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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1936, Page 8

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GOLD AND EXCHANGE

[by CABLE —PBESS ASSN. COPYBIGHT.]

LONDON. July 20 Gold 138/7, dollar 5031, franc 76.

WHEAT QUO T A TIO N S

LONDON, July 20

Wheat cargoes easier. Parcels dull. Futures, London, July 31/7, November 31/10; Liverpool, July 6/93, October 6/81, December 6/71, March 6/SJ. Chicago: July 1033 d, September 103 3-8, December 104 1-8.

STOCKS AND SHARES

CHRISTCHURCH, July 21

Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia (cum. div.) 18/9 (3), Bank of New Zealand 40/- (2), New Zealand Refrig. (10/- paid) 9/10, Dunlop Rubber 18/7. Electro Zinc (pref., cum. div.) 43/9 (2), G. J. Coles (cum. div.) 79/3, Big River 2/1 (2), Gillespie’s Beach 1/3, Nemona 1/6. Reported: Dunedin Brewery 29/7, Anthony Hordern 18/10, (late sale yesterday). Unlisted: Shillings Ltd. (12/6 pd.) 16/5, White’s Electric 9Ad.

AUCKLAND, July 21

Sales (both calls): Morts Dock 12/8?., Farmers’ Trading B. Pref 21/3. Kauri 23/10. Bank of New Zealand, Cement, and Newspapers all 40/3, Electrolytic Pref. 43/10, Bycroft 40/-.

WELLINGTON, July 21

Sales: Mount Morgan 14/7, Commercial Bank 18/91, New Zealand Breweries 54/-. King Solomon 1/9. Shillings 16/-.

DUNEDIN. July 21

Sales repbrted: Bank of New Zealand 40/- (two). Huddart Parker (pref) 27/101d, Dunedin Brewery 29/6, Gillespie’s 1/3 (2).

MATAKI DREDGE

AUCKLAND. July 20

The Mataki return for the week end ed July 10 was 45 ounces for 132 hours work, and 9.300 yards dredged.

MATAKI JUNCTION RETURN For the two weeks ended July 2, the Mataki Junction dredge (Murchison), which is controlled by Australian interests, won 162 J ounces for 242 hours from .38,000 cubic yards, value £1,202. The previous return was 345 ounces for the four weeks ending June 18, from 10,780 yards in 480 hours. WAIPAPA BEACH. DUNEDIN, July 20. The Wai pa pa Beach return for the week ended July 11 was 11 ounces. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE Statement for June: Estates of a value of £510,417 were reported and accepted for administration by the Public Trustee during the month of June, 1936. The total value - of the estates under administration by the Public Trustee on the 31st March, 1936, was £60,660,310 and the new business for the quarter ended 30th June, 1936, was £1,454,861 compared with £1,180,838 for the corresponding period last year. Grants of administration made by the Court in favour of the Public Trustee numbered 133 for the month. During the month 380 now wills appointing the Public Trustee executor were deposited for safe custody by living testators and 318 existing wills were revised to provide for changes desired by testators. The total number of wills now held in the Public Trust Office is 86,509.