OPOTIKI NEWS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(Special to the Times.) OPOTilvi, Augu'st 8,
■ At a monthly meeting of the Opotiki Chamber of Commerce held last n.glit, a letter was-received from the District Engineer stating that inu-u the Natives paid rates the washout on the Mataliia Road would not be repaired.—Mr. 6. Shalfoon pointed out that the road was a pubne read, ancl that everyone was being hit if the washout was not repaired. The Natives, he said, are collecting £oo towards the cost of repairs. —- Mr. A. Young proposed that the Chamber write to the AA hakatauo County Council asking that the work be done, and pointed out that the Natives concerned are willing to contribute towards the cost. —The motion was carried.
The Tauranga Chamber wrote stating they were willing to co-operate in inviting the Auckland Chamber to visit the Bay of Plenty. ' It was . decided to. write to the Minister of Internal 9 Affairs asking that opossums he liberated in tin. Opotiki district. GOBI 1 • A bisque competition was played by ]iady members of the. Opotiki Cion Club on Wednesday, The best cards were: Mrs. G. Yanstone 2 up, Mrs. Jessop 1 up, Mrs. C. Morris 1 don u. STOCK 'SALKS) Tlie monthly stock sale , was held fit the Opotiki salevards yesterday. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile report as follows: There was a good yarding of cattle, mostly dairy stock. We report a total clearance at prices on a par with late rates. The follow, ing prices were realised: M .S. hoggets 12s Sd, -yearling steers to i: £o fid, 2 year steers to £7, 3-year steers to £lO. yearling heifers to £2 Bs, 2-year in-palf heifers to £O, forward dairy cows to £8 10s. backward carters 'to £8 10s. '2-year empty heifers Hereford polls £5 ss. Dalgety and Company .report as follows: ’There was an average yarning of cattle. Prices were on a par with previous sales, and practically a total clearance was effected. "e quote: Fat cows £7 Is to £9 2s Och forward condition £4 7s 64 to £5 15s, store cows £1 10s to £3 9s, 3venr bullocks £B. IQs, yearling Jersey heifers £4 ss, hulls £4 17s 6d to £7. light draught horses £l4, sows 37s 6d, light porkers 80s-
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 3
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