ANNUAL MEETING OF AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
[BY TELEGRAPH — PKESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, Bth December.' The annual meeting of the Auckland Stock Exchange was held to-day. The chairman, Mr. G. A. Buttle, in the course of his remarks, referred to tho criticism to which the Exchange had been subjected during the year, 'and urged the need foi_ maintaining a high standard of commercial honour. Ho touched upon the increased activity on the Auckland goldfields, tho effect of the fall, in the price of .vcol a year ago in reducing tho spending power, and (he promiso of a better financial year. Mr. Butrlo-also spoko in siipport of tho Primo Minister's attitude in declining to upset <ho present arrangement between the Dominion and tho Bank of No»v Zealand. The following officers were eluded : — Chairman,- Mr. G. A. Buttle ; vice-chair-man, Mr. Francis Hull; secretary and treasurer. Mr. 11. L. Noakes; auditor, Mr. W. Colbeck ; committee. Messrs. E. Anderson, W. Frater. D. M'l.ood, H. M. Shepherd, and F. Wallur.
The potato crops throughout the Ashburton County are reported, to be looking well, and so ' far the early-Eown crops are entirely free from blight, saya the Press. During the. past two seasons blight made its appearance among the late-sown crops chiefly.' There should be some good crops of potatoes this season. Farmers who have visited Southland of late speak very highly, of the quality of grass feed that is about, and it is doubtful if the district' has ever looked better than it looks at present time." So far as can D 6 gathered there seems to be a' large acreage set aside for grass cutting for the coming season. Uproarious scenes occurred at a sitting' of the Bohemian Diet at Prague, culminating in a free fight between the German obstructionists and the Czech deputies. The German Deputy Wolf started the encounter by attacking and belabouring the Czech Deputy Karta, whereupon a number of Czechs made for the Germans, who climbed upon then desks and threw books and other missiles at their Czech colleagues. The fight lasted more than a quarter of an. hour,
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 137, 9 December 1908, Page 3
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347ANNUAL MEETING OF AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 137, 9 December 1908, Page 3
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