THE MELBOUENE SALE OF STUD SHEEP.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 318, 13 October 1882, Page 2

THE MELBOUENE SALE OF STUD SHEEP.

High prices were realised for stud sheep: at the , annual sale at Melbourne, which was 'held oh September 7tb. ' Thejjtop price was given for one of. Sir Samuel Wilson's- Mount Bute rams, which fetched 650ps. Mr. Ritchie secured one of the Erc'ildpuhe flock for 400gs. Mr. McKellar | gaye SlOgs. for one of Mr. ,C. Ayrey's Warranooke rams. Mr. Chapman, of New Zealand, 200gs. for another. Other rams from the Ercildoune nock fetched 230gs:, 180gs.,'160gs., and 120gs. each. One o^ Mr. A. Campbell's rams fetched lOOgs. ; one of Mr. W. Cummings', Mount Fyam, 95g5. ; one of the Hon. P. Russell's Carngham flock sold for 125g5. ; one of Mr. J. Wilson's, of Gala, fetched 160£5., and another 185gs. In Mr. L. Curries flock, the top prices were 860gs M 210g5., 155g5., 145g5., and HOgs. .Frpm ,Mr. A.yrey'B Warranooke flock the top prices were 310g5., 200g5., and 155gs. , Lincoln rams from the late Mr. A. M i cKehziefs'' Woolongobn flock fetched 115g5., 50gs(., r abd'4sgs.' ds top prices, averaging '^26' 3s. Od. ■ -.1.. -,•/:.. Oa September the :.Tasmftnian rams were offered* iwheo cue ,rsw» bred

-T>^Mr. B.Tsyldr of $00g8, Woolly* Tom 2, iold by^Tr. J. Gibscp, BeUevTO,.fetch'esi^gs*|jßthers fetched 170g8., IlC(gs., and iMfflEhe lot averaged s6§7 J&k . MnW^KHbson's sheep alßo- fetched gooa^p&ilythe best rams sold for SlOgs. ; two at 280 gs. (one of them to#fessrs. Cargill and Anderson, N.Z.), and others at 150g5., 150g5., 120<*s. The draft of 30 averaged £106 2s. 6d. Mr. W. H. Gibson, of Fairfield, sold four at 70gs., 1 at IGOgs., 2 at HOgs, and 1 for lOOgs. Some Soufch'Australian rains also sold at good prices. , TJie firpfc lot cam* from Mr. Pitt's i station^ We 'ieVebr^The top e l.^J^3og8 J^gs :i Jw^l6ogß. loOgs. The draft of39avira"ed £57 9 a (South Australia) drift of 26 averaged £'80 7s. Bd., the top price being 190 es. ,(fThs Average /foB tljel mWos on the first day was as follows :— Merinos-pA,. Buchanan, 28 rams, averaging £22 18s. ; E. Willis, 33 do, averaging ■flBSS*^' 1 £' > Vils © £46 155. ; Sir Samuel Wilson, Ercildottne 46 do, averaging £65 125. ; Sir Samue' Wilson, Mount' Bute, 19 do, avera<nn avenging ' £&l>' lls'. jf "talfefif Cum,s? in ,S\ 42 , do i averaging £26. Is.; A, .M. 'Cainpliell, '23 f 'do, aV^agin^'^ fs^S Hon., Phillip Russell, ,85, ,dg,f averaging £16 ; Son. R. Simson," 22 do, averaging £10 16s. Bd.; Charles Ayrey,,(44,do, averaging £71 ss. 7d. We are indebted to the Australasian for the figures quoted, Mr. W-. Gibson, Tasmania) had the highest Average. Mr. iHolmeß, the New Zealand arid Australian . Agricultural , jGompapy.i.Mr. [Chapman, THE MOKAIT LEASE. •• 'fi » . - — ,'; The Alexandra corespondent of the Auckland Star writes:— There is a considerable amount of annoyance in the minds of the King .natives* 6r some portion of them, about the lease at Mokau lately ' 6b&ihed by Mr Joshua Jones. Many hopes are ■ ! entertained that a re-hearing will be granted. It is unfortunate that this .discontent should have arisen as tending to'resirain others / from.ptttting lands through 'the 1 Court. There is no doubt whatever that it will have a deterring effect. The natives do not know positively the terms of lease, btt|i .they understand- them} |to', l>e as follows .—Area, 40,000 acres, with promise of additional acreage ;rent, £25 per annutn.;. term of lease, as in accordance with judgment of, Ifytive Land Court, 56 years , 10 percent, on net profits of working of Coal to b'e'givet! 'to ' Natives as royalty ; improvement clause iileaae, by , which . improvements are, taken//at valuation ; patches of ' four and five hundred acres in patches and well grMsed, rich in other minerals besides coal, but no royalty on others than coal. Such are the terms the ; feirig 1 batfves have been told, the, lease contains, • | Others have been told that lty per cent, profits on the 1 coal working will mean fully £1000 a-year, and thus hold the lease made at the rate of . £I,UOO a/year. The better-informed inquire whether vthe -Commissioner will pass the 'lease. ' it iB stated that Mr. Gvajcfi, , who,- ne^Qtiated the lease, has a bond for a very high figure as payment, for semees.^How true this may be is, is of, coui-ap, unknown . The feature of public interest in 1 this matter is the deterring! ieffecf onjthe King lands going through the Court.