June, IGO tons—llßoz.; a total.-.of ' 708 tons—76Goz. ' Dovclopmont is being vigorously carried on in the low levels, two of which / -.'levels have been extended into block 4, but so far without payable results. The manager is of/opinion that tho payable stone haa:gono / underfoot in block 3, and can only bo won by. sinking below No.'3 level. Inquiries are now boing made as to tho best and cheapest method of doing this. Prospecting work is beiujt carried on.in block-2, and in reference to this Mr. Ci Y."Ml'reports to'tho directors-on April 15 last:'—"Th'o prospecting in block'2-id stilf,going on. There appears .to bo a practically continuous'reef''ana'tho' stono carries gold, oeeif sionnlly up to sdwt., and it is qnito possible, indeed probable,'-that payablo: stone tmiy j-ffc. bo found-here, in which case: an entirbly now future -may lie-before us.: I'think prosnccting here must certainly be energetically'pushed on, andrhave giv.en. orders.to.thisreffect, ' TAITAPU GOLD ESTATES. The report of the Taitapu Gold Estates,' Ltd., for tho two years ended December 31 last, ■ states that continuous prospecting work has i been conducted on the Block No. , 4, reserved ' by the; company' south of tllo "ground leased to the Golden .Blocks . Company, in the expectation of'intersecting the -Golden Blocks reef. Drives were,put in from tho east and from the south-east,: and have .been driven a considerable distance; ultimately the manager decided to stop-work on tho driyo from the east and, concentrate his. energies in prosecuting the drivo' from<the eouth-east. Ho estimated that lie would hayo to extend this drive for a distance of 250 ft. before meeting with the line of the. Golden Blocks formation. Nothing was met''with until nearly the end of the distance, when a-thin quartz formation was ea-

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countered'. carrying"copper, but -not in" sufficient quantity to be payable; tlio quartz, although, auriferous, was not' of a payable' natiire. </.This:-lode. was.:followed ; in : a northerly ; direction but did not improve, and the:manager left it .to continue the main drive. Ini his last report,tho manager advises the Board •jto suspend further! operation's in the locality i "a's ho could riot See any- prospect of the mine improving:, Some 250 ft. was driven on the line | of' reef, - but nothing of importance. was .encountered ;• 'ho only - succeeded in • obtaining.;in "the-vwhole distance 'one.;parcel. ,of,\stone enrryin'g' 'gold." .The country continues the same— namely,- soft slates arid pug'-.seams-'.with.small viens'-'at. intervals.. , Prior.;, to, the'.recommendation expressed, abovei the * Board had cabled put'to New Zealand authorising the entire sus:'pension''of' all gold 'prospecting aid- gave instructions to terminate the existing contracts. .As',reg'ards. coal drilling operations, the 'directbi's had hobed^long ere this'toi have been in ' possession or-favourable results frriji the use. of the drill, but circumstances hiiye ' been against tj ( iemf For some l time past the mana•gerJihs been surveying'and exploring the coal on Thomson's Creek;'and by what he can now see of the" dip bf the seams opened up, ,tho coal might have been struck at anything from 900 to 1000 ft. deep in the borehole. Ho has lateli 1 .-.surveyed a. lino running over the'hills fbr""!ibbut":one' "mile "--from. and being a continuation *of the present direction "of tEd" tiinnei at Thomson's Creek towards the 'West Wanganui-inlet, and has at that point ''discWr'e'd li'4ft.' sbam of clean coal showing on the surface, on the bank of. a creek, and exports', to trace it on its opposite side. The tunnel has now. been driven 300 ft., and since passincr the distance of 160 ft. the coal seam has been - 9ft. to 9ft. 6in., with only three small bands of stone.in.it. -.The;face of coal looks.very encouraging.' ;','iWith respect. to!,.the...workings on the ..Patarau River,' the manager reports ■ that the tunnel on is'progressing, steadily, and has been driven about ■ 150 ft.; the' coal is becoming'-'much- harder' and- of better' quality. Although' tlie ••' anticipations: 'of the > directors have not been realised during the period under review the.v are satisfied as to the . ultimate success, of'the. - estate and its revenue-earning capacity, The .directors, as: a. means of .raisiring the further-, capital required, and after giving careful consideration to many proposals, o decided thati a debenture , issue, was preferable, as.-.it. giivo to every shareholder, the right' to participate. As notified by circular of"- February 11,1907, an issue of £25,C0d eight per cent, first mortgage debenture has been created. • These were offered to the . shaieholders pro rata, thexesponse was small, amounting to £7810. , In ''vlew""of "'the earnest .recommendation of the agent, Mr. C. Y; Fell, in. New Zealand, to have a sufficiency of- land surveyed and,.roads made, with tho object of attaining a more rapid' disposal of 'the" land Available, and: to meet this expenditure the directors ' againstrongly advised ali'-shareholders to apply, in 'their own interestsV'for their proportion of the unissued debentures.*-: K .'

