CLEARING SALE AT EASTERN BUSH.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1400, 22 November 1932, Page 3

CLEARING SALE AT EASTERN BUSH.

Messrs J. R. Mills and Son. and the . National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., at their successful clearingsale at Eastern Bush on Wednesday, sold the following- on behalf of the estate of the late Mr Davis: — Sheep: — 407 ewes and 1 lambs (all counted) 4/3, 526 do. 4/-,- 125 do. 5/-, counted) 4/3, 526 do. 4/-, 12* . 79 ew e hoggets 8/6, 79 wether hog--gets 4A, and 7 wethers 6/6. Horses:— l gelding £19, 1 do. £20; 1 do. £16, 1 do £15, 1 do £12, 1 do. £15 s and 1 do. £10 10s. • Cows:— -1 at £6 15s arid lat £5. Implements, etc. were sold at market values. ~ would not be specially penalised. Mr Jbnee also agreed ~with the need for allowing lorry transport of lambs. Mr A. P. Scott asked that, seeing the Board spent £17,000 in advertising* in.»Britain, why did they not provide information for the < farmers here? Mr Jones said the newspapers throughout N.Z. treated the Board fairly and regularly published the reports. Mr Scott said all that appeared in the Southland papers about Ottawa would not cover a . penny stamp. Mr Jonejß was surprised and said he issued a threecolumn report on his rettucn. Members agreed it appeared. Mr "Scott said reports of the Board meetings and what was being- done should be published. Asked by ,Mr Evans his views on higher exchange, Mr Jones said he was thoroughly i n favour of it as being- one of the best means of ,. assisting the primary producer available to-day, although it was' a system of inflation. Mr Jno. Evans moved, Mr E. K. Sim seconded the following resolution to be forwarded to the Prime Minister, Hon. J. G. Coates and Hon. A. Hamilton: "That this meeting of over 100 farmers at Otautati of primary producers respectfully urgea upon the Government the necessity oi * lifting- the rate of exchange between ' N.Z. and London as a means of relieving the economic position of the ! Dominion."' After seYeral members had asked L questions and ' criticised - the motion ! it was carried unanimously. l " Mr McGregor asked .-what the Boa?( had done to open trade .with. th< £ East? Mr- Jones replied*- fuTTy an< i said he could hold out little chance o : a favourable meat market with tbj * East being established. b Mr H. Cuthbert agreed with mos 7 of Mr Jones' reply, bu<3, having live t at Rangoon for 15 years and been in Y terested in trade and shipping to a] » the' Eastern centres, he still cot * sidered there was an opening for tf; profitable market to Calcu tta, »Bon y bay, Madras, Rangoon, ,etc. The bl d, centres in the East, not to supply tl I, natives, . but the Europeans residei al there. Mr Cuthbert said to relj>- o if trade to the teeming millions of n-, ro tives was impossible as, even if - were put On board ship at no cost : !_ all they could not buy. The speaki Id' retailed his experiences and ga^ rt. some valuable- information which ]\ fr Jones thanked Kim for. ' y- On the motion of Messr s McGreg it- and Gordon, the visitors were a xe corded a hearty vote of thanks. )S. The President thanked all pfese e7 I 0 * their atterirJajiceV