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PROPERTY SALES. Messrs Tamblyn, M'Kenzio, and Winton report having effected the following sales °? untr y properties :—Sections 13 and 14, Janefleld Settlement, Taieri; freehold farm, 53 acres, at Mihiwaka; freehold dairy farm 85 acres, Mihiwaka; freehold property, 561 acres, Woodside; section, Greehfield Settlement, 480 acres, 1.i.p.; Allanton, land, 62 acres; section and house, Caversham East; section and house. Alfred street, Musselburgh; section, T. hames street, Oamaru; section, Moreau street, St. Kilda; section and house, Musselburgh ; section and house, Anderson bay; sections at Oban, Broad Bay; section and house, Royal crescent, Musselburgh ; section and house, Alfred street, Musselburgh; section and house, Glenroy, North-east Valley; section and house, Princes street, Musselburgh; section and house. St.. Kilda; section and' house, Regent Park, St. Kilda; section and house. Prince Albert road, Musselburgh. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co. have received the following cablegram from .Messrs J. and j. Lonsdale and Co., London “ Butter : Very firm; 174s to 178s. Cheese : Steady; white, 96s to 975; colored, 94s to 955.” The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand are in receipt, of fhe following cablegram from Messrs Mills and Sparrow, London:—‘‘Butter, 174s to, 1765; cheese, 94s to 955; both markets firm.” COMPANIES REGISTERED, The Plaza Pictures, Ltd. Registered as a private company Julv 18, 1916. Office : George street, Dunedin. Capital : £930, into 930 shares of £1 each. Objects : To publicly entertain the public 'with cinematograph films, etc. New Kohinoor Gold Dredging Comply-. Ltd. Registered July 27, 1916. Office : Roxburgh. Capital : £I,OOO, into 1,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers : Roxburgh—J. Kreft 400, J. M‘Elligott 100, J. Stringer 50, R. W. M'Pherson 50, E. Hayes 50, A. Anderson 25, Brody 50, V lannery 25. Objects: To dredge for gold at Roxburgh. James Wright and Son, Ltd. Registered as a private company July 28, 1915. Office : 591 .Cargill road, South Dunedin. Capital : £6OO, into 500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers Dunedin—.Tames Wright 400, William Wright 200. Objects : To carry on the business of butchers in general.

FIRE INSURANCE AMALGAMATION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. MELBOURNE, August 15. The London and Lancashire Fire Insurarice Company have 1 arranged to acquire the Amalgamated Insurance of Australia, Ltd., conditional upon the tranter to the London and Lancashire of 140,000 out of 160,000 5s fully-paid shares on the register of the vendor concern before September ""THE PIT.” GERMAN-AMERICAN MANIPULATION. ' Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. , LONDON, August 14. The ‘Daily Telegraph* declares that Chicago influences were largely responsible for the.rise in the price of wheat in the English markets during the past few days. Come Mark Lane corn factors declare that the movement is the result of a Ger-man-American conspiracy to force prices up. If they -could increase the freightage from Argentina to Australia they would counteract the American gambling.