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"MEAT FOR NAVY AUSSIE TENDERERS HOPEFUL. London, April 5. It is .understood that- the four Australian tenderers for the navy meat contract are most hopeful of success.—A. and N.Z.CiA. , (In regard to the Admiralty inviting tenders for. a million pounds of corned meat; Mr Hassan, the Australian Meat Council’s representative, stated last February that unless concerted action was taken, the naval contract, like the Army contract, might be lost to the Empire.) CHICAGO*WHEAT RATES CHICAGO, April 6. Wheat quotations: May 1341 cents; July 129} cents;- September 127-1 cents.—A. and N.Z.C.A. STOCKS AND SHARES EXCHANGE AUCKLAND, April 6. Sales on Change: Kawarau -3a Id; Auckland Gas 23s Id. Sales reported: Bank of New South Wales £46 17s 6d; Tonson, Gar lick 15s.—P.A.
WELLINGTON, April 6. Sales reported yesterday: New Zealand Breweries (bonds) £1 4s 3d; Bank of Australasia £l4 8s; Bank of New Zealand £3. Sales reported at 10 a.m. call to-day: Sale on Change: New Zealand 41 per cent. Inscribed Stock £63 7s 6d. At the 12.15 p.m. call to-day reported l sales were: 41 per cent. N.Z. Government bonds (1941) £9O 17s :6d; Wellington Gas (ord.) 27s 3d; Wilson’s Cement 35s 9d.—P.A. CHRjTSTCHUROH, Arfril 6. Reported sales: Australian Bank of Commerce 35s 9d; Bank of New Soifth WaJ'les £SO; National Bank of Australasia (£lO paid,' rights) 67s:—P.A. „ DUNEDIN. April 6 Reported sale: Bank of New Zealand 60s (2.) —P.A. INVERCARGILL, A mil 6. Sales reported: Soldier Settlement Loan Bonds £101; Invercargill Borough debentures 51 per cent, 10.34 £97— P.A. ’ ’ SHARES AT~HOME. ■ (Deceived April 6, 12.10 p.m.) . LONDON, April 5. The price of gold is 81/10.1 per oz. ../■ « nd 0. shares are quoted at £268, Bank of Australasia £l4 7s 6d New South Wales £46 7s 6d, Union Bank of Australia £ls 7s 6d, National Bank of New Zealand 1455, Bank of New Zealand £93 and 58/6; NZ Loan and Mercantile Co. £73 10s exdividend £97. TARANAKI OILFIELDS. LTD. REPORTS ON DRILLING OF WELLS NEW PLYMOUTH, April 6. The Taranaki Oillields report: Waiapu No. 2 well: Drilled to 905 ft m dark grey shale; 12in casing to 890 feet; struck water which wve to £ooit from surface.
Taranaki No. 3 well: Erection of rig completed; preparing to start drilling. Gisborne No. 1.: Excavation of site commenced.—P.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10377, 7 April 1927, Page 2
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