FEILDING ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 84, 7 January 1928, Page 6

FEILDING ITEMS

Failding, January 6. The number of fat lambs slaughtered at Fetlding Freezing Works yesterday, 3606, constituted a record for the works, the total being put through by a full board of 40 butchers. Compared with previous seasons, the season Io date has been a record, a total of 14,000 more lambs being killed so far, compared with the same period last year, and 5000 more Ilian the number for the same time in 1926. when a record for the works was established. The lambs coming forward are all killing out at good weights, averaging about 361 b. with a small proportion of “seconds.” The abundance of feed and the recent fine weather has also resulted in the lambs coming forward with more “bloom” in their condition. Returns from the Feikling Magistrate’s Court for the quarter ended December 31, show a considerable increase in revenue, as compared with the previous q -trier. The total amount sued for was X 1734 ’ls., as against J:1327 7s. Bid for the previous quarter, while civil fees paid in stamps amounted to £92 10s. .as against £lOO 15s. Criminal fees amounted to £24 45., against £l5 165., while fines paid jumped from £5B ss. last quarter to £9O ss. The total revenue was £213 55.. as compared with £175 75.. In criminal cases the arrests totalled 46, against 63 for the previous period, anil in civil business 92 plaints were entered for the recovery of amounts totalling £1731 11s. Of these, 55 cases were heard by the Court for the amount of £660 Ils. 9d., of which £642 17s. 9d. was recovered, indicating that a largo number of the cases were settled out of Court.