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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1404, 26 January 1899, Page 4

• * The Christchurch "Press says:—For the past six years the wool from the Culverden estate has topped the local market Yesterday it came well to the front with 9£d per lb for greasy merino, and in halfbred it was equal to other good clips at 6id per lb. Glyn Wye and Hawkswood merino went to B|d, and the same figure was reached for Mount Somers halfbred and quarter back. The wool sale was an exceptionally good one, and the best clips were spiritedly competed tor. The Horowhenua Horticultural and Industrial Society, "knowing the interest Mr J R: Blair) has always taken in any movement for the advancement of the education of the people, and especially the children, made bold to crave his assistance" in the way of dedaring its first Ihnw at Otaki open on Wednesday last. Tbo Mayor of Wellington acquiescing. Tl G Ja*A to that attractive hamlet, and proce most creditable exhibition found that * + Hbuted by the settlers of J. ad .ngtrict and tastefully displayed by the district, a itt of which Mr Siman energetic comm Mr Blair waa BUr . cox was the ellce 0 f the display, prised at tne of speec h congratuand m the cours resll its amved lated the settle &on forwar d characat. He remarked on yegetablea shown, ter of the and, earlier thanWeilg t potentiahsaid that the distn the metropolitan ties as a supply inhabftants did but market. Jilt there were forty or awake to the fact jn city , whose S.S