• MINES CORPORATION OE NEW ' ' " ZEALAND. -*■ The "report "of the'ilines Corporation of New .Zealand,, Ltd., to December 31 last, states that -the' Corporation has continued throughout to work under partnership arrangement' with the Venture Corporation, Ltd., and tho London find* Continental -Investment Corporation, Ltd., 'all"promotion business has been pooled 'and- divided -between these ; corporations . The three I ,corporations 'iSwall- anong' connected with one iahotlier and.i,hav6' of, lato yea'TS ,been,under, ■identical direction/and management. / These ■ threo.-corporations-"have also had a reciprocal arrangement, as regards industrial promotions with Chadwiok";'and Co., Ltd., the old-estabr lisheid business formerly belonging to the or-, iginal'chairman'.of these corporations. Tho cor-J ,poratioh was originally formed in July, 1896, ! a, .reorganisation taking place in the following year" for ' the purpose of reducing the heavy, "outstanding liability on the . shares. Tho original funds of the coloration, were for .the' most'.paft employed ; in connection with the mining industry- in New Zealand, where considerable speculative' activity .was then prevails ing;":( At ,the time iof drawing up the balancesheet at December 31, 1899. many of' the assets'.E}d '. already; 'considerably. depreciated in 'Zeiland'.and-.othor. assets'dating from before 1900 have, on-ultimate realisation, sliou-n a loss of J573,959 against a total paid-up capital of .-G92,459. The report then proceeds to deaj ~with matters already discussed in the report of the Venture Corporation" (given above! and concludes' Under the scheme, of capital- re-organisation which • will be reebmriiended,' shareholders in the corporation: will receive 9i shares of 4s. each in the company credited as fully paid,up in respect of ovory 100 'fullv paid ordinary shares now held, and will also have the right to subscribe for one further new 4s.'share credited -2fl. paid in respect of every eight fully paid ordinary shares now held.

1 Yi«tcrday tho Customs revenue collected at Wellington amounted to JC2136 12s. 3d. STOCK EXCHANGE. (til ftisMArJl'-ri'Mn association.) Dunodin, August 6. £ Htofik iktiitSii&S #itlcss—Tiilisman Consolidated (two p&mhfr 'li> li'l-! Tangiaro, Is. 7Jd. : WJLLIMTON J/KODUCE MARKET. • Moaws# #«(! Coinjiany, Limited, Wellinglon', twiift ■wimmh prices ruling on tho markot;*-4vilfi(il< fowl/ 4s. J Id, lo fis. 2d.; oats, 2s. (Id. to fe.l'Srt/l Oill.li 3s. Zd. to 3s. 4d.; maize, lis.'l.o fa M. i bur Icy, 43. J crushed malt, Bs. fid.i Prussian bluo poas, Gs. to Gs. Gil; fowl peas, <k. 7(1,1 horso beans, in. Bd.; partridgo peas, 4s. fld.) Prussian bluo Gs. (Id., all at per bushel j flour, Now Zealand - JJII 10s., Australian X'll fis.r bran, M io . to. •, (iJiarl barley, Jilf 10s- S split Pens, XIB 10s. i bonedust," XG; superphosphates, ill 155.; guano, Xi '10s.;' chaff (oatensheaf), ' .£5 15s. fo .£G 55.; molasses fodder, £G;. ricemeal, XG; oatmeal, i!l3 lfls. to £li 10s.;. potatoes, table. £510 a. to

