TO ADVERTISE N.Z. LAMB

Dominion, Volume 17, Issue 288, 22 August 1923, Page 7

TO ADVERTISE N.Z. LAMB

MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD SCHEME. In order to advertise New Zealand lamb, arrangements have been made by the New Zealand Meat producers Board through its London office to deliver single carcasses of prime New Zealand lamb to any address in Great Britain for the sum of £1 13s. per carcase. No douot many New Zealanders would like to make a present of a prime New Zealand lamb to friends in the Old Country. All that is necessary for them io do, is to send the sum of £1 13s, to the secretary of the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, together with the friend’s full address and the necessary arrangements will be promptly attended to. The board would urge all farmers and others to take advantage of this offer and help to advertise, and encourage the consumption of this prime article of produce.

The appointment of Mr. J. Hardson, who recently retired from the position of Government Insurance Commissioner, as member of the Trust Office Investment Board. Lrovernment Insurance Board, State Advances Board, Teachers’ Superannuation Board, State Fire Insurance. Board, and Native Trust Board, is the subject of a clause in the Finance Bill. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.,, have reoe’ved cable advice from their London office that Messrs. William Murray and Clive Latham Baillieu, have been appointed to the London directorate. Reference was made at yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington Woollen Company to the death of Mr. D. T. Stuart, who had been associated with the company since its inception, first as aud tor and more recently as director. The chairman (Mr. W. H. P. Barber) laid stress on the excellent service Mr. Stuart had rendered to Hie company during the whole of the time he was connected with it. Mr. P. Mudie, a well-known marine engineer, died yesterday afternoon at Wellington. The late Mr. Mudie, who had been ailing for some time, was born at Dundee, in 1858. He commenced his engineering apprenticeship with tho Union Line on steamers trading between Liverpool and New York. He later came out to New Zealand and joined the Union Company, serving on many ships as second engineer, and later as chief, engineer. In 1911, Mr. Mudie was commissioned to go Home and bring the Maunganui to New Zealand in the capacity of chief engineer. His last vessel was the Manuka, and he retired from the service in December, 1920. Mr. Mudie’s only son was killed at the war. His wife and two daughters survive him. A partially disabled soldier stated at the last meeting of the Oamaru Returned Soldiers’ Associatren ex-ecutive fsavs the “North Otago Times ), that the' straps supporting his artificial leg wore clothing to such an extent that a ° shirt was" done after being worn about twice, and as a result it emt him about £9 per annum extra for clothing.