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(Per Press Association.) February 14. Sales: Renown J2oal Is, King Solomon 4s sd, National Insurance 18s 9d, New Zealand Newspapers 30s 6d, North, ei’ii Roller Mills 31s 6d, Breweries 40s, New Zealand Insurance (cum. div.) 58s 7d, Colonial Sugar 63, Amalgamated Brick 74 per cent. £93 10s, Stock fours, 1940, £lOl 10s, 1946. £lO3, 1949 £lO2 ss. DUNEDIN. February 14. Sales on ’change: Nevis Diesel Is Id, Union Bank .£lO, £lO Is. Reported after Gillespie’s Beach 2s OJd. CHRISTCHURCH, February 14. Sales: N.Z. Government 4 per cent. Inscribed 1940, £lOl 15s, Union Bunk of Australia £lO, Goldsboro’ Mort. 32s 9d (2), Canterbury Frozen Meat (pref.) £5 Bs, N.Z. Befrig, (10s paid) 8s 3d, Mt Lyell 24s 7d (3), Central Shotover (9d paid) is, Charleston (cum rights) Is 9d, Macrewhenua lljd, Waitahu 5s 6d. Reported. Beatu and Co. 29s 9d. LONDON, February 13. Gold is at £6 16s lid per ounce. Exchange rates are: 4 vents to £l. aud franc 77-j to £l. Yesterday’s quotations included: — Brian Boru 23s 6d, 255; Wailii 30s 4d, 31s; Blackwater 335, 36s 9d; Worksop 9d, lOd; Skippers 74d, Sd; Addison’s Flat Is 6d, 2s 9d; Nokomai Is, Is 8d; Nevis Diesel 114 d, Is; Deep Load —, 4s 3d; Golden Point 24d, 3d; Alexander cont. 14s 9d, 15s 4d; Alexander paid 17s 3d, 19s 9d; Big River lOd, lid; Consolidated 18s 6d, 19s 2d; Charleston Is 6d, Is 9d; Freshford 2d, 3d; Gillespie’s Beach 2s 04d, 2s 14d; Golden Sand 3s, —; King Solomon 4s sd, 4s 7d; Lawson’s Flat 2sd, sid; Maerewhvnua lid, Muonlight-Nelson Creek —, lid; Okarito 9s 4d, 9s sd; Waitahu 5s s|d, 5s 6d; Snowy l|d, 3d; Bell Kilgour Bd, 104 d; Bell Hoope r 9d, lid. BRITISH BIBLE DEAL PROFITABLE (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 13. Questioned regarding the agreement whereby it was arranged that the £100.0.00 received by the Soviet Government for the Codex Sinai.ticus should be spent in Britain, the Prime Minister. in the Commons, explained that the money would not be removed from Britain, but would be used to finance Russian purchases. Soviet, expenditure here had been decided upon from time to time, according to their needs and sterling resources. This addition to their sterling resources, therefore, was a means of facilitating the placing of additional orders : .u Britain