£6, Nov,- Zealand seed (Up-to-Dntes) .£0 10s., Beauty of Hebron JJG 10s., Early Rose £6 10s. ; kidneys, £6 10s.; bacon, factory, sides BJd., hams 8(1., rolls 9}d.; butter, bulk, prirao Is. Id. to Is. 2d.; factory cheese, GJd.; poultry, ! hens 3s. to 3s. 6(1., ducks Gs. to 7s. Gd„ turkeys, gobblers. 15s. to 225., hens Bs. to 95., all at per pair; cauliflowers, 10s. to 175.; cabbages, 4s. to 10s., all at por sack; fresh eggs, Is. Bd. to Is. 9d., preserved Is. 3d. to Is. 5(1. per dozen; cheose, 6(1. to 6}d. per lb., loaf, 7.U1. per lb.; onions, .£lO to £11 10s. per ton; Akaroa cocksfoot, lOd,; ryegrass, 4s. 9d. to ss. Gd. per bushel. LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that at their Palmerston sale held yesterday they had a good yarding of sheep, and sold all lines but two. Two ana fonr-tootli wethers made 12s. 2d., 12s. 3d.; good woolly ewo hoggets, 12s. 9d.; mixed-aged ewes, in lamb, 9s. 3d.; cull hoggets, Gs. 6d.; mixed hoggets, 95., 9s. 4d., lis. 10<T.; aged empty ewes, 55.'2 d.; two and four-tooth ewes, in lamb, 12s. 3d. to lis. Gd. A small yarding .of cattle came forward. Cows and calves, m low condition, made 265. 6d.; store cows, 2Gs.'6d.; weaner heifers, 145.; weaner steers, 195.; two and a half-year steers, £3 17s. Gd. , Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows:—, During tho week ivo havo held sales at Himatangi and Palmerston North, and clearing sales of dairy stock on behalf, of Messrs. A. L. Pelfers, George Farmer, and J. Jones. At Himatangi on Monday we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, and a large attendance of bnyers. Bidding was brisk and prices good throughout, resulting in practically a total clearance. At Palmerston we had a fair entry of sheep and cattle. Sheep were somewhat difficult to quit, but a fair demand for cattle existed. We quote:—Himatangi—Hoggets, ss. 3d. to Bs. 6d.; cull ewes, 2s. 2d.; aged ewes, in lamb, Is. to 7s. 6d. Cattle: Mixed weaner calves, 75.; heifers, in calf, £2 25.; springing heifers, £3 155.; springing cows, £3 10s. to £4 '155.; store cows,' 275. 6d.; fat heifers, £3 17s. Gd.; fat cows, £4 145.; forward bullocks, .£6. Palmerston.—Wether hoggets,- 10s. 3d.; yearling steers, 265.; store cows, 20s. to 345.; springing cows, £3 12s. Gd.; springing heifers, £3 17s. 6d. to £i; fat cows, £i ss. to £5 2s. 6d. Mr. Peffer's Sale.—Early calvers, £6 ss. to £11; late calvers, £3 to £3 55.; averaging £6 all round.- • ■ At Mr. George- Farmer's sale prices ran up ( to £8 10s., and the whole herd averaged £G 4-s. Springing heifers made £4 15s. to £5 ss. 6d.' At Mr. Jones's sale,,cows made up to £8 55., the herd averaging '£5; breeding cows, £4 to £4 ss. SALE OF PROPERTY. Messrs. J.' H. Bethuno and Company report an important sale of city property, having ne-gotiated-by. private treaty the sale of the late Judge Richmond's freehold property in Brougham Street, consisting of about tbree-fourths of an acre of land, being part section No. 293, Wellington, together with tho fourteen-roomed family residence thereon, the price obtained being considered a satisfactory one. The pur-'; chaser is Mr. F. Townsend of Messrs. Townsend and Paul.

