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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 85, 11 April 1902, Page 2

The Watefield branch of tie Farmerss, Union held their monthly meeting on" Wednesday evening the 9th inst. at the Oddfellows' Hall, Wakefield. The attendance was mnch better than that at the last meeting, some thirty members attending and showing considerable interest in the business and discussions, Mr G. E. Field, chairman of the branch presided. The ordioary business over, a discussion a'ose as to the Onion ondeavoringtogetall fat-mers belonging to the Union to pub all stock sold by them through proporly ore'ted yards in different centres, the yards to be the property of the stock -owners interested, the chairman advising a ballot to bo taken of all farmers (rilling to support such a movement. Mr John A very, of Spring Grove, read a very impojtant papfr entitled [ " Oar future timber supply, which was listened to with great interest. Mr Aver j showed that at the rale our for- j eßts were being dennded vf its white pine for fruit and butter boxes, in a few years the limber would become a thing of the past . Nelsonaione exported some 750,000 feefc of this timber annually Bolel-y for i fnrt cases, Mr A very argued that by systematically planting the pinus insignis this difficulty could be overcome and a profitable industry es abliihed. Samples of pinus insignia wera shown sawn into proper length and thickness, and much suiprise was expressed at the tray all odour had evaporated and the whiteness and clean appearance of the timber. The fortnightly meeting' of the Nelson City Council will I c held this evenit g. The following teams will represent the Nelson Football Club in a scratch match at the Park at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon :— A team' Smith, Logan, Friday, 0. Hamilton, Palmer, J. Houlker, Redgrare, Poole, Sclanders, Hawk3wortb, G. Pitching, W. Cooke, Wright, Bolton, McCabe, Hunt, Hurley, Bunny, Owen, Kirk wood, and Gilbert. B team : Boon, Biley, L. Livick, Best, Durbridge, Muleg, Eempthorne, E. Livick, Butler, H. Papps, T. Houlker, Kinzett, Stevens, Seymour, St. John, Iggleston, Allan, F. Kitchihg, Page, and Wastney.

On the racecourse yesterday, Messrs I Rout & Sons held an auction sale of racehorses and sold the entire Haria, to Mr E. Woodward, £20 ; brown mare, Miss Gordon, to Mr F. Riby, Takaka, .£lO 16s ; snd chesnub gelding, Ronga, to Mr S. Tapp, Blenheim, ,£24, Other horses offered, but not sold, were Lepanto, passed !inat 35 guineas ; Eeikur.a, passed in at 25 guineas ; Maid of Domett, passed in at 20 guineas .* Country Maid ; Lincoln's Pride ; and Versailes. The commission has been given as a donation bo the Jockey Club, On Monday next Mr Lock will sell at noon 70 cream cheeses. On Thursday he will sell the furniture and effects of Mr H. Watson, at his residence, tbe Port, To-morrow at 10.30 Messrs Bisley Bros. & Co will sell afc their furniture salerooms household furniture and effects, blankets, horse covers, etc. At noon, at their Land Sale Kooais. bicycle, farm property, Spring Grove ; throa allotments Emano street, and 3 business sites Hardy and Vanguard streets Immediately after offering horses, vehicles, etc., at the Farmers' Sale Yards To-morrow, at 11 a.m., Messrs Boufc &: Sons continue their sale of Indian art goods, clocks, bicycles, etc., and afc 12 noon under power of sale an Anglo-Special bicycle. At present the price ruling for hops and tome of the other staple products is very low. This is to be much deplored, as the pro .vers may have to practice rigid economy, but it is very gratifying to know .that Mb Lock, the universal provider, complete and cheapest house furnisher, is doing his best to help compensate for the bad prices by selling his goods cheaper than ever. Mr. Lock has without doubt the largest and finest stock in Nelson. He is a manufacturer and direct importer. At Lock's you can get a complete rig-out of Furniture for a few pounds, everything to make a good home comfortable and attractive. Large shipments jusfc to hand of blankets (N Z.and English), down and padded quilts, linoleums up to 12 "feet wide, carSets, curtains, bedsteads, c-ts, fenders, rebra:*ses, Zealandia, Miner, and Orion Ranges, American stoves, lovely bamboo tre' ratten ware, crockery, ets, all atd ks. Bedrock prices. The Atlas iocs are keeping out all others. Toh mmey buy at Lock's.— Advt. c

At the Magistrate's Court today, Mr. 11. VV- Kobinson S.M., heard the argument, of counsel (Messrs Maginnily and Harley) in the adjourned case of Dickson and Watson (trustees in K. Thomas' estate) v. U. M. MaUneson, a claim for 4)28 in connection with the loss of a horse' at Wangarnoij,. Judgment was deferred until next Tujes Iday week. During a recent visit to the North of Auckland, a member of the Wellington " Post " staff saw pigs feeding on choice aphles, peaches ahtf plums. On expressing surmise at surh a sight, he was informed that owing to. the freight and the low prices a large part of the produce of the urchard—between 7 and 8 tons— had been allowed to rot, or be used us food for the pigs. A business man from Australia, who in dfj present in Wellington, says he has been astonished at the abundance of good fruit on saje in that city. He considers the prices f at which it can be purchased compare very favourably with those ruling in many of' the large centres in Australia. Wellington, says the " Post," was certainly never so well supplied with fruit as it is at the present time. The auction rooms in the city have of late been glutted with apples, pears, and quinces, and, unfortunately for the growers, the prices realised have as a rule been lower than in previous seasons. As an instance of how. some orchardists have fared on a line of 150 cases of fruit sent to Wellington for sale the Auckland grower received 13s 2d from the auctioneers-, after freight, commission, etc., had been deducted, and out of that small sum he had to reckon the cost of the cases. of course' many growes have done much better than that, but the great majority ol settlers have made very little profit out of their truit this year. The services at the Baptist church on Sunday will be conducted by the Rev. A, H. Collins, of Pon'Onby. A notification in regard to tha opening of the Hockey season touorro'w appears elsewhere. Mr. W. J. Smith notifies that his second quarter for instruction in elocution, platform deportment etc K'Ul commence on Monday vest ''