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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 116, 19 May 1942, Page 3

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Wellington Stock Exchange reports May 19, 1942, sales made first call tpday: 150 South British Insurance, 54s ?d; 35 Bank of New South Wales (Sydney register), £27 ss. Sales made after going to press yesterday: 100 National Insurance, 18s 9d; 50 N.Z. Insurance, £3 4s: 286 Standard Insurance, £3; 100 N.Z. Drug, £3 12s 6d (two sales) ; 500 VVoolworths Properties, Ltd., £1 4s. Sales of W.F.C.A. (pref.), Tlmaru Woollen, and VVoolworths (N.Z.) reported yesterday as being made on Friday were actually made on April 28 and inserted in error in Friday's sales. ' (P.A.) i AUCKLAND, This Day. Sales (morning call): Bank of N.S.W., £28j National Bank of New Zealand, 38s; Bank of New Zealand, 38s 4d; National Insurance, 18s 6d; South British Insurance, 54s 9d; Australian Consolidated Industries, 40s; Berlei (N.Z.), 68s 6d; Woolworths Properties, 23s 6d; Amalgamated Brick (Auckland), 6 per cent., £101 *LOs. Noon call: South British Insurance. 54s 9il. CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. Sales reported: X.Z. Insurance, G4s. DUXEDIX. This Day. ; Sales reported: Milburn Lime, 365; Bank of Xew Zealand, 3Ss 3d. THE BIG DREDGE RETURNS. (I\A.) GBETMOUTH, This Day. During the first half of May the big dredge returns were as follows: Barrytown, 4920z for 211 hours and'7B,ooo yards. Kanieri, 5460z for 250 hours and 129,000 yards. Arahura, 6380z for 261 hours and 111,000 yarcJs-

Fletcher Holdings, Ltd., propose a final dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on both ordinary and preference shares for the half-year ended April SO, making 6% per cent, for 13 months ended April 30, 1942.