BANK SHARES AND DEBENTURES. (bf TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPI'IUSH r.'j : London, August 5. Buyers. Sellers.. .Banks. £ s. d. £ s. d.' Australasia ... 100 0 0 102 0 0 ' Now South Wales 41 10 0 42 10 0 Union ... ... 60 • 0 0 61 0 0 New Zealand ...' 910 0 <' 10 0 0 Bank-of New Zealand 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, £101; New Zealand Loan and Meroan- . tile debentures, .£94. . THE METAL. MARKETS. - ', • • London, August 5. Copper—On the .spot,. £60 per ton; three months, £60 15s j. supplies,> 37,915, tons ; deliveries, 33,528; stocks,-42,134; afloat, 7400. Tin—Spot, £137 ss. per ton; : three months, £138 10s. . ' ' Lead, £13 10s. per ton. ' Silver, 24i<L per ounce. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. London, August 5. The American visible supply of wheat east of the .Rockies is estimated at 23,992,000 quarters.

HIDES MARKET., (Rec. August 6, 11.45. p.m.)

- .. Melbourne, .August 6. In the hides there,, was excellent competition: The market is very firm. r.

FROZEN MEAT MARKET. (Bf TELEGRAPH—PRESS . ASSOCIATION.) . Napier, August 6. Tho Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company to-day, cabled the following report on the frozen meat'market:—Napier, Wellington, and North Island mutton, 3gd.; .lamb, first 5Jd., second 53d. Beef—Hinds Id., fores 2jd.

