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moderate demands Canadian, arrived,1 per quarter, 62s 6d> April ta May shipment,-..58s 6d; Australian,, shipment in April, nominfcl, 645. Oats.—Firm market. There i» more <demaaid. Argentine, 'arrived, per quarter, 31s Sd. THE PETROL COMMISSION, —i*—MINISTERS DEFENDER. Mil REED'S EVIDENCE. SYDNEY, April 9. Before the Petrol Commission, MrBlack -(the Sydney manager of the OiF Company), cross-examined, admitted: tlint he did not want the nationalisation scheme to go through. Mr Ho vie, the Minister for Railways, in the course of examination declared that whatever Ministers did! nowadays there always seemed to be a shadow "cast upon tlicln, always talk of somebody getting baeksheesh, 'or boodle. " The whole thing was idle* talk by interested persons. He had no suspicions against the Minister, and knew of no Minister or Member of Parliament receiving anything. The money was never coined' that could buy Mr Il'olman. Mr R*>ed, Superintendent of Stores., examined, said that he had suggested that tho whole business should be passed into Morgan's hands, because lie believed that a. smart commercial man, full of knowledge of the oil industry, would be detailed for tho negotiations . between himself, Mr Morgan, and the managers of the British Imperial Oil Company. He denied the various statements covered by the evidence, and the documents produced by these managers, including those .referring to the brokerage■ and payment to Ministers and Members of Parliament. "Witness added: "When the question of Morgan's _ remuneration. was discussed, the Minister remarked: '"'This man will want brokerage." Witness replied: "You do not - expect that he will work for nothing"— that was all. In reply to a question, witness -3iii<l that he understood thatMorgan would remunerate himself. FBaxbourne Lime, A GRTCULTURAE LIME is now .TjL svailable at following rates:— In customers' own sound sacks forwarded, freight paid to Ward, 12' to ton—4ss per ton. Sacks supplied (12 to ton) —8s per dozen. 5s per dozen allowed on sound sacks returned freight paid to Ward. Free railway to bona fide farmersin 6-ton truck lots or over. Early application invited. ALEX. THOMSON.