N ' . Reserve »S T !.i.! l'RICES. TiolS . COMPANY. - Capital Fund ruu] i ,:j v tli ,r :—■ ' to : ;PaidUp.. Balance .331 - - ( Oo ,,„_ Last. Investor, Forward, j, bnare ' w g ; Buyer. Seller. Kale. • BANKS, r l' t .. '.. fi''■ £ £ s-- 3, £ B ' fl; £ 6l a ' £ 8 ' s - New Zealand ... ... »,. ... 2,000,000 *" HH,09T • ii : ,th' 9"3«.0 9 2 0 .'9 0.0 311 1 National ......... ... ' 375,000'" ; 361,363' nj "ia" '13 6 1 0 5 2 0 5 5 0 fill 3 ■ INSURANCE I' :;.. National ..< ...' .-... '' 100.000 219,339' ' 2 ' uDltd, 13 1 7 15 18 0 .1; 7 6 5 9 1 New Zealand ... ... ... ... EOO.OOO 396,671 J 8 10 3 11 6 3 36 0 . 315 0 5 6 8 i;> : South British . ... .v.-, ICO,COO ■ OS&O- j ■U .'so' '' j 1 ® p . ' „ 5 9 1' Btandard: ; ... ~ ,.;;V5,pC0 fl 1; , I 9i-. 10- 3._6 12 9 12 9 . financial.^ EquitabloBuilding hi M <i. ./mm • > £0.7*2" 5 5 30 10 '0-0 ;10 2 0 10 3 6 .419 0 - Metropolitan Building ... .». 1 60,743 6,668 in nil 7 • ' 1 ; , Wellington Invest. ... ... '60,000 . 8,933 j 4 :6 J1J ® S 1 ? K J | j ! v Wellington Trust andLoan-;r.jr;-101,250 • .*<.331 5 5 . 8, .V 0'; ' J 0 7 8 0 6 6 2 National .Mortgage ... -.... ... CCO.OOO : .127,716 n 8 . 10 219 6 - 3 1 0 .3 0 0 613 1 "VV N.Z.and toi/flato. ...' v .:. 'SOO.OOO' SSM60 • ,j nil 8'« :6 111 3 ,111 6 1 811 ' : > Loan,and Hercantila ' ». ... 135,2£i 335,133- .. 1 . U ■ 5 0 A 0 0 4 3 0. 4 0. 1210 0 ■;':Vo'. CAS.-' ";' v , ' ■ • ■'. •• >' Auckland J ... «.*• .' JHwio-' ''-t5.& ,v r fill 16 ' ' ' ;Chrfi£hur& ... — wao' -'«« e nil w 0125 109.6 10 0 0 5 0 0 Feildine ; .. ' ... 12,000 93u 1- - nil ... 0 18 3 0 18 9 019 6 i aSbSm# ::: .««» .J mi 212.0.2100 5100 . - *r ie V c 10 5 . =. , . ' ' : p'almerston North ... ...' 27,000 11,092 i 30 7 3 6 7. 6 0 s 3 3 • . /.WeUingtOtt.-:-- ii'r': •••'' , 124,570' ■■n.TO'10- ■'■nil-' :' lO-19'7 6 19 12 6 19- 7 6 5.3,3 • .... . a. 5... 10.10 1.6 . ; \ ';'':V heat,'v :; -' . t. ■ . . ... ; : ■...• '•.» — 153,727 "£2,686' "n 'sj " 8 ' 8 0 0 . •. ■ ••Ohnstchuna ; ••., •» 165,920 • 77,612 10 nil 8 . i 10 0 0 Gear ... ... ... 1 C6 „ 61 2 „ii U 1 O g'o' 2x0 0 2 9 0 s a 0 , Expoxt,;.. h, *',j| 915 >'°> 3 613 6 N wv;•- *»•• KJ05.766 4 fiW« *.41 ?■ V'j- v8 / .. ZZ 5 2i0 \ >» »i- *•> 'V... I" '• •*' nS 03 .0 ft 4 O . Waneanui . „ „ ... ' 45,65a... .£ ■ |ui-. -.g . J, TRANSPORT, Vf. and'M. Eailway „ — . 170,000 121,153. j . . 7 2 8 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .217 3' N.Z.-SWpping: ... ... .... ... -173,810 -110,760 - 8 n j[ 5 6 2 6 . '6:0 0 6 13 4. Union: Steam ... ... ... ■ ... £CO,OU). ' . 1- r.-nil- '■ 1-14 9 1,15 6 'lll'9'fi 9 3 K'i-VBtn. Steam Ferry.-». ... : ... '■■iBSSOi /'j-'J .'"f J ,)d|l A „6 ; \ C <■ ' 017 6 ' ; ' •! ;'COAI«' "... _/■ /:>: • Wcstporf ... ». ... ... •... ■ 250,000. ''127,431 31 Jj '301 610 0 613 0 ,-618 0 6 7 0 Taupiri ... «. ~ ... -tSXOJ 6.WJ 1- nil; t74 019 0 019. 0 711 0 t r '; i . . Kaiapoi ;.h •. i ... £?.654 5 nil 65 -•••. - - ; ; ' Hoigiel ~ ... • b3,457.-,.. «lf •«.*•>•."• ' "r." Wellington | Ji.-.-mj 4 .--.1. "6 .- 3 6. 6. -3 8 0 .3 .7 0 7,3 3, -HiscEuwANEbus.. -, ./.., \ . , ; , v Donaghy.'Eopo'• V.. '';." 23,5C0'' ' ' - 381.' 1 ' 6 1 r 3 " 0 1.4 0 Leyland:arid;0|Brieh , -C.. ;1..S5,000:- .j;57,761 1 nil -15 3 3 5 3 a 3 619 0 Mauricevillo Liino -T.CttJ-- i05 1 .nil, 8 1 Ji.Z. Candle ...- . ,10,000.; fc76 ; 10 ,',!nU,. ,8 \.,J ... ■ ' '. S.Z.'Drugs \ . : '... ;; .... .:. "£C0,COO- ; .I6.730 -2 (.. nil ■ 7- 210.6 111 6 ' 211' 0 1 1 t N.Z.' 1'ape'r, ifilla ... ' ... „ ' 61,775 . ■' 1.582 l-'nU' 7 l.;3'9 1V 3 44 1 3 0 >• . N.Z. Cement ;i0, .^''2,048 . 1 ;il u ... 1. 5' To . - - -£6,000- - £7.670> . 4 •; : 1-. 30 '3 36-6 '3 17 0 3 36 6 10 9 1 r' -WardiandiCo: i..' -"£0,000 •-"31;543: 4 x• ■ 3u 117 ,6 ■ ■ 415 0 B 8 5 ; . ' . ' .Wgtn. Opera House ...• -18,630;. - ;1,705 . . 5 nil Ui 7 9 0 0 3 . Wgtn., Fresh ■Food-i'.;.-. ,,.,28561; - 1 - nil ■> ' 6 . -Wnitcombu'ahd-Tombs .:. ' :'.16,i50. .£0,153- 6 nil 19,,,. ■ , 4'2 6 . Bharlandr Ltd. A " 63,01))"' VilWs4 > ' faii '. '.'.'/i . 1 0 0 ' .019 6